Senior Education and Assessment (E&A) Coordinator

Welcome to the College community

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is a worldwide community of inspiring health professionals working together to advance the profession and improve patient care. Together we’re a force for good, determined to make a positive difference, and passionate about speaking up for our professions.

Our community is made up of the expertise and experience of over 15,000 outstanding, hardworking Members, supported by over 100 College staff. Together, we are committed to providing an innovative, relevant and inspiring programme of activity across the College to support health professionals and healthcare.

With care and compassion at our core, our work is guided by our values of inclusivity, integrity, community, innovation and inspiration. We’re committed to living these values and behaviours through the way we work and interact with each other.

The College promotes an agile, flexible workforce. This is a part-time post. Applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements are welcome.

The College has a hybrid working policy which enables employees to work from both their home and in the College. The post is primarily based in the College building; however, employees have the option to work up to 50% of their working time at home, with the days being subject to the needs of the business.

The post holder will be required to work in College 100% of their contracted hours during the induction period.

The role 

Reporting to the Head of Assessment the Senior Education & Assessment (E&A) Coordinator provides professional and confidential project and administrative support to the E&A leadership team and appropriate clinicians, contributing to a wide range of strategic initiatives. This includes research, planning, documentation and reporting for assessment related projects, as well as responsibility for collating and reporting departmental KPIs and statistics. The role supports the effective progression of workstreams, manages the College’s bank of invigilators and oversees induction planning for assessment staff.

The role supports the organisation, delivery, and continuous improvement of postgraduate medical examinations by supporting Exams Managers on strategic initiatives such as developing new exam centres and new policies and planning of exam activity, including financial oversight and budget preparation. The Senior E&A Coordinator will assist Managers in the coordination of workload within the team, streamlining operational processes and embedding best practices.

Success in this role requires exceptional organisational skills, strong interpersonal communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities within a dynamic and evolving environment.

• This role is 35hrs/week
• 12-Month Fixed term

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Who we're looking for

The post-holder will require the following:

Knowledge:

Essential:

• Relevant administrative experience is essentiaL
• Experience of handling multiple projects simultaneously
• A good knowledge of Microsoft Word and a working knowledge of spreadsheets, databases and PowerPoint is essential, as is a familiarity with modern office and IT systems
• Knowledge of relevant legislation (e.g. GDPR)

Desirable:

• Understanding of the Medical/Educational/Public sector or not-for-profit  environment
• Knowledge of quality assurance and maintenance of standards in relation to examinations
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Strong multi-tasking skills
• Ability to work to strict timescales in order to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Ability to interpret detailed Regulations
• Efficient flexibility
• Proficiently proactive and reactive
• Strong team-worker
• Excellent communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Customer focused and strong ability to deal with individuals on all levels in a friendly, welcoming and helpful manner; discretion and sensitivity are essential
• A keenly developed sense of initiative is required to handle challenges that may occur.
• A significant level of personal responsibility
• Ability to travel in the UK and internationally for up to one week at a time as required

Desirable:

• Demonstrable experience of organising examinations or events including; all logistical arrangements as well as examiner engagement and marking/results processing
• Project management training and experience, including use of tools to track and monitor progress
• Experience leading a team in the delivery of an event or project
   

The full job description can be found in the documentation below.

How to apply

Successful candidates will have the requisite ability and experience to meet the specific requirements of the post. If you believe you have the skills to be part of our team then apply by submitting your CV, with a cover letter and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form (available to download above). 
 

Please note that the College is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Therefore, candidates must already have the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date: Wednesday 8 April 2026. However, we will assess applications as they are received and call successful applicants for interview.   Therefore, the closing date may be brought forward without notice. We anticipate interviews will be held w/c 13th April 2026. 

If you have any queries, please contact recruitment@rcpsg.ac.uk 

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. If you would like your information removed sooner, please contact recruitment@rcpsg.ac.uk 
 

Please see the application form below.