Exams Manager

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.00am start (some flexibility with working hours may be required during key exam periods), 42 weeks per year

The postholder must be available in school to support (pre & post) examination periods to receive, distribute and follow up examination results and queries. In particular, GCSE & A Level result days.

The Governors of this Catholic high school are looking to appoint an experienced Exams Manager to manage and lead the Exams Team providing leadership and management for a highly efficient, timely and compliant annual examinations service.

Working closely with Senior Leaders and colleagues, the postholder will take a proactive lead in the quality assurance and operational management of the School’s examinations function. The successful candidate will have confidence in leading, guiding and directing staff and students in respect of exam provision.

This busy and varied role will suit someone with recent experience of the organisation and administration of both internal and external examinations, in accordance with the regulations laid down by the awarding bodies. This will including entry, delivery and analysis of large data sets and the ability to input, extract and manipulate data using management information systems.

Strong IT skills and the ability to interrogate data, using Excel and Word will be required. It is essential that applicants have experience and working knowledge of examination regulations, ideally within an educational establishment, the ability to provide information and guidance of the highest quality and to ensure that all qualification, examination and achievement data is accurate and that procedures and processes in place adhere to internal standards and external audit requirements.

The appointed postholder will need to be extremely well-organised with a meticulous eye for detail and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with all stakeholders of the school. Candidates must also have the ability to prioritise, effectively adapt to changing work priorities and use own initiate to deal calmly with unexpected problems.

If you are a resilient, ambitious and a strong team player, looking for a new challenge, we look forward to receiving your application.

If you require any additional information or would like to visit school, please contact Tricia Foster, Human Resources Manager by email t.foster@st-maryshigh.wigan.sch.uk

Full details of this post including the CES Support Staff application form and associated documents are available to download from the school’s website https://www.stmaryschs.org.uk  

To apply for the post your completed application must be submitted to include the following documents:

• CES Support Staff Application Form to include a supporting statement (current version of the application form December 2020)
• CES Consent to Obtain References
• CES Monitoring Form

Completed applications should be clearly marked with the post title and returned electronically for the attention of Mrs D Brahms, Headteacher to recruitment@st-maryshigh.wigan.sch.uk

Closing date: 9.00am, Monday 7th October 2024.

Interview date: Thursday 10th October 2024.

St Mary’s is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. As part of the application process an online search of shortlisted candidates may be carried out in line with safer recruitment guidelines.