Chair of Examiners for Economics Edexcel

Edexcel is recruiting a Chair of Examiners for Economics

Role Summary
The Chair of Examiners is responsible to Edexcel for maintaining standards in a subject or group of subjects across different syllabi and methods of assessment from year to year.

Responsibilities

• To chair the Question Paper Evaluation Committee (QPEC) meeting(s) for all units.
• To ensure the question paper(s) and mark schemes meet the requirements of the assessment criteria as set out in the specification for all unit components of the examination.
• To compile reports providing feedback on candidates performance in each examination.
• To chair the Awarding meeting for each syllabus in the designated subject or subject area, checking that the required standards are brought to bear in each examination component and in each subject as a whole.
• To participate and lead in the awarding of all units and cash – ins.
• To recommend mark boundaries for each grade in each subject at the conclusion of the Awarding process.
• To manage a team of Principal Examiners.
• To participate in (a) conferences with teachers and (b) courses for examiners as required.
• To collaborate closely with the Qualification Delivery and Award Manager in carrying out all designated responsibilities. All recommendations arising from these responsibilities must be made through the QDAM.

Experience and qualifications required

• You will have a degree or equivalent in Economics or Business
• You will be a qualified teacher
• You will have experience of teaching the relevant subject and level
• You will have assessment experience up to Team Leader level in the relevant qualification
• 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
• You will be IT literate

For more information and to apply for this vacancy and role descriptions, please click through to the link below click on GCE and complete the online application form:
https://home.edexcelgateway.com/pages/job_search_view.aspx?jobId=898

The closing date for applications is 9th November.

Interview dates will be on the 14th of November but are subject to change.

Please be aware that for all our senior roles, you will be required to have access to a personal PC with broadband internet connection in order to carry out your duties

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If you have any further queries please email aaresourcing.relations@edexcel.com