Examinations Officer

Location: Hackney

Examinations Officer – Secondary School – Hackney – ASAP Start

A welcoming and well-organised secondary school in Hackney is seeking an experienced Examinations Officer to join their administration team on a full-time basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for a detail-oriented professional who has previous experience working within a school environment and managing examinations processes.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the smooth running of all internal and external examinations, ensuring compliance with exam board regulations and maintaining accurate records.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the full examinations cycle, including entries, timetables, and results.

Liaise with exam boards, teaching staff, and senior leadership regarding exam arrangements and deadlines.

Organise and coordinate exam invigilators, ensuring exams run in line with JCQ regulations.

Prepare exam rooms, materials, and seating plans.

Ensure accurate entry of exam data using school MIS systems (such as SIMS or Arbor).

Handle exam results processing and distribute results to students.

Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to safeguarding and data protection policies.

Requirements

Previous experience working as an Examinations Officer or within school exams administration.

Strong knowledge of JCQ regulations and exam board procedures.

Experience using SIMS, Arbor, or other school MIS systems.

Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

What the School Offers

Supportive leadership and welcoming administrative team

Opportunity to work in a well-established secondary school in Hackney

Competitive daily rate depending on experience

Potential for long-term or permanent opportunity

Start Date

ASAP

If you are an experienced Examinations Officer looking for your next opportunity in a secondary school environment, we would love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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