Senior Test/Assessment Administrator

London, England, United Kingdom

12/19/2024

At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.

Part of UK Schools, the Assessment division combines excellence in assessment with outstanding customer experience. The Assessment division has end-to-end responsibility for delivering on-time, accurate results of high stakes UK and international qualifications to our learners and first-class customer service to all our customers.

The Assessment Division Comprises

Delivery team - accountable for the strategic delivery of our high stakes UK and international qualifications

Content and Digitisation team - accountable for the accurate delivery of our secure high stakes UK and international assessment instruments as well as non-secure content, both paper based and onscreen.

Quality and improvement team - accountable for quality assurance, post results services, improvement initiatives (including assessment monitoring), regulatory research (including consultations)

Strategy and customer team - accountable for delivery of assessment-related transformational, strategic and customer initiatives

Online assessment transformation team - accountable for delivering online transformation initiatives and support of online marking system.

The Digitisation Executive will be required to work directly with the wider Content Team, Assessment Design and Assessment to deliver key accountabilities and assessment content-related strategic initiatives.

Purpose

The Purpose Of The Digitisation Executive Role Is To

• Digitise content for high stakes UK and international qualifications for which they are responsible to time and quality
• Help to build the technical knowledge and expertise for digitisation of content within the Content Team and wider business
• Be accountable for the integrity by which digitisation content processes are followed
• Deliver on innovation for test making, taking and processing; for example, delivering high stakes onscreen assessments
• Share knowledge with Associate population around digitisation
  
  

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver high stakes UK and international digitalised content for our mocks, onscreen and remote invigilation services
• Deliver secure and non-secure high stakes digitised assessment content to time, quality and security
• Adhere to all regulatory and internal procedures, at all times
• Meet all deadlines within the business calendar and Digitisation schedule, establishing a reputation for always delivering on time
• Mapping items between paper based content and digital items
• Build digital items using the authoring tool for inclusion in the item bank
• Build knowledge of authoring platform and look to share knowledge for digitisation of content within the Content Team and wider business
• Work with technical teams to inform the development of the authoring tool, workflow process and item banking solution
• Work with Assessment Design and User Experience teams on the development of new digital item types, proposing solutions as appropriate
• Maintain relationships with SMEs/Senior Associate teams,
• Able to adapt and evolve the digitisation process .
  
  

Data

• Be accountable for reporting accurate and timely data and information to the Assessment management team and wider business, escalating issues (with proposed solutions) as appropriate
  
  

Person Specification

Experience

Core competencies:

• Provide a customer focused service
• Excellent digital literacy, including a basic grounding in HTML
• Communicating with influence
• Working with others to achieve goals
• Delivering goals in a changing environment
• Taking creative and innovative approach to work
• Maximising potential in self and others.
  
  

Education, Qualification And Training

• Degree or equivalent qualification
  
  

Personal Style And Behaviour

• Highly motivated individual with personal drive and energy
• Able to prioritise and manage own workload
• Actively seeks information and is able to handle it appropriately
• Prepared to be flexible in their approach to problem solving
• Decent.
  
  

Pearson Profile

Self / Others / Business

• Always Learning
• Courageous
• Ethical
• Determined
• Customer Focussed
• Transformational
  
  

Strategic and visionary

• Innovative
• Developer
• Inspirational
• Relationship builder
• Makes it happen
  
  

Your Rewards & Benefits

We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families, too.

Please see our attractive UK benefits here: Pearson Jobs - Benefits

What To Expect From Pearson

Did you know Pearson is one of the 10 most innovative education companies of 2022?

At Pearson, we add life to a lifetime of learning so everyone can realize the life they imagine. We do this by creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are on a journey to be 100 percent digital to meet the changing needs of the global population by developing a new strategy with ambitious targets. To deliver on our strategic vision, we have five business divisions that are the foundation for the long-term growth of the company: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills and Higher Education. Alongside these, we have our corporate divisions: Digital & Technology, Finance, Global Corporate Marketing & Communications, Human Resources, Legal, Strategy and Direct to Consumer. Learn more at We are Pearson.

We value the power of an inclusive culture and also a strong sense of belonging. We promote a culture where differences are embraced, opportunities are accessible, consideration and respect are the norm and all individuals are supported in reaching their full potential. Through our talent, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion make us a more innovative and vibrant place to work. People are at the center, and we are committed to building a workplace where talent can learn, grow and thrive.

Pearson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We want a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We strive for a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities.

To learn more about Pearson’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, navigate to: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Pearson.

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Job: PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: FULLTIME

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Req ID: 17822