Exams Assistant

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• British Council Pay band: 2
• Department: English and Exams
• Contract type: Indefinite
• Location: Kazakhstan – Almaty

Role purpose:
We are looking for a dedicated and skilled professional to play a key role in enhancing the security, efficiency, and compliance of our global exam delivery operations. This role ensures the secure delivery and administration of IELTS, Educational, Professional, and Aptis exams, maintaining compliance with British Council standards. It focuses on handling confidential materials, managing post-test operations, and ensuring contingency plans.
The English and Examinations Strategic Business Unit (E&E) builds trust for the UK through language and culture, supporting global access to education and work. This role adapts to changing demands, standardizes practices, and drives efficiency across a global network.

Suitable for new Suitable for candidates at the beginning of their careers who are eager to learn and grow professionally.

Main accountabilities:
The role involves managing confidential materials, ensuring compliance, securing exam materials, and coordinating results entry and dispatch, while escalating issues as needed.
It also includes handling customer inquiries, escalating issues, and alerting the team to service incidents, all while managing relationships and building regional knowledge for effective issue resolution.
Exam Assistant must ensure compliance with CMR standards, conducts checks, supports audits, and promotes awareness of material handling within the team. It requires managing resources, cash, and stock, ensuring equipment readiness, planning tasks, coordinating the team, and pursuing continuous professional development.
** Note: Responsibilities may be adjusted as needed by the Line Manager

Role knowledge and experience

• Minimum/essential
  • Experience in identifying and minimising risk
  • Experience in compliance environment
  • Experience of working in a high volume, busy operational environment, delivering to standard
  • Relevant university degree or equivalent experience
  • Be able to track record of working in a tightly controlled process driven environment.

• Desirable
  • Education or work experience in logistics services sector.
  • Experience of supporting on delivery of computer-based exams.

Important information:

• Fluent written and spoken Russian and English
• Candidate must have the legal right to work in the stated location. We will not be providing Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance is not provided
• This role may require weekend work when necessary.

Closure date: 10 July 2025

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Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website.