Summary
A Chief Examiner ensures that the examination as a whole meets the requirements of the specification and maintains standards year on year. Chief Examiners also undertake the role of Principal Examiner or Principal Moderator for at least one component of the examination.

Purpose
To take responsibility for a complete specification and be responsible to the Chair of Examiners for ensuring that the examination as a whole, including coursework, meets the requirements of the specification and maintains standards, year on year.

Responsibilities

• To supervise the Principal Examiners and Principal Moderators.
• To supervise the construction of the question papers and mark schemes to ensure appropriate standards.
• To ensure that the question papers, as a whole, cover the assessment criteria as set out in the specification, and satisfactorily sample the appropriate content.
• To participate in the Awarding process, ensuring that there is comparability in the standards of awards made via different options or tiers.
• To act as Principal Examiner or Principal Moderator for at least one component of the examination.

Experience/qualifications needed

• You will have assessment experience up to Team Leader level in the relevant qualification
• You will have experience of teaching the relevant subject and level
• You will have experience of managing people.

Competencies required

• You will be a good communicator
• You will have sound organisational skills
• You will have the ability to work well under pressure
• You will have the ability to meet deadlines.

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