Chief Examiner

Overview:
**Flexible Worker Contract**

**Location**:
**Remote**

**Shape real change with an NCFE career**

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. NCFE is a place where employees not only make a positive social impact - influencing the lives of thousands of learners - but where you will have the opportunity to influence the way we work and directly shape our future direction.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation - to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society. We have built a high-performance workplace culture, backed by a strong set of values and behaviours, to ensure we’re working together as one organisation to make sure no learner is left behind.

**About the role**

We’re currently recruiting for
**Chief**
**Examiners for the T Level Technical Qualification in**
**Digital Business (Level 3) (delivered by NCFE)**

T Level Technical Qualification in Digital Business Services (Level 3) (delivered by NCFE)

Our Chief Examiners ensure the standards of the external assessment of NCFE’s qualifications are consistent across centres and learners from year to year. They lead on external standardisation of the external assessments and oversee decisions on grading, if applicable. They also support with queries on papers and questions/tasks, monitor the performance of Examiners and sample Examiners’ marking and grading decisions.

If you care about empowering people with education and ensuring learners receive the qualification, they deserve this role will be perfect for you.

**Main duties include**:

- to ensure the standards of the external assessment of NCFE’s qualifications are consistent across centres and learners from year to year
- to deliver exceptional customer service to all NCFE customers, both internal and external
- to lead on regular external standardisation of the external assessment and oversee decisions on grading at awarding, if applicable
- to support with queries on papers and questions/tasks
- to make sure that Examiners are coordinated as per NCFE guidelines and perform to the required standards
- to monitor the performance of Examiners and inform the Assessment Delivery team of any concerns
- to ensure that the sampling strategy is carried out by the team of Examiners when required
- to sample Examiners’ marking and grading decisions
- to provide ongoing support to Examiners as and when required
- to mark external assessments as required and submit results using our systems within set timescales
- to respond to malpractice and/or maladministration investigations and complete reports to support further investigations
- to respond to appeals and enquiries about results and provide adequate feedback via a report in the required timescale
- to complete and submit reports, as required
- to support the evaluation and improvement of NCFE external assessment materials
- to attend Chief Examiner training events and other meetings as required
- to adhere to NCFE’s established systems and procedures
- to maintain the confidentiality of NCFE assessment materials and report any breaches to the Assessment Delivery team

**We are seeking applicants who**:

- ** have a professional qualification (at Level 4 or above) relating to the sector area (refer to qualification specification for the content of the qualification)**:

- ** have experience of working in the Digital Business sector**:

- ** have experience working as a Data Technician**:

- have current or recent teaching experience in the sector area
- **have experience delivering a qualification in the sector at Level 3 or above**:

- have previous experience in an examining role
- have experience of leading a team
- have experience of monitoring performance
- have experience of graded / numerically marked assessments
- have experience of marking paper based and/or online assessments
- have excellent written and oral communication skills
- have the ability to work consistently within tight deadlines
- have an understanding of effective quality assurance mechanisms
- have access to a PC/laptop with internet connection

**Why work as a flexible worker for NCFE?**

Our flexible workforce provides supportive quality assurance to ensure that learners taking NCFE qualifications are getting the best education possible. If you become a flexible worker with us, you’ll choose how to fit your work around your other personal and professional commitments - making this a great opportunity to make a difference in a way that suits you.

You’ll receive full training and the materials, tools or equipment needed to ensure you’re able to complete your duties in line with NCFE requirements, with the ability to take on flexible worker contract alongside other work, without the need to be registered as self-employed

All applicants will be expected to adhere to NCFE’