Education Coordinator: Examinations (£31,751 PA)

2-year Fixed Term with potential to extend

Location: Craven Street with opportunity for hybrid working (see job profile for details)
Job level: Level H - Coordinator
Salary: Starting salary of £31,751 per annum plus competitive benefits
Working hours: The normal working hours for the above post will be 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday

The College of Optometrists is the professional body for optometry. It qualifies the profession and delivers the guidance and development to ensure optometrists provide the best possible care. We promote excellence through the College’s affixes, by building the evidence base for optometry, and raising awareness of the profession with the public, commissioners, and healthcare professionals.

We are looking for an Education Coordinator who will join our established and busy Assessments Team. This role will support the qualification portfolio delivery that the College administer on behalf of the General Optical Council (GOC).

The role will focus on the operational delivery of and results processing for examinations run by the College, including: the Therapeutics Common Final Assessment– Independent Prescribing (IP) and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). The role will also involve administering clinical placement logbook and liaising with professional mentors. The role is varied and changes across the year, in line with the College examination and activity cycle.

Reporting to the Education Manager (Examinations), the role holder will be responsible for:

• Managing the clinical logbook, from registration and facilitation to approval and user management
• Supporting the delivery of the College’s Final Assessment Examinations
• Responding to queries related to the OSCE examination and the IP qualification
• Scheduling the OSCEs (four times a year) and IP Exams (three times a year)
• Liaising with assessment software providers, external service providers, subject matter experts and venues
• Keeping accurate and easily accessible records.
• Supporting colleagues with broader Education duties as may be required
• Adhering to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and rules and guidance governing the Scheme for Registration. Handling any other duties or tasks as directed by the Education Manager, Deputy Director, or Director of Education

Successful candidates would need to demonstrate the following skills, experience and knowledge: 

• Experience of working In assessment/qualification organisation and delivery.
• Data management, analysis, and reporting, with excellent attention to detail
• The ability to maintain information to a high standard of accuracy and completeness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce accurate written materials and provide clear verbal explanations
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or similar CRM, web-based tools, and advanced Microsoft Office Skills, especially Excel and accurate data entry skills
• The ability to communicate with and collaborate with people from a diverse range of cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds.
• Excellent verbal and written English language communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders.
• Ability to contribute as a team player with the ability to contribute positively to a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Good organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to meet deadlines.

In return, we offer a variety of benefits including a generous pension plan, life assurance, and a health care cash plan. The College has a TOIL policy and provides time off for events taking place during the evening and weekends. There is also potential to progress to a maximum range of £38,435 under our performance-based/market-driven incremental scheme.

• Interviews will take place on 4 and 5 February 2026.

The College is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to avoiding unlawful discrimination. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, valuing the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the College. In support of this we follow a fair recruitment process in which shortlisting and other recruitment decisions are made on the basis of skills, competencies and experience demonstrated in the application and interview process. 

If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made to support your application due to a disability or other condition, please let us know. 

• Typical working hours at the College are 9 am to 5 pm (7 hours, excluding lunch) working five days a week. We operate a flexible working window from 8 am to 6 pm where you can vary your start and end time (working a 7 hour day). This role is flexible and can be worked over a variety of working patterns.
• We also offer hybrid working (a mixture of home and office working). Typically College staff will work around 20 - 40% of their time at the workplace (whether this is the office at Craven St, or a face to face meeting, exam or event at another business related site or organisation) per week.

• We act with integrity and transparency
• We listen and we learn
• We demonstrate respect and professionalism
• We achieve high quality
• We champion diversity and inclusion.