Exams Administrator

**Wiltshire College & University Centre** have a great opportunity for an **Exams Administrator** **to**join our team.

**Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire with hybrid home working (up to 2 days per week)**

**Salary: £23,670 rising to £23,952 per annum (Professional Services Grade 3 & 3a)**

**Job Type: Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week/52 weeks per year)**

**Closing Date: Thursday 15th May 2025**

**About Us**:
Wiltshire College & University Centre plays a vital role in Wiltshire’s economy, inspiring people to develop the skills they need to achieve. Our four main campuses are learning hubs in their communities, and we aspire to be an outstanding, financially robust and commercially agile provider, achieving our clear social mission on behalf of learners and employers across Wiltshire and beyond. Our campuses deliver a diversity of facilities from the country estate and farm of our Lackham campus to new hi-tech digital and state of the art facilities at our Trowbridge, Salisbury and Chippenham sites. We have invested £65 million in our estate over the past 10 years. Our turnover is £45 million per annum and growing, we employ some 650 staff, and support around 11,500 students.

**Exams Administrator - The Role**:
Are you highly organised, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting learners? We’re looking for an Exams Administrator to be a key player in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of our exams process. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Examinations Team at our Trowbridge campus.

As an Exams Administrator, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our examination processes run smoothly, are customer-focused, and meet high standards of quality assurance.

**Exams Administrator - Key Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate exam registrations and entries, ensuring accurate and timely input into our College Management Information System.
- Prepare and dispatch exam scripts and papers to various examination boards, keeping our academic staff informed of guidelines.
- Work closely with tutors and academic staff to confirm accurate student registrations.
- Handle exam scheduling, organise exam materials, and allocate invigilators efficiently.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of examining body regulations and ensure strict compliance with exam security protocols.

**Exams Administrator** **- You**:
To excel in this role, you should possess:

- Administrative experience with a strong background in customer service.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- A team player who can work collaboratively to achieve shared goals.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards.
- A proactive attitude and willingness to continue learning and developing professionally.

**Essential Qualifications**
- Literacy and Numeracy qualification at Level 2 (GCSE A-C or equivalent).
- Level 2 or above IT or Administration qualification e.g. NVQ, CLAIT or ECDL.
- Commitment to and evidence of CPD

**Exams Administrator** **- Benefits**:

- Competitive salary
- 30 days annual leave for Professional Service Staff, plus bank holidays and additional closure days over the Christmas period
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Discounts with a wide variety of retailers
- Free onsite car parking

**Exams Administrator****:

- Application Process**:
We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.

**Applications for this role close on the 15th May 2025.**

**PLEASE NOTE: Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, located at the bottom of this page as a downloadable document**

Wiltshire College & University Centre stands as the largest provider of further and higher education in Wiltshire, significantly contributing to the local economy by equipping individuals with essential skills for success. Our diverse curriculum spans from Level 1 to Level 6, and we operate across four main campuses located in Trowbridge, Chippenham, Salisbury, and Lackham, which specialises in land-based education. We offer a wide array of apprenticeships, along with full-time, part-time, and university-level courses. Notably, our Castle Combe circuit facility is the UK's first trackside motorsport engineering training centre, dedicated to our Motorsport Engineering programs.