About the role
You will be one of our subject specialists in Humanities and will be signing off the question papers taken by learners in the many exam series that we offer. You will work with Development colleagues to manage the design of syllabuses and then deliver all the stages for the lifecycle of a portfolio of syllabuses. You will oversee the production of all assessment materials associated with the syllabuses to ensure their successful delivery for learners. As well as developing and signing off question papers, you will work on grading, setting the thresholds that determine grades.
As part of the University of Cambridge, we work to incredibly high standards. All our question papers need to be 100% accurate and error free. Every paper must assess what we say it assesses, and the grade thresholds that we set provide a reliable indication for employers and universities around the world of candidates' attainment in the subject. You must make sure question papers are comparable from series-to-series, year-to-year, and are fair to candidates from different countries and backgrounds.
Working with a range of stakeholders, you will be involved in a wide range of tasks. You will manage the recruitment of our Assessment Specialists, including Setters, Revisers, Vetters and Principal Examiners. You will manage teams of examiners and contribute to capacity building for the future. You will work collaboratively with our ministry partners around the world to develop and revise their syllabuses.
About you
As one of our specialists in Humanities, we expect you to have a degree in Geography or a closely aligned Humanities subject. Your standard of English will be very high, and knowledge of assessment in an education setting is essential. You will have teaching or project management experience and may have knowledge of international education.
A post-graduate qualification in educational assessment, educational project management, or experience as an examiner would be an advantage for this role.
There is so much more to this role, so for a clear picture of what the role entails please see the full job description attached to this vacancy.
If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Group personal pension scheme
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Green travel schemes
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
