Specialist, Item Bank, Examination Board

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Karachi

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University was found in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private university, Aga Khan University is a not-for-profit institution and an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. Starting in 2000, the University expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom and Afghanistan. AKU began life as a health-sciences university.

The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) is the first private-sector university-led trans-provincial Board (awarding body) in Pakistan established through the Ordinance of the Government of Pakistan. The Board offers high-quality examinations for Secondary School (grades 9th and 10th - SSC) and Higher Secondary School (grades 11th and 12th - HSSC/ FSC) qualifications for public and private schools across Pakistan. The Board also offers a Middle School Programme (MSP) for grades 6th–8th students and its registered schools engage a globally accepted approach, Project-Based Learning (PBL) to implement the MSP. The PBL is considered as a foundation of the AKU-EB MSP, helping schools foster sense of purpose and leadership in young learners.

At the heart of AKU-EB’s mission is to shift teaching and learning away from rote learning and move towards higher order thinking, preparing students for higher education and lifelong learning. The Board is evaluated internationally for implementing global best practices, making AKU-EB qualifications credible and recognized globally.

AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for ensuring and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Specialist (Item Bank) in the Examination Board.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Manager (Assessment), you will be responsible to:

• review the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of Examination and Assessment Department
• limit access of examination papers / data to authorized persons as approved by the CEO and Manager, Examination Development  
• co-ordinate with the departments to ensure any change in data has been executed successfully. 

Requirements:

You should have:

• at least a master's degree in a relevant field
• an experience of working on Database software (preferred)
• an experience of maintaining an item bank
• an experience in people dealing
• excellent computer skills
• well versed in information system management
• good English / Urdu communication skills, spoken and written
• strong administrative skills
• sound knowledge of the implementation and functioning of the Database software
• an understanding of collaborative approach.

Comprehensive employment reference check will be conducted.