Exams Administrator

  • Bournemouth & Poole College
  • Bournemouth, Dorset
  • Oct 18, 2025
Full time Administration

Job Description

Join our dedicated team and play a vital role in helping students succeed!

We're looking for an organised and conscientious Exams Administrator to help ensure the smooth running of examinations across the College. This is a rewarding role at the heart of student achievement, where accuracy, compliance and excellent service really matter.

Here at Bournemouth & Poole College, we have a position available for anExams Administrator on a full time, permanent basis. In return,you will receive a competitive salary of £24,263 per annum.

At Bournemouth & Poole College our staff are passionate and committed to achieve the very best outcomes for our students - we transform lives. We recognise and value our people as our most important asset in achieving each of the strategic outcomes within our College's Strategic Plan. We believe it is through our people that an excellent student experience will be delivered, and this will have a positive impact in our local community. We value inclusion and we are committed to the promotion of equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring we have a diverse, skilled, and motivated workforce who are empowered and engaged. This makes our College a unique, vibrant and rewarding place to work. You will be employed through Southern Educational Professional Services Ltd; a subsidiary of the College.

The Exams Administrator Role:

As our Exams Administrator, you will support the accuracy, compliance and conduct of examinations, ensuring College meets Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) rules and regulations.

Responsibilities as our Exams Administrator Skills will include:

  • Participate in the planning, preparation and delivery of cross-college examinations; adhering to strict and critical deadlines
  • Adhere to the receipt, checking and storing of confidential question papers and examination material safely and securely at all times
  • Participate in the planning and support for Exam Access Arrangements, assisting with the implementation of these arrangements and reasonable adjustments for eligible candidates
  • Liaise with curriculum areas to ensure final entries/registrations that have been submitted to an awarding body are regularly monitored, submitting timely changes amendments/withdrawals
  • Be trained as an invigilator and allocate other invigilators to examinations; assisting with ensuring invigilators are trained to carry out their duties in accordance with JCQ regulations
  • Support Exams Officers and Manager in liaising with inspectors from JCQ and other awarding bodies
  • Participate in and support with exam achievement closedown, ensuring results are appropriately recorded to enable accurate success data to be reported; including the tracking and distribution of exam certificates
  • Provide an excellent customer service to students and staff, assisting with enquiries
  • Work as part of a close-knit team, supporting the wider MI team and workloads at peak times
  • Undertake any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post that may be reasonably required

As our Exams Administrator, you'llideally have:

  • Level 2 (or equivalent) English and Maths
  • Experience of manual or electronic systems for recording data
  • Administrative experience in a busy office together with front line customer service experience
  • Competent in Microsoft Office applications
  • Willingness to learn JCQ and other relevant awarding bodies rules and regulations

Benefits you will receive:

  • You will receive excellent benefits and a competitive salary:
  • 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30.5 after 5 years' service
  • up to 4 days additional leave during the Christmas closure period
  • Access to Discount Schemes at multiple retailers
  • Enrolment into the NEST Pension Scheme

If you feel you are the right candidate for this Exams Administrator role,then please click 'apply' now!

Closing date 27 October 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks which includes an enhanced DBS check as well as providing proof of right to work in the UK.