Exam Invigilators

Job description

About

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

About The Role

The Education Services Directorate provides high-quality professional services to students, staff and external stakeholders in aspects relating to academic administration for taught and research programmes of study, including student cases, complaints, examinations, assessment and progression and degree and award congregations. Its remit is to support the University’s strategic ambitions and to deliver, where appropriate, institution wide change, affecting improvements in key strategic areas to enhance the Swansea student experience.

The post-holder will support the work of the University’s Examinations Office in delivering examination arrangements across both campuses and providing a high-quality student experience.

Invigilators will be expected to assist the Chief Invigilator in distributing question papers, supervising the examination and collecting and recording details of the completed scripts at the end of each examination.

This role will suit applicants who are highly organised, have good communications skills and who can demonstrate an understanding of the importance of the examination processes.

The post-holder will be required to work across the University sites as required and be available to work during the University’s main examination periods. For the 2026/27 academic year these are Monday 4th January to Friday 22nd January 2027 and Monday 10th May to Friday 4th June 2027.