IB Chief Examiner

Chief Examiners work closely with Subject Managers to provide effective, reliable and continuous leadership of all assessment activities within a subject for the Diploma Programme (DP) or at the subject group level for the Middle Years Programme (MYP). The role demands the commitment of an experienced education leader with a strong background in the required subject specialism.

As a Chief Examiner, you will also become a member of the examining board for the IB.

As the IB currently operates a seven-year cycle of curriculum review for individual subjects and courses, the exact nature of your involvement will vary according to timing.

The Chief Examiner position is part-time, involves no relocation, and is usually undertaken in addition to existing work commitments. It is normally held for five years, with an annual performance review.

Benefits of becoming an IB Chief Examiner

• Play a critical role within the IB examination and assessment process.
• Work within a diverse community comprising of IB academic staff, teachers, and external consultants.
• Improve your knowledge, skills and performance through professional development training.

Responsibilities

• Set the academic standard for your subject and make sure it is maintained.
• Contribute to assessment preparation.
• Mark student work.
• Decide on the final grades of students.
• Attend meetings (either face-to-face or online) for activities such as question paper editing, examiner standardization, and grade awarding.
• Become a member of the examining board for the IB.
• You may be invited to participate in curriculum and assessment development alongside teachers, external consultants, and IB academic staff.

Requirements

• Applicants must have a degree or equivalent in the subject (or a related subject) for which they are applying.
• Applicants must have a minimum of one year’s experience teaching and assessing the subject (or a related subject) to students in an appropriate age range:
  • MYP: 14 to 16 years of age
  • DP: 16 to 19 years of age.
• Applicants must possess management and leadership skills coupled with strong communication and networking capabilities.
• Applicants must have previous examining experience.
• Applicants must be available during the examination sessions to complete standardization, marking, moderation, grade awarding and enquiry upon results tasks.

How to become an IB Chief Examiner

Most IB Chief Examiner roles are advertised in July and August in preparation for September of the following year. When IB Chief Examiner positions are available, they will appear below. Please note, the recruitment process can take up to six months after the closing date, during which you may be asked to complete additional tasks.

Find out more about the IB Chief Examiner role [PDF, 123 KB]

Read the recruitment policy [PDF, 128 KB] 

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