City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.
Academic Services plays a key role in supporting the educational mission of City St George's, delivering professional, responsive and effective academic administration across the University. As Exams Manager, you will provide operational leadership for the delivery of centrally administered examinations, ensuring secure, fair and efficient assessment processes.
Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, you will lead a team responsible for examination delivery across multiple campuses while driving service excellence and continuous improvement.
Duties
- Lead the planning and delivery of central examination operations across the University, ensuring compliance with academic regulations and governance requirements.
- Manage examination cycles, including scheduling, venue allocation, on-the-day management and invigilation arrangements.
- Provide leadership to the Exams team, oversee risk management and incident resolution, and work collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver an excellent student experience.
- Contribute to service enhancement, reporting and operational performance monitoring.
- We are seeking an experienced higher education professional with substantial knowledge of examination processes, academic regulations and governance frameworks.
- You will have proven experience managing complex operational services and deadlines, leading and developing staff, and driving process improvements.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills are essential, together with experience managing risk, implementing inclusive assessment arrangements and delivering customer-focused services.
Desirable criteria
Not specified
Additional information
Closing date for applications: 15 November 2026 at 11:59pm.This position is a fixed-term maternity cover contract. To ensure an effective handover and continuity of service, we are seeking a candidate who is available to start in early to mid-December 2026.The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
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