Examination Services Manager

  • British Council
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The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations.  We operate in 109 countries.  Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and increase appreciation of the UK’s creative ideas and achievements.

We are looking for an experienced professional to fill the position of

Examination Services Manager.

The Examination Services Manager will be responsible for the effective delivery of Azerbaijan UK exams in line with exams quality standards and exam board requirements.

The Examination Services Manager is expected to meet the below defined targets:

• IELTS Administrator duties: manage examiner trainings, certification, monitoring; support exams team; perform all system duties for IELTS (confirming results; signing TRFs; updating website where needed; follow up complaint procedure; and others).
• Promotion of IELTS: use of integrated marketing and communications for extensive promotion of the examination to position IELTS as a leader in the English language market.
• Expansion of client base: for institution-based exams.
• Diversification of exams: Develop University and Professional qualification examinations by working closely with currently available training centres and organizations.
• Expansion of Cambridge ESOL examinations: extensive promotion of TKT as a qualification.
• Promotion of Aptis test to corporate clients and institutions. 
• Accurate financial month end reporting: cash flow requests; financial reconciliations; analysis of exams budget on a weekly/monthly basis; using SAP for entering exams actuals; quarterly budget reforecasting;
• Meeting targets: reach or exceed agreed targets for examinations in Azerbaijan.
• Preparation of contracts with partners: negotiation of contract context and prices with partners;
• Line management of exams staff: support to day to day activities where needed; conduct performance related meetings every two months at least; to hold weekly meetings; identify and arrange learning and development areas for staff.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will be fluent in English, Azerbaijani and Russian and will offer skills and experience to match the job profile for this post in the application pack.

(Download job profile for Examination Services Manager  1_Role Profile_Exams Manager G_updated June 2013.doc 

Successful applicants will need to be able to travel within Azerbaijan and abroad and to work out-of normal-working hours when needed.

Benefits:

The post is available for only 1 year and the post holder will benefit from a medical insurance package and annual defined leave allowance.  Post will be appointed at British Council Grade G and starting annual salary will be          22,530.00 AZN.

Successful candidate will need to start working with us since 1 August 2013. 

If interested please fill in the application form attached  4_Application_Form_External.doc  and send it to the British Council at [email protected]  indicating Examination Services Manager in the subject area of the e-mail.

Please do not send CV. Only electronic applications are acceptable.

The closing time for applications is 7 July 2013. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We work to ensure that people are not unjustifiably discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any other irrelevant grounds.

The British Council believe that all children have potential and that every child matters – everywhere in the world. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC 1989