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Regular Invigilator (Main Exams Office Recruitment)

Details


1104015


City St Georges University of London


09/12/2025


Ongoing


There are two exam sessions each day which are allocated based on required skills and exam needs. The AM shift will start at 09:15, the PM shift will start at 14:15. Shift lengths are dependent on the exam and are typically 2-4 hours.


Smart Casual

Pay


£15.02


£1.81

Description

Role
We are looking to expand our team of invigilators for the January 2026 exam period which runs Monday 5th – Friday 23rd January. 

 
Please state the dates that you are available in your Cover Letter. The number of shifts available during the period cannot be guaranteed.
 
This role is with the central Exams Office where City St George’s three main examination periods are run annually. There is an opportunity to continue work in future examination periods based on performance 
Please note, successful candidates will need to be available for a short 10-minute interview on Tuesday 25th November via Teams and for in-person training 1.30pm-3.30pm on Tuesday 9th December. Training will be two hours and paid at the role rate.
 
If you have worked for City before, please get in touch with the exams office via ‘invigilators@city.ac.uk' as you may not need to apply for this role again.

Duties and responsibilities
Examination Invigilators are essential to ensure the fair and proper conduct of examinations in an environment that enables exam candidates to perform at their best. 

 
Duties include:
- Setting up the examination venue
- Applying exam procedures
- Supporting and supervising candidates
- Collection and delivery of exam scripts for marking

Skills and experience
- Ability to follow pre-defined processes and apply them consistently 

- Ability to follow the instruction of the Head Invigilator
- Ability to handle difficult situations with support from the Head Invigilator
-Accuracy and attention to detail
- Professional attitude
- Reliability
- Flexibility
- Previous Invigilator experience desirable
 
Due to the nature of this role, this position is not suitable for current City St George’s Undergraduate or City St George’s Masters Students. However, PhD students, staff and those external to City St George’s are welcome to apply.
 
Please note: This is an advert to recruit new Invigilators. Please do not apply if you are already an Invigilator for the Central Exams Office.

Location
City St George’s, University of London

Additional information

Interview Date: Tuesday 25th November 2025
 
Start Date: 09th December 2025 (Training)
 
End Date: Shifts will be allocated over the exam period which runs 5-24 January 2026 (With the possibility of further shifts throughout the exam period for rest of the year)
 
Hours and days: There are two exam sessions each day which are allocated based on required skills and exam needs. The AM shift will start at 09:15, the PM shift will start at 14:15. Shift lengths are dependent on the exam and are typically 2-4 hours.
 

This advert will expire on Sun 16/11/2025 at 23:59

 

Disclaimer: this advert may end earlier if we receive sufficient applications before the deadline. If you wish to apply for this role, please apply sooner rather than later.

 

Please note payroll at City University Unitemps, runs monthly with mid-month timesheet cut off dates. Before applying to this role please ensure you view the payroll deadline dates here

 

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement (EDI)

 

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture, for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

 

We welcome applications regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or social class. For more information on our approaches to encouraging an inclusive environment, please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Pages

 

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