Exams & Assessments Lead
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About the Role
BAE Systems seeks an Examinations and Assessment Lead to manage the exams and assessment team at the Technical Institute in Doha. The role involves planning, delivering, and monitoring all examination and assessment activities, ensuring compliance with awarding bodies and contractual requirements.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Examinations and Assessment team in accordance with organisational policies
- Own and maintain the Technical Institute Assessment Strategy across all training elements
- Provide Chief Instructors with a forward assessment calendar
- Forecast and plan resource requirements to support assessment delivery
- Identify assessment related training needs and implement training and standardisation activities
- Capture and maintain sufficient assessment data to enable analysis of factors affecting student performance
- Ensure all examination and assessment policies, processes, and procedures are regularly reviewed and controlled
- Ensure examinations and assessments are applied consistently across the Technical Institute
- Plan and oversee the delivery of examinations, including reasonable adjustments
- Produce pass lists and student class lists for placement and aptitude testing
- Support Qatar Armed Forces and Technical Institute Management Team in responding to student enquiries
- Be responsible for preparation of examinations and assessments, including room set up and invigilation
Requirements
- Degree level qualification in Education (or closely related field)
- Demonstrable knowledge of examination and assessment principles, including formative and summative assessment at secondary or tertiary level
- Understanding of the functions of assessment (diagnostic, formative, summative, certification) and working knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Working knowledge of curriculum delivery and evaluation in an educational setting
- Strong organisational, planning and problem solving skills
- Ability to initiate, develop and maintain effective procedures, policies and documentation for exams and assessments
- Highly developed English verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- High level of computer literacy, including experience with Training Management Systems, Microsoft Office, databases and statistical/analytical applications
- Experience working in a management or leadership position within an educational context
- Demonstrable experience in managing examinations and assessments, including scheduling, invigilation, integrity/security, marking, moderation and results processing
- Experience of training, assessment or programme delivery with international students, preferably within the Middle East or similar intercultural environment
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Role Overview
- The Examinations and Assessment Lead has overall responsibility for the management and operation of the Examinations and Assessment team.
- Accountable for effective planning, delivery, monitoring and review of all examinations and assessment activities within the Technical Institute.
- Provides assurance to the Technical Institute Contract & Assurance Manager and Head of Technical Institute.
Core Duties
- Lead and manage the Examinations and Assessment team.
- Own and maintain the Technical Institute Assessment Strategy.
- Provide Chief Instructors with a forward assessment calendar.
- Forecast and plan resource requirements.
- Identify assessment related training needs and implement training.
- Capture and maintain sufficient assessment data.
- Ensure all examination and assessment policies are regularly reviewed.
- Ensure examinations and assessments are applied consistently.
- Plan and oversee delivery of examinations.
- Produce pass lists and student class lists.
- Support Qatar Armed Forces and Technical Institute Management Team.
- Be responsible for preparation of examinations and assessments.
Requirements
- Degree level qualification in Education (or closely related field).
- Demonstrable knowledge of examination and assessment principles.
- Understanding of functions of assessment and research methods.
- Working knowledge of curriculum delivery and evaluation.
- Strong organisational, planning and problem solving skills.
- Ability to develop effective procedures and documentation.
- Highly developed English verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- High level of computer literacy.
- Experience in management or leadership within education.
- Experience in managing examinations and assessments.
- Experience with international students, preferably in Middle East.
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