Exam Operations Officer

2 weeks ago


Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates British Council Full time
Exam Operations Officer

Date:08-Jan-2023

Location:
Sharjah, Middle East and North Africa, AE

Company:
British Council


The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways - directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world.

We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities.

We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.
These connections lead to an understanding of each other's strengths and of the challenges and values that we share.

This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained.

We work on the ground in more than 100 countries.

In we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.


Role Purpose:


The purpose of this role is to ensure exams operations and supporting resources meet customer experience requirements and ensure exams integrity on the ground.

This role is ultimately responsible for efficient, effective and compliant Test Day delivery, managing cost, risk and contingency on the ground and setting standards, developing and managing the performance of their team.

This role will also provide technical support for all digital devices during exams sessions.

This includes ensuring that the necessary devices are in good working order, properly set up and ready for exam use.

The role will need to be on standby during exam sessions and troubleshoot or escalate issues for prompt resolution.

Main Accountabilities:

Service Delivery

  • Receives instructions and requests from operations manager and organises given resources accordingly (often at short notice) to ensure that work is carried out efficiently and effectively
  • Adapts work plans where necessary to meet customer expectations.
  • Supervises and monitors administration of tests by proctors and supervisors; ensures that test instructions are accurate and that appropriate testing environments are maintained.
  • Uses a range of standardised systems and processes to plan and coordinate effective, timely and cost effective logístical support to enable the delivery of high quality services to a range of customers (internal and/or external)
  • Keeps informed of advancing technology in standardized test administration, computerbased testing, machine scoring, and associated software
  • Oversee all operations at test venues for all exam products. This includes the management of all staff, the oversight of all procedures and the troubleshooting of any problems
  • Procures new venues as per operational capacity requirements

Customers/ Relationship and stakeholders

  • Takes endtoend accountability for researching and obtaining satisfactory and timely resolution of complex/escalated customer (internal or external) operational complaints and issues, coordinating input from other colleagues/departments/managers as required, to do so.
  • Provides routine direction, information, and advisement to students and prospective students in regards to testing policies, procedures, and outcomes
  • Develops and maintains good working relationships within the British Council to enable and facilitate effective and efficient service delivery
  • Develops strong relationships with British Council owned and managed venues and provides feedback for improvements as per audit standards

Risk and compliance

  • Uses standardised processes to monitor team/unit compliance with agreed corporate risk management procedures relevant to service delivery (e.g. child protection, security policies, financial protocols, antifraud measures) to protect the interests of the BC and its customers at all times.
  • Supervises venue staff which typically includes recommendations for hiring, firing, performance evaluation, training, work allocation, and problem resolution
  • Ensures that all test administration is carried out in compliance with relevant university and higher education policies, regulations, guidelines, and standards.
  • Carry out health and safety inspections of British Council exam venues to meet with corporate and awarding body guideline

About You (essential requirements for the role):

  • The British Council systems and global processes operate in English. Excellent written and verbal proficiency in English is must (B2 level).
  • Universit


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