Exam Coordinator

Turning Passion into Purpose.

London South Bank University are recruiting for an Exam Coordinator within our Student Operations Department.

This department engages in various collaborative activities at a variety of levels. The team have a strategic, proactive, user-focused, and fully integrated approach to student operations. It provides central support for students throughout their time at the University and manages and develops a range of operations and systems which are key to the overall functioning of the Department.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead and manage the University’s exam arrangements across the main and resit opportunities, including leading on the recruitment, training and allocation of invigilators for exam weeks, working collaboratively with LSBU Employment. The postholder will be the face of exams at LSBU for staff and students, working with key stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of exam weeks.   

You will facilitate good communication between stakeholders, often dealing with sensitive and confidential matters in a time pressured environment, providing accurate information relating to all areas of marks preparation and delivery. 

You will be responsible for managing the Exam Supervisor, including recruitment, appraisals, one to ones, mentoring, development, and allocation of workload.

About You:

Seeking candidates with the following skills/experience:

• Extensive experience as a team leader/manager in an education setting leading, managing and motivating a team and providing excellent customer service.
• Experience of the creation and review of University policies, procedures, regulations and processes and substantial experience of applying and adhering to them.
• Experience of implementing and standardising reporting requirements, using data to inform decision making and liaising with other service providers highlighting trends and suggested amendments to services.
• The ability to use their own initiative to plan and prioritise their workload, in a timely manner, to approach challenges in a flexible, creative and proactive way.

The ideal candidate will be degree educated, highly motivated and possess the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders such as Schools, Professional Service Departments and students.

Benefits of Working With Us:

As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working.

How to Apply:

The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack attached. Applications must be submitted via the "Apply" button.

Key Dates:

The closing date for applications is 23:59 18^th May 2025

Interview/assessment - week commencing 2^nd June 2025

We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.

Depending on the individual circumstances of the candidate this role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route. More details on this can be found within the candidate pack.

If you have any questions related to your application, please email staffrecruitment@lsbu.ac.uk

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

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