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MBBS OSCE Invigilation 23rd & 24th April 2025 (08.00 til 13.00 PM) Guys Campus

Key responsibilities   

• To support the Lead Invigilator/ Staff Lead  in carrying out their duties by attending briefing sessions prior to and following exam sessions as required.  
• To assist with setting up the circuit(s): putting out clipboards, sharp pencils, and rubbers inside each station. 
• Assist with the set-up of equipment (training will be given for the setting up of props or the resetting of station equipment). 
• To assist students before the exam begins, ensuring that all students are correctly located and ready for the exam.   
• To invigilate the examination circuits and guide students between stations during the exam.  
• Direct examiners, patients, simulated patients to the correct stations. 
• Be the first response for examiner questions or concerns, raising issues with the lead invigilator or senior examiner quickly and efficiently. 
• To vigilantly monitor the room/allocated area throughout the exam in session whilst not disrupting the candidates; and ensuring a calm environment conducive to supporting students to be successful in their exams.  
• To ensure that noise levels on the examination circuit are kept to a minimum and that examination conditions are maintained throughout 
• To promptly report any incidents that may impact a candidate's performance to the Lead Invigilator, Circuit Lead (Marshall), OSCE Site Lead, or Senior Examiner. 
• To ensure that, at the end of the exam, all iPads and materials are collected and returned to the relevant place according to set procedures as advised by the Lead Invigilator.   

Qualifications

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Skills

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Our client is looking for a professional communicator with a marketing background to join their college based in West London.

The role will require:
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
- Computer literate; with the ability to use Word, Excel and email.
- A very good understanding of how to market to students or in education.
- Creative flare to improve marketing of the college.

More about the role:

You will be an experienced communicator with the ability to deploy an effective mix of marketing and student recruitment tools to influence prospective students in their choice of study across multiple channels.

You will also provide advice and guidance to students over the phone and email.

Qualifications
None required.

Skills
- A high standard of written and spoken English
- Excellent computing skills
- The ability to prioritise a busy workload are essential
- An understanding of education admissions would be an advantage.
- A background in marketing or creative industries would be at an advantage.
- Experience working in an educational institution.

Context King?s Global Health Partnerships (KGHP) brings together the academic, health and international development communities to strengthen healthcare systems in Africa. We work in partnership with hospitals, universities and governments to strengthen health systems and improve the quality of care in five countries: Somaliland, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and The Gambia. Purpose We are seeking a Programme Officer to work with us on a temporary and part-time basis. The start date will be agreed with the selected candidate based on their availability.

The Programme Officer will provide support to the team in the delivery of our portfolio of projects and programmes. It is an administrative role that will be responsible for organising meetings, booking travel, and supporting financial administration. 

The role will primarily support the Somaliland programme in the set up of a new mental health research grant and delivery of a project to improve the quality of care in Somaliland?s regional hospitals. It will also provide wider support to our cross-organisational work and programmes in Zambia and DRC as needed. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in project management, partnership development and global health. 

Duties: Organise project and cross-organisational meetings, including coordinating with participants, scheduling, circulating papers and taking minutes. Supporting Programme Manager(s) to develop project communication tools, including project summaries and slide decks. Support Programme Manager(s) to develop and maintain key project management tools, including contact lists, work plans, risk registers. Support excellent knowledge management, by filing project documents according to organisational saving conventions. Support partner organisations to access and navigate the KCL shared filing system. Book flights for staff travelling to KGHP partnership countries and liaise with partner organisations to arrange visas and insurance cover. Support staff prior to travel by sharing key documents including policies, security and travel manuals. Process purchase orders and liaise with finance colleagues to ensure payments make their way through the finance system and payments are made to suppliers on time. Support with other administrative tasks as needed by the team. 

 

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree, in a relevant subject 

 

Skills

Essential criteria 

1. Demonstrable interest in the fields of global health and/or international development 

2. Excellent organizational and administrative skills, and ability to manage varied workload 

3. Excellent communication skills, written and verbal 

4. Strong interpersonal skills 

5. Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and databases. 

Desirable Criteria 

1. Some knowledge/experience of global health or experience 

2. Experience of project management, in the not-for-profit sector 

3. Experience working collaboratively with partner organisations in low resource settings. 

Please note that we are only able to accept applications from those with a right to work in the UK.