Subject Manager

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

7/21/2025

Job Description

Subject Manager, Middle Years Programme

Salary: Circa £49,314 per annum

Job Type: Full Time, 37.5 hours, Permanent

Location: IB (International Baccalaureate®) Global Centre, Cardiff

About The IB

Hybrid working opportunity, office presence required twice per week

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About The Job

We have a fantastic opportunity for a suitable candidate to take on a Subject Manager’s post within the Assessment Development and Delivery (ADD) team.

The post-holder will lead and manage the assessments of three Individuals & Societies on-screen subjects (Geography, History and Integrated Humanities) and one ePortfolio subject.

The successful applicant will be required to ensure the reliability, accuracy and fairness of the assessments. They will manage international teams of senior examiners and be responsible for all assessment related activities of these teams including examination authoring, standardisation and grade award.

The post holder will also work closely with other departments of the IB, particularly those within the Education directorate and may occasionally represent the IB at international conferences and events.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

For designated subjects

• Demonstrate leadership of a team of examiners, including senior examiners
• Lead authoring teams to produce high quality assessments
• Implement effective standardisation processes and monitor the marking of assessment material
• Lead grade award meetings to ensure grades are awarded fairly
• Plan and manage expenses related to assessment for the designated subject(s), as appropriate
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders any relevant information or advice on assessment related matters for the designated subject(s) in a variety of languages
• Represent the assessment perspective in curriculum review
  
  
  

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

About You E Ssential

• A qualification at degree level, relevant to the Subject Manager’s area of responsibility
• Significant and relevant post-qualification experience in educational assessment, teaching or research
• Excellent organisational skills with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
• The ability to analyse and draw conclusions from statistical information
• Excellent spoken and written skills in English (the working language of the IB Assessment Centre)
• The ability to lead and work within a team and to foster a collaborative environment
• Competence in using standard office software (including Microsoft Word and Excel)
• A willingness to accommodate innovative ways of working with, and using, digital media
• The ability to manage multiple projects to agreed timelines
• The ability to present effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes
  
  
  

Desirable

• The ability to work in French or Spanish.
• Experience in a similar role
• Experience in examining
  
  
  

Other Special Requirements:

Flexibility to work weekends during peak examinations sessions (May/June, November/December) and occasionally at unsociable hours. We run a flexi hours policy to compensate for any overtime.

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 10% employer pension contribution from first day of employment (minimum contribution required from yourself is 3%)
• 25 Days annual leave, plus public holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave
• Flexi Hours with our core hours as 10am-12pm and 2pm-3pm. You can flex your 37.5 hours per week around this
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• Life assurance 4x annual salary
• Paid volunteering leave (one day per calendar year)
• Flexible benefits allowance at 1.5% of your annual salary
• Excellent continuous professional development
• Health and wellness schemes
• Disability Confident Employer
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounts on a range of products, including days out and Gym Memberships
• Cash back opportunities available from a wide range of retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-site car parking
• Please note that in September 2025 our Cardiff Office will relocate to Fusion Point One, Dumballs Road, Cardiff, CF10 5BF. The building is a 5-minute walk from Cardiff Central Station and a 10-minute walk to the city centre. Our new offices will have 60 parking spaces available which will be reservable online.
  
  
  

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm, Monday 04 August 2025

We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants.