Examinations Officer

Examinations Officer

Permanent, full time position, working 37 hours a week (Monday - Friday)

(some evening work will be required)

Salary £21,404 per annum 

25 days Holiday 

Brooksby Melton College is a specialist vocational Further and Higher Education provider in Leicestershire, spread across two main campuses – one in the heart of the lively market town of Melton Mowbray and the other on an 850-acre estate at Brooksby. 

The College received a “Good” Ofsted judgement in 2016 and our objective is to be judged an “Outstanding” College within the next five years. As part of this journey, both our campuses have undergone a £27m redevelopment, bringing new facilities and improved environments for all our students and staff.

The college has seen significant investment in practical and teaching facilities within our departments benefitting from brand new state of the art facilities. We are proud of the fact that our student achievement is the highest in the East Midlands for 16-18 year olds across all levels and is the 3rd highest for level 3 provision.

Reporting to the Head of MIS, you will be responsible for delivering an effective and responsive examination service to staff and students. This will include exam registration, liaison with awarding organisations, organising exams, invigilation and the gathering, recording and distributing of results to all parties involved. 

You must have a good standard of education, an experienced user of Word, Excel and Outlook and proven administrative skills. Ideally you will have worked in the FE or education sector and have experience of recording information on Student records systems such as EBS.

A natural communicator and organiser, you'll enjoy working as part of a team or individually, often under pressure. A flexible attitude to your work and to your workplace is essential.

You will be a team player; able to work with staff at all levels of the organisation, having excellent communication skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

For an informal chat regarding this position, please contact Mark Sessions on 01664 855401 or msessions@brooksbymelton.ac.uk 

This post is subject to an enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For further information and to apply, please visit www.brooksbymelton.ac.uk/jobs/ 

Closing date for applications is 12 Noon, Monday 5th June 2017

Interviews to take place Wednesday 21st June 2017

Guidelines on how to effectively complete our application form can be downloaded from the website - Before you complete the application form please read the guidance notes carefully.

Applicants who demonstrate in their application that they possess the skills, experience and abilities required for the job stand the best chance of being shortlisted.

It is important to provide evidence that you can meet each of the requirements in the person specification, by giving specific examples.