Examiners

Chair, Chief, Deputy Chief and Principal Examiner positions are Senior Examiner positions linked to assessments that require marking and often have marking teams.  The specific requirements for each of the roles vary depending on the qualification and associated examiner structure.  Typical responsibilities of these positions include:

• Monitoring and maintaining standards of assessments over time
• Writing assessment materials and associate mark schemes or marking guidance
• Chairing or participating in Assessment Material Evaluation Committee (AMEC) meetings
• Leading marker standardisation meetings, sampling and monitoring the work of Marking Examiners
• Participating in standard setting activities such as Awarding
• Writing examiner reports

For further support, please refer to the Role Profiles & Person Specification of the Senior Examiner roles:

• Chair of Examiners Role profile  &   Person specification                           
• Chief Examiner (MCQ )Role profile & Person specification   
• Chief Examiner Role profile  & Person specification                                                              
• Deputy Chief Examiner Role profile & Person specification   
• Deputy Chief Examiner (FS) Role profile & Person specification    
• Principal Examiner Role profile  & Person specification                                                    
• Principal Examiner (MCQ) Role profile & Person specification

The Marking Team Lead, Marker and Sole Marker Checker are Marking Examiner positions whose core responsibility is to mark candidates' response in accordance with the predefined mark scheme, whilst adhering to guidance and examination procedures, including the following specific responsibilities:

• Prepare for and participate in standardisation of markers meetings 
• Mark candidates' scripts in accordance with the agreed marking scheme accurately and consistently, and to the standard and deadlines set by the Senior Examiners at desingated times
• Submit samples to the Senior Examiner at designated times 
• Produce an examiner's report and submit it within the specified time

For further support, please refer to the Role Profiles & Person Specification of the Marking Examiner roles:

Role profile of Markers:

• Marking Team Lead Role profile & Person specification                                              
• Marker & Sole Marker Checker Role profile   & Person specification   

Marking periods vary dependent on the assessments, specific details are captured with the role details. Please refer to the the information for training, standardisation and marking listed below as a general guide only.

To see current Marking Examiner vacancies, please click here.                         

Content Production is an umbrella term that we use for the following roles:

• Assessment Revisers review draft assessment material to ensure compliancy with specified requirements and prepares recommendations. 
• Assessment Writers produce original assessment materials and associated makr schemes in addition to guidance documents, ensuring they are compliant with specified requirements.
• Independent Reviewers will review final assessment material for industry content and validity, working through the final drafts from a subject matter expert perspective and providing feedback on findings from the review.
• Panel Member attend meetings to support development or assessment activity subject matter expert perspectives.
• Compilation Checkers produce and/or review assessment compilations, associated mark schemes and guidance documents ensuring they are compliant with specified requirements.
• Scrutineer act as a candidate, sitting the final drafts of all assessment materials without reference to the mark schemes under the conditions of the assessment and reports on findings.

Please note that when applying for a Content Production role, you may be considered for one of the other roles as well.To see current Content Production vacancies, please click here.

Role Profiles of the Content Production roles:

• Assessment Reviser
• Assessment Writer 
• Independent Reviewer
• Panel Member
• Compilation Checker
• Scrutineer

Person specification of the Content Production role:

• Content Production Associate 

To apply for the Examiner Roles please following the link: Examiner Vacancies

To find a role relevant to your experience or that interests you, the following guidelines may help refine your search criteria:

1. Select the industry you are expert in the search bar at the top of the page and either scroll down and review all roles or enter the role title you are interested in the keyword search,  for e.g. Marking examiner.
2. Select the role you are interested in and apply following the link at the end of the job advert.
3. Review all the advert information including the Role Profiles and Person Specifications that can be found within the specific job advert. These outline the expectations of the roles including the times of the year marking activities will take place and guidance on how much time commitment will need to be given.
4. It is important you read the Role Profile & Person Specification for the specific role to map your application.
5. The Application form will take a few minutes only to complete. Applications that do not clearly show that not clear are unlikely to be considered for the next stage of our recruitment process. Unclear applications can be delayed and may be rejected, espcially if the required occupational qualifications and/or experience are not listed.