Job Description

Aldar Education are currently seeking a Data Administrator and Examinations Officer to support with the Education Leadership Team across Mamoura British Academy in Abu Dhabi commencing in the 2024-2025 academic year or earlier if available.

Mamoura British Academy is a British curriculum, mixed gender school until Year 8 and a girl’s only school from Year 9 onwards. It is located in a state of the art building in the heart of Abu Dhabi. We strive for excellence in all that we do through our high expectations and commitment to ensuring that we provide high quality learning opportunities for our students. Our vision is to be ‘a sustainable and innovative learning community, where we nurture all learners through our bespoke Mamoura British Academy DNA.’ This Mamoura Learner, Teacher and Values DNA is at the heart of the school community.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group. The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Responsibilities

ESIS:

• Inputting final grades for A Level and GCSE on ESIS.
• Inputting Year13 exit exams grades on ESIS.
• Ensure that all students have been allocated to correct classes/year groups on ESIS.
• Ensure that the curriculum is allocated on ESIS.
• Ensure that all subjects and scales are assigned on ESIS.
• Signing of Decrees for Year 10 to Year 13.
• Inputting termly data from engage onto ESIS for Y2-Y13 and approving these marks.
  
  
  

(I)GCSE and (I)A Level Exam Administration:

• Ensuring Heads of Department upload exam entries internally to allow for the formal exam administration to be completed in due time for Pearson Edexcel and Cambridge.
• Working with the Director of Inclusion to complete exam Access Arrangements as needed.
• Adding exam entries for Pearson Edexcel onto Engage.
• Completing Pearson Edexcel exam entries before exam board deadlines.
• Completing upload spreadsheet for British Council Cambridge exams.
• Creating centre timetables for (I)GCSE and (I)AL examinations.
• Organising invigilation schedules for (I)GCSE and (I)AL exams.
• Being a key holder for the Pearson Edexcel Examinations.
• Administering the beginning and end of (I)GCSE and (I)AL examinations.
• Organising Aramex collections for (I)GCSE and (I)AL examinations.
• Liaising with finance to ensure exam entry fees are billed in due time.
• Applying for examination remarks and appeals.
• Making all required arrangements for exam results distribution.
  
  
  

MIS Administration:

• Inputting all data onto MIS System linked to Education Assessment (Engage/iSams)
• Importing data from Learning Ladders to MIS System (Engage/iSams)
• Set up of iSams system and ongoing admistration of iSams
• Full oversight of Engage/iSams on behalf of the education team.
  
  
  

Assessment Data:

• Set up of students on GL assessments website for student exam entries (CAT4/PT/Exact etc).
• Set up of ABT/IBT external examinations and completion of any additional documentation required.
• Update Alps with all Y10-Y13 data on a half termly basis.
• To extract required data from Learning Ladders, as directed by the education team.
• Maintaining, developing and updating the Data Dashboards including the Inclusion Dashboard on a half termly basis.
• Support Assistant Principals with any National Agenda assessment administration including but not limited to TIMSS/PIRLS/PISA.
  
  
  

New Admissions:

• Arranging CAT4 tests for new students.
• Confirming new students added to all Engage/ESIS classes before starting school.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any subject
  
  
  

Minimum Experience:

• Previous experience in a data role and/or examinations role, ideally within a school
  
  
  

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

Required:

• Excellent knowledge of Excel and Word
  
  
  

Desired:

• Awareness of ADEK Educational Policies
• Awareness of (I)GCSE, BTEC and (I)AL exam administration
• Understanding of the British National Curriculum
• Knowledge of ESIS
• Knowledge of Engage