External Examiner (HE provision)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 17 August 2025
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

Quality Assurance Academic Standards Assessment Process Higher Education External Examining University Regulations Student Performance Evaluation

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

NCCA are looking for an External Examiner for academic year 2023 onwards (up to 4 years). External Examining is a key part of the way NCCA and the University of Kent manages the quality of its courses of study. In providing informed and impartial oversight the University’s External Examining system ensures academic standards are maintained, the assessment process is fair, and the University can compare standards with other higher education institutions.

  • Quality Assurance
  • Academic Standards
  • Assessment Process
  • Higher Education
  • External Examining
  • University Regulations

External Examiner HE provision

The Post:

NCCA are looking for an External Examiner for academic year 2023 onwards (up to 4 years)

External Examining is a key part of the way NCCA and the University of Kent manages the quality of its courses of study. In providing informed and impartial oversight the University’s External Examining system ensures:

  • the academic standards of each award and its component parts are set and maintained by the University at the appropriate level and that student performance is properly judged against this;
  • the assessment process measures student achievement appropriately against the intended outcomes of the course, and is rigorous, fairly operated and in line with the institution’s policies and regulations;
  • the University is able to compare the standards of its awards with those of other higher education institutions.

External Examiner

Job Title: External Examiner (HE provision)

Reports to: Head of Academic Administration & Student Support and University of Kent Quality Assurance Office

Member of: University of Kent Quality Assurance and NCCA Head of Academic Administration and Student Support

Salary: Fees and Expenses (outline in External Examiner Handbook)

Holiday Entitlement: N/A

Hours: Adhoc

Start Date: September 2024

Job Description

### External Examiner

External Examiner

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