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IB Diploma Administrative Assistant & Examination Officer

To complete our team at Secondary School, we are looking for an IB Diploma Administrative Assistant & Examination Officer

Responsibilities:

Assist the IBDP Coordinator with IB Diploma administrative tasks (uploading internal and external assessments, organizing resources, communicating Diploma developments, creating accounts on MyIB)
Liaise with the external Assessment Boards for all matters regarding the administration of the external exams
Prepare and run the internal school exams
Liaise with teachers, students and parents regarding examination entries
Submit entries for external examinations to awarding bodies in advance of deadlines
Responsible for organising exam materials, providing safe custody of and organising examination stationery and materials
Review and verify documents for accuracy, completeness and compliance with predetermined standards

The International School of Geneva welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers.

Posted: November 2018

This is a Direct to School Job

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Location	Geneva, Switzerland, Europe
Start Date	September 2019
Contract Length	1 year
Eligible Candidates	College/University Faculty, ESL Instructor
Student Level	University
Number of Vacancies	1

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates	TESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hours
Education Required	High School Diploma
Major	International Bacalaureate
Additional School Requirements
Previous SAT and ACT experience, as well as IB Diploma Programme Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and accuracy, initiative Interest in teaching environments including the desire to work with students and teachers Ability to work in French and English High personal standards Professional tact, diplomacy and presentation with administrators, staff, teachers, students, parents and community members Ability to work under pressure and tight timelines Flexibility and ability to work additional hours during exam periods Comfort with technical/administrative software
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About the School

We prepare students for membership in communities that are socially and culturally diverse, for citizenship, and for engagement with the political, ethical, and environmental challenges of their times. We expect them to want to take an active part in making their world a better place and one that is based on the mutual understanding, respect, and shared values to which the school has been committed throughout its long history. The International School of Geneva serves both the international and local communities of the Geneva area. We are committed to preparing students to live in a multilingual and multicultural world and, as a bilingual Foundation, to develop their fluency in both English and French. The school exists for the sake of its students and is committed to a continual re-evaluation of their needs in the light of social, economic, and cultural change. The school strives continually to promote excellence in all aspects of its provision, to do better than its previous best, and to model the values that it encourages in its students. The main principles of an international education A key element of this unity is a commitment to a particular kind of international education. The Foundation has defined those main principles as follows: Encouraging important international values Supporting the student’s language development Ensuring an international dimension to the curriculum Recognising the importance of global issues Showing respect for, and integration with, the host country