Specialist, Assessment

Your role

Part of the Test Operation Services’ Marking Workstream Team, the Specialist, Assessment is accountable, in collaboration with the Manager, Assessment, for the on time and accurate delivery of all aspects of marking (for Maths), ensuring all key milestones are met during all Marking Phases. The Specialist, Assessment is responsible for representing the Assessment Division and the Test Operation Service across Pearson School Qualifications and the wider Pearson business.

This role aligns to industry titles such as Assessment Subject Advisor, Subject Leader, or Assessment Leader.

The Specialist, Assessment will be required to deputise for the Manager, Assessment as appropriate, and work directly with other teams, Project Managers and Matrix Managers within the Test Operation Services and wider Assessment Division to deliver key accountabilities and be part of divisional initiatives.

Purpose

In collaboration with the Manager, Assessment, you will provide technical assessment material development and marking expertise for your given subject area, while ensuring timely, cost effective and accurate end-to-end delivery of the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Assessment. Reporting to the Manager, Assessment and working as part of a wider team within the Test Operations Service Marking Workstream Team, you will play a key role in delivering a professional and customer-focused service.

The purpose of the Specialist, Assessment role is to:

• Deliver the training material development and marking for Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Assessments for which they are responsible for, to time, quality and budget.

• Be recognised as a technical assessment material development and marking expert within the Test Operation Service, as well as across the Assessment Division and Pearson School Qualifications, as appropriate.

• Be accountable for the integrity for which National Curriculum Assessment material development and marking processes are followed, reviewed and amended.

• Be financially conscious of the importance of the delivery budget, particularly in relation to materials development and marking. Maintain a strong focus on and provide visibility into budget planning, management and tracking processes.

• Work with the Manager, Assessment to build an Assessment Associate population for the future by developing strong working relationships with education experts, ensuring succession planning within the Marking Hierarchy.

Key Accountabilities

• Delivering training material development and marking to the highest quality for your area of responsibility.

• Being accountable for the delivery of training material development and marking to time, quality, budget and security.

• Ensuring you adhere to all requirements as per the Statement of Requirements (SoR), Product Breakdown Structure and Product Descriptions.

• Focusing on providing best-in-class customer experience, support and engagement.

• Providing, as appropriate, customer-friendly support to help customers understand the assessment process.

• Actively ensuring the quality of markers and their marking of assessments through quality assurance monitoring and checks.

• Actively flagging and managing risks and issues with the Manager, Assessment, ensuring mitigations, solutions or contingency plans are swiftly identified and put in place.

• Motivating, leading, training and managing a team of senior markers.

• Managing your own training and seeking advice and support from the Manager, Assessment, when required.

• Ensuring all deadlines for the Marking Workstream are adhered to.

Training and Support

• Being a positive advocate for the Test Operation Service and within the Assessment Division, as well as across Pearson School Qualifications, modelling Pearson behaviours and leading by example.

• Actively contributing to, and delivering, the Pearson School Qualifications strategic priorities, as well as driving people initiatives within the Assessment Division, as appropriate.

• Sharing knowledge and expertise with those around you.

Technical Assessment expertise

• Being the marking expert for your area of responsibility and continually developing expertise in light of a changing primary education landscape.

• Representing the Test Operation Service and Assessment Division as a technical assessment expert for your area of responsibility, advising on approaches during both training material development and marking.

• Owning personal development in relation to building technical assessment expertise and project management, including identifying training and development needs and opportunities, and being responsible for continuous professional development of yourself and the wider team.

Quality assurance and improvements

• Being accountable for the integrity by which marking processes are followed, reviewed and amended, including driving improvements in the methodology for assuring quality of our processes in line with the Statement of Requirements (SoR).

• Being accountable for the quality assurance for your area of responsibility, including…