Job Title: Exams Officer
Location: Nigeria
Organisation: British Council in Nigeria
Context:
Nigeria Exams is the largest British Council exams business in the Sub Saharan Africa region. It administers exams in four subject areas: Schools, Professional/Vocational, Educational on behalf of UK institutions and IELTS. In 2011-12 we will deliver roughly 65,000 exams to 25,000 candidates. The team comprises 19 people and are based mainly in Lagos with two in Abuja and three in Port Harcourt.
Job aim:
To support Examination Services in Nigeria in delivering Professional and Educational exams and to maintain them at the highest professional standards as set out in the British Council's EQS (Examination Quality Standards) and by the relevant examination boards.
Responsibilities:
•As Exams Officer the post holder will be line managed by the Centre Manager of Port Harcourt.
•All administrative procedures are in full compliance with examination board regulations and EQS standards.
•Reliability: to ensure examinations are delivered securely according to board requirements
•Quality: to deliver a high standard of customer service to our schools and their candidates. As measured by our own Exams Quality Standards and the inspection visits from Examination Boards.
•Finance: all British Council standards for managing finances are met with relation to income reconciliations, cash handling, managing POs, managing contracts and procurement.
How to Apply:
Read through the role profile document (http://u.theinfostrides.com/F4b4g).
Download and complete the application form (http://u.theinfostrides.com/ZYcrX).
To help you understand and complete the application form, read through the 'How to complete the application' document at the top of this page. Listed within the role profile document, you will find a number of listed 'behaviours' and 'skills and knowledge'. Evidence against those criteria's will need to be provided in your role application form. To help you understand those criteria's, we have provided a 'behaviours' and 'generic skills' dictionary at the top of this page.
Please read all the documents carefully before you fill in the job application form. Telephone applications will not be considered. Completed applications and a covering letter should be sent via email to Hposts@ng.britishcouncil.org.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted. We do not accept CV's, handwritten applications or expressions of interest. The application form must clearly explain how your experience matches the above profile and include names and contact details of three references. We will not be able to consider any application which arrives after that date.
Please ensure that the position you are applying for is given as the subject head of your e-mail. Please note all posts will be filled for two years in the first instance subject to the standard probationary period.
Deadline: 11 June 2012.
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