Chief Examiner for BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Business

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Reference:Chief/BTEC Business/Enterprise & Entrepreneurship 

Closing date:29 September 2019 at midnight 


We are currently recruiting for a Chief Examiner for BTEC nationals - Business/Enterprise and Entrepreneurship- Unit 31588H 6/12.

The role of Chief Examiner is to take responsibility for a complete specification and be responsible to the Chair of Examiners for ensuring that the examination as a whole, including coursework, meets the requirements of the specification and maintains standards, year on year.

Chief Examiners also undertake the role of Lead Examiner for at   least  one component of the examination.

Please note: Pearson is also recruiting a Lead Examiner for this qualification. If you are interested in both roles, please apply for the Lead Examiner role instead. Short listed applicants will be asked if they would be interested in being considered for the Chief role as well. Please do apply for this vacancy if you are currently a Lead Examiner for this qualification and wish to be considered for the Chief role in addition to your existing role.  

 

Responsibilities

 

·         To supervise the Lead Examiners.

 ·         To supervise the construction of the question papers and mark schemes to ensure appropriate standards.

 

·         To ensure that the question papers, as a whole, cover the assessment criteria as set out in the specification, and satisfactorily sample the appropriate content.

 

·         To participate in the Awarding process, ensuring that there is comparability in the standards of awards made via different options or tiers.

 

·         To act as Lead Examiner for at least one component of the examination.

 

 

Experience and Qualifications Required

 

·         You will have assessment experience up to Team Leader level in the relevant qualification

 

·         You will have experience of teaching the relevant subject and level

 

·         You will have experience of managing people.

 

 

Competencies Required

 ·         You will be a good communicator.

 ·         You will have sound organisational skills.

 ·         You will have the ability to work well under pressure.

 ·         You will have the ability to meet deadlines.

 ·         You will be IT literate.

 

About Pearson

 

Welcome to Pearson, the world's leading learning company. We have a simple mission: to help people make more of their lives through learning.

 

We are the UK's largest awarding body and offer qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in a range of General and Vocational courses.

 

Additional Information 

The closing date for applications is Thursday 26th September 2019.