Manager, Examining and Testing

4 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Government -NSW Education Standards Authority Full time

**Manager, Examining and Testing**

NSW Education Standards Authority (‘NESA’) was formally established on 1 January 2017 to improve quality teaching and student learning across all schools and school sectors. It is responsible for the curriculum, assessment, teacher accreditation and regulatory standards in NSW schools, and accreditation of early childhood teachers.

We are looking for a Manager, Examining and Testing to lead projects and operational teams to develop, deliver, monitor, and evaluate a portfolio of assessment projects, in particular the development of HSC examinations and Minimum Standard tests. The manager’s purpose includes improvement of broader program outcomes, and support to achieve organisational objectives.

**To be successful in the role**:
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate your immediate proficiency in the focus capabilities as highlighted in the Role Description. All the capabilities listed in the role description will be assessed at different stages of the recruitment process.

**Essential requirements**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Education
- Knowledge and understanding of current assessment and education trends and issues
- Knowledge and understanding of the development of tests and examinations
- Working with children check clearance

**Pre-screening questions**:
Answer the two pre-screening questions below. We are looking for you to demonstrate your competency in this focus capability. Answer with concrete examples and in no more than 400 words per question. Briefly describe the context of the situation(s), the actions that you took, the outcome of your efforts and what you learned from the experience.

**Q1**: Outline how you have driven a high-performance culture in the teams you have led. What strategies did you use to evaluate achievement of your objectives and what did you learn from the process?

**Q2**: Provide an example of a project that you have managed that has had interdependencies and required stakeholder engagement. What strategies did you use to achieve the outcomes of the project on time and within budget?
- A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months._

At NESA we endeavour to make roles flexible. While this role is advertised as full time, we will consider requests to undertake the work on a flexible, part-time or job-share basis.

Location: 117 Clarence Street, Sydney

Work type: Ongoing, Full-time

Classification: Chief Education Officer Grade 1 (CEO1)

Closing date: 20 April 2023

Total Remuneration: $170,859 - $189,811 plus superannuation and leave loading

Contact: Jennifer Taylor

Phone: 02 9367 8233

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