Job Description
About the Qatar Technical
Institute
Located on Al Udeid Airbase in
Doha, the Qatar Technical Institute provides internationally recognized
training programs to the all three services that make up the Qatar Armed Forces.
The QTI training pipeline consists of Foundation Training, General Engineering
and Specialty Type Training. Supporting Qatar vision 2030, this ensures QAF
personnel are equipped with appropriate skills and knowledge for a career in
the Armed Forces.
About the Role Holder
The role holder will be a pro-active
individual who demonstrate ownership of all activities within their direct
areas of responsibility. They will be responsible for researching, developing,
managing, and continuously improving the end-to-end Foundation Department
examinations and assessment process;
The role holder requires an eye
for detail, strong organisation skills and the ability to produce work of a
high quality with pace to ensure that internal customers are provided with a
service that enables them to deliver an efficient and effective Foundation
Training pipeline across English language, maths, physics and IT subject areas.
The aim is to ensure full
compliance with both internal centre standards and any relevant Awarding Body
requirements, while maintaining a streamlined, turn-key examinations solution
for the Foundation Department.
Core Duties
- The role holder’s core duties will include:
- Conducting research,
writing, and performing post-test analysis of ELT formative and summative
assessment content.
- Proactively identifying and
implementing efficiency improvements within own area of responsibility.
- Coordinating with a broad
range of internal and external stakeholders, including QAF TI students,
Chief/Senior Instructors, Training Managers, Contract and Assurance teams, IT
support, and awarding organisations (as required).
- Managing the Foundation
Stage assessment process (inc. English language training, maths, physics and
IT), which includes gathering necessary information from teaching/instructional
staff to ensure timely and accurate student examination entries, and handling
amendments or withdrawals as needed.
- Overseeing the preparation
process for Foundation Stage (inc. English language training, maths, science
and IT), which involves preparing examination timetables for students and
staff, creating seating plans for examination rooms, briefing candidates and
staff, notifying relevant departments, and securely receiving, checking, and
storing confidential examination materials.
- Supervising Foundation
Stage examination and assessment days in accordance with awarding body
regulations and internal protocols (where applicable). This includes ensuring
all necessary preparations are made, invigilating exams, addressing any issues
that arise during or after the assessments, and documenting the process
appropriately.
- Organising the end-to-end
placement testing process to ensure that students are correctly assessed and
placed within the Foundation pathway.
- Managing the results
process for Foundation examinations and assessments, including accessing
results electronically, downloading them from awarding body secure sites, and
preparing results for dissemination to students via the relevant Chief
Instructor.
- Staying informed of any
changes to examinations by the Awarding Body and assisting the Quality, Exams,
and Assurance Lead in updating related policies as part of the change
management process.
- Aligning weekly and
mid-course assessment content with instructional goals and learning design.
- Collaborating with the
Exams and Assessment Lead to evaluate activity data and iteratively improve
assessment content and design.
- Handling requests and
administering post-results services for the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) and Senior
Management Team (SMT).
Key accountabilities include:
- Production of English
Language Training assessments.
- Managing the end-to-end
examination and assessment process for the Foundation Stage.
- Analysing examination and assessment
results and reporting findings to the management team.
- Recording examination
results and issuing certificates to successful candidates.
- Reporting to the relevant
Training Manager, through the Contract and Assurance Manager, for the delivery
of Foundation Stage examinations and placement results.
Requirements- Formal qualification in
Language Testing or relevant experience
- Detailed knowledge of
Language Testing (pre/post-test production)
- Holds qualified teacher’s
status/has relevant education and training qualification e.g. CELTA, TESOL,
PGCE, and MA, BA in ELT/TESOL/Education.
- Experience of English
curriculum and material development.
- Relevant experience
teaching English to international students in a range of contexts, especially
in the Middle East desirable but not essential.
- Experience dealing with exams
/ assessment and invigilation
- Experience working with a Learning
Management System
- Proficient in the use of Office
365 or Microsoft Office products
- Excellent communication skills
with a friendly and helpful personality
- Excellent organization
skills with the ability to effectively manage and prioritise own workload
- Experience of IELTS
teaching and examinations
Other desirable competencies include:
- Masters in Language Testing
- Experience of working
within a military setting
- Experience working with external
awarding bodies
