Job Description
NOCN Group are recruiting for an Examinations Officer to ensure that new examinations and tests are ready for delivery and to support the enhancement of examinations systems.
Please note this role is based in our Sheffield Head Office and there will be an element of hybrid working available.
Why NOCN Group?
NOCN Group is an educational charity whose core aims are to help learners reach their potential and organisations thrive. The group includes business units specialising in regulated UK and international qualifications, End Point Assessment, assured short courses, SMART job cards, assessment services, consultancy, and research.
A career at NOCN Group offers you the chance to be part of a fast-growing, international educational non-for-profit. Plus, there’s lots of other great benefits which can be viewed on our website at: https://www.nocn.org.uk/about/careers/why-join-nocn-group/benefits/
What will you be doing?
As an Examinations Officer, your duties and responsibilities will be (but not limited to):
- Liaise with Senior Product Developers and EPA Technical Developers to plan and implement the development and delivery of test materials to meet specified design requirements and deadlines.
- Set up templates in the delivery systems to ensure that tests and examinations are generated in line with agreed specifications.
- Build and load test and examination materials onto delivery systems and ensure that quality checks are completed before making available for delivery.
- Monitor the use of examinations and report to the Examinations and Awarding Manager to ensure that awarding meetings are scheduled in a timely manner.
- Report on the efficacy of delivery systems and propose enhancements to the Examinations and Awarding Manager to improve the experience for centres and candidates and to better support internal processes.
- Manage the content of test item banks by auditing the number and range of items in the banks and commissioning new items as necessary to create a number of sufficiently unpredictable examinations.
- Check the quality of tests and test items by running NOCN reports and comparing results to NOCN benchmark data, reporting results to the Senior Product Developer and EPA Technical Developer and taking remedial action as agreed.
About you...
The ideal successful candidate will meet the following essential criteria:
- Have right to work in the UK full time for a minimum of 2 years (NOCN Group does not offer visa sponsorship).
- Level 2+ in Literacy and Numeracy.
- Educated to Level 3.
- Significant and recent experience of working with awarding organisations or similar bodies to develop vocational educational products in a competitive market.
- Experience of analysing data and providing reports to inform decision-making.
Other desirable, but not essential, critera:
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience of PowerBi.
- Knowledge of the external quality assurance requirements relevant to qualifications and end-point assessments in the UK.
How to apply?
NOCN is a registered educational charity, Investor in People and Leader in Diversity. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those under-represented in the sector. We want the best people and welcome all equally.
If this sounds like the job for you, please send your completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, CV and a covering letter, explaining why you are the best fit for the role, to: recruitment@nocn.org.uk
Please specify the role that you are applying for in the subject header of the email.
The full Job Description/Person Specification and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be downloaded from our website: https://www.nocn.org.uk/about/careers/nocn-group-vacancies/examinations-officer/