Exam Board Manager

🎓 Exam Board Manager

Organisation: Kaplan Open Learning
Location: Remote (UK) – with access to Leeds office
Contract: Fixed Term (until July 2027)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £34,133 per annum
Reference: JR253257

💼 About the Role

Kaplan Open Learning is hiring an Exam Board Manager to lead the coordination and continuous improvement of Board of Examiners processes across its partner universities.

This is a strategic academic administration role, focused on regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and governance frameworks within higher education. You’ll provide expert guidance on academic regulations, integrity processes, and extenuating circumstances, ensuring smooth and compliant exam board operations.

🧩 Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate all Board of Examiners processes

• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality assurance standards are met

• Provide advice on academic regulations and policies

• Support processes relating to academic integrity and extenuating circumstances

• Work closely with partner universities on operational frameworks

• Communicate complex policies clearly to staff at all levels

• Contribute to continuous improvement of administrative systems

✅ What They’re Looking For

Essential:

• A degree qualification

• Experience in academic administration within higher education

• Ability to interpret and explain complex policies

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

• Strong IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom/Teams)

Desirable:

• Experience supporting Boards of Examiners

• Committee servicing experience

• Line management experience

• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formulas)

🌍 About Kaplan Open Learning

Kaplan Open Learning delivers fully online undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in partnership with UK universities. Its mission is to transform students’ lives through accessible, career-focused higher education.

🎁 Benefits

• 28 days annual leave (pro rata if part-time)

• Generous parental leave packages

• Company pension contributions

• Medicash Health Cash Plan

• 24/7 confidential support helpline

• Discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family

• Remote/hybrid working options

⚠️ Important

• Apply with CV and cover letter by 4 March 2026

• Cover letter must answer two 100-word questions

• No visa sponsorship available