Hours: Full-Time
Contract: Fixed-Term (6 months)
Salary: £47,379 - £57,292 per annum
Closing Date: 10/04/2024
Location: All Campuses
About us:
At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Accountability and Inclusion.
We have three College sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in these students’ education and future. As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative, and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities.
For further information about the College, please visit our website.
About the role:
As the Head of Exams & MIS, you will proactively lead the quality assurance and operational management of the College’s examinations and assessments, ensuring processes and practices adhere to internal standards and external requirements. You will be responsible for updating policies and practices and continuously reviewing and updating examination systems to ensure the highest service is provided to our students and curriculum staff.
You will lead the team in using our software systems, ensuring systems and processes are efficient and effective whilst providing training to academic and support staff on using all college exam systems.
Managing a team of exam officers and invigilators, you will provide the highest-quality information and guidance, delivering an outstanding examination service that meets and exceeds quality standards and service level agreements. Working closely with colleagues, you will ensure that all qualification, examination, and achievement data are accurate and evidence is available to meet all audit requirements. You would assist the Director of MIS with funding and compliance matters to ensure the College complies with all regulatory requirements.
The Person:
With a proven track record of success in an FE environment coupled with an excellent understanding of Awarding Body and JCQ regulations, you will have the outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills required to ensure service provision. You will demonstrate an outstanding track record of working within exams, evidenced by successful outcomes and achievements.
In addition, you will have:
• Significant experience working in an Exams office with a wide variety of qualification types
• Knowledge of funding rules and requirements
• Excellent IT skills
• Detailed knowledge of examination regulations
• High-level communication skills
• Demonstrable experience in supervising or managing a team
• A relevant professional qualification is desirable
Your commitment to our College's values—ambition, Innovation, Accountability, and Inclusion—will be evident in everything you do.
What we offer:
Our team are important to us, and we offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work put into supporting our learners:
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Computer loan
• Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) or LGPS
• Continued Professional Development
• Access to the College’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Discount at the College’s on-site hair and beauty salon
• Access to Perkbox, our offers and discounts platform
Important Information:
The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, so we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced.
Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children. For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevention policy, please click view the attached documents.
We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnership.
To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting statement as part of your application. We may close the application deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your applications as soon as possible.
West London College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.