Organization Name: Botswana Examinations Council (BEC)
Conduct inspections of assessment centres pre-exams and during live exams in order to ascertain their compliance with BEC’s rules, regulations, standards and practices for administration of assessment.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out inspections to award centre status to new Institutions wanting to be assessment centres
- Undertake inspection visits (pre-exams and during live exams) to centres operating timetabled assessments to check compliance
- Collaborate with the Security and Special Needs teams, and conduct joint inspection visits as and when required
- Verify and ensure that the examination process has integrity and BEC regulations are being applied consistently
- Provide advice and guidance, as necessary, to centre staff on each visit
- Provide written feedback to both the centre and the Centre Quality Assurance Manager on a centre’s compliance with the regulations
- Undertake detailed investigations in cases of gross non-compliance
- Flag issues of non-compliance as necessary to the Manager and make recommendations
- Issue warnings and or apply appropriate penalties and sanctions to a centre, as per instructions from the Manager
- Carry out other types of centre visits to reinforce specific requirements of the assessment process
- Participate in the performance appraisals of outsourced assessment personnel
- Implement guidelines, procedures and standards as they have been set, and collaborate with the Compliance/Audit/Quality team during their periodic review
Requirements
- At least a Degree in Educational Management or a relevant field from a recognised institution.
- At least 4 years’ experience post-qualification of which 2 years should have been at junior professional/ technician level or its equivalent.
- Communication
- Interpersonal
- Negotiation, networking & relationship building
- Organisational (planning, budgeting, time management, work prioritisation)
- Research, critical thinking, analytical & problem-solving
How to Apply
Submit your cover letter, updated curriculum vitae with three (3) traceable referees, certified copies of Omang and academic certificates to recruitment@bec.co.bw. Address applications to: The Director Human Capital, Botswana Examinations Council, Private Bag 0070, Gaborone. Indicate the position you are applying for in the subject of the email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications with incomplete documentation or received after the closing date will not be considered.