Data Manager and Examinations Officer

ROLE SUMMARY:

At the forefront of British education internationally, King’s College School La Moraleja is seeking to appoint a dynamic, collaborative and forward-thinking professional to the position of ‘Data Manager and Examinations Officer’ on a permanent basis.

Situated in Madrid’s most exclusive and sought-after neighbourhood, King’s La Moraleja is a private British school that combines academic rigour with a strong sense of community to deliver a transformative learning experience to its pupils from Pre-Nursery up to Year 11.

Consistently rated ‘Excellent’ in all areas by the BSO International School Inspectorate (most recently in 2022/23 academic year), King’s La Moraleja stands apart as Spain’s first ‘High-Performance Learning World Class School’ (accredited in 2020 and 2023) and for our continued commitment to staff and student wellbeing, receiving the ‘Wellbeing Award for Schools’ in 2023.

This complementary approach to education enables our students to excel, a fact highlighted by the outstanding performance of recent IGCSE Classes of 2022 (46% of results achieved 9’s) and 2023 (31% of results achieved 9’s).

Joining the King’s La Moraleja staff team means joining a group of creative, open-minded and forward-facing professionals who are motivated to create and deliver a personalised and high-quality education to students.

A career at King’s La Moraleja also opens the door to a wider network of professional development and opportunity. We are a flagship member of the Inspired Group of Schools, a leading global premium schools group educating over 100,0000 students across an international network of over 100 schools on 5 continents.
 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administer all external and internal examinations, including liaison with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) and examination boards, ensuring all entries are processed in accordance with the examination board regulations and deadlines.
• Keep up to date with the role's requirements, including the latest procedures and regulations for external examinations in all formats.
• Find, register for and attend relevant training for Examinations Officers.
• Ensure the school is compliant according to JCQ examinations requirements and lead on any inspection of international examination practices within the school
• Attend relevant training courses.
• Liaise with the Head, Deputy Head, Heads of Section and the Heads of Department to ensure that exam entries are processed accurately, and deadlines are met
• Prepare and update all examination entries, including financial estimates of fees
• Provide relevant data in respect of entries, fees and late fees
• Responsibility for the continuous availability, effective management and development of the MIS system (currently ISAMS, alongside its interaction with Canvass/GSP)
• Ideally, be responsible for the production of the annual timetable for students, or receive initial training to enable the post-holder to assist in the timetabling process going forward.
• Planning and managing the day-to-day operation of the MIS (including, but not limited to the core and exams modules, SEN module, activities module, fees module and staff, parent and pupil portals)

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Bachelor Degree (essential)
• At least 2 years’ examinations office experience in British National Curriculum schools either in the
• UK or internationally
• Evidence of consistently outstanding practice
• The ability to work as part of an education group, developing effective professional relationships with peers in other schools.
• Understanding of high quality teaching and the ability to model this for others and to support others to improve
• Ability to build effective working relationships

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.