CALL FOR EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONALS
External Examination Setters | External Markers | External Moderators | Examination Invigilators
IBC College – May 2026
Introduction
IBC College invites suitably qualified, experienced, ethical, and professionally competent individuals to submit applications for consideration as External Assessment Professionals for its annual examination and assessment processes.
This call forms part of the College’s ongoing commitment to academic integrity, fairness, transparency, assessment credibility, quality assurance, and the strengthening of institutional academic standards.
IBC College recognises that credible assessment is central to quality teaching and learning. The engagement of external assessment professionals supports independence, objectivity, consistency, confidentiality, and public confidence in the examination process.
Available Roles
Applications are invited for consideration in the following roles:
1. External Examination Setters
Responsible for developing examination papers, marking guides, rubrics, and other assessment instruments in line with approved syllabi, learning outcomes, assessment criteria, and institutional requirements.
2. External Examination Markers
Responsible for marking examination scripts independently and objectively using approved marking guides, rubrics, and assessment criteria.
3. External Examination Moderators
Responsible for reviewing examination papers, marking guides, marked scripts, assessment standards, and moderation reports to ensure fairness, validity, reliability, consistency, and academic quality.
4. Examination Invigilators
Responsible for supervising examinations, enforcing examination regulations, maintaining discipline, preventing irregularities, and safeguarding the integrity of the examination environment.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Possess a relevant academic, professional, technical, or vocational qualification in the applicable subject area or field of assessment.
- Have relevant experience in one or more of the following areas:
Teaching | Training | Examining | Assessment | Marking | Moderation | Invigilation | Quality Assurance | Curriculum Implementation | Industry Practice
Additional Competencies Required
Applicants should demonstrate:
- Competence in the relevant subject or module area
- Understanding of assessment standards and academic integrity
- Ability to apply marking guides, rubrics, and assessment criteria consistently
- Commitment to confidentiality, fairness, objectivity, and professional ethics
- Ability to meet deadlines and submit required examination reports
- Good communication, reporting, and record‑keeping skills
- Willingness to comply with IBC College examination policies, procedures, and conflict‑of‑interest requirements
Appointment is subject to verification of credentials, suitability of expertise, institutional need, conflict‑of‑interest declaration, and acceptance of confidentiality and professional conduct requirements.
Terms of Engagement
- Successful applicants will be engaged on an external, part‑time, and needs‑based basis, aligned to the College’s annual examination and assessment requirements.
- All appointed personnel must observe confidentiality, professional ethics, assessment integrity, institutional examination procedures, and reporting timelines.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received due to the upcoming examination cycle.
Applications received after the first‑round deadline may be retained in the IBC College External Assessment Professionals Database for future examination cycles.
Application Documents
Interested applicants must submit:
- Formal application letter
- Updated curriculum vitae
- Certified copies of academic, professional, technical, or vocational qualifications
- Copy of national identity document or passport
- Role applied for (Setter, Marker, Moderator, Invigilator, or more than one role)
- Subject/module areas of competence
- At least two (2) professional references
Submission Details
Applications should be addressed to:
The Head of Academics
IBC College
Maseru, Lesotho
Applications must be submitted through:
📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Contact: 2832 0936
The process will be coordinated by the Academic Office in liaison with the Head of Administration, under the oversight of the Rector’s Office.
Important Dates and Deadlines
Due to the upcoming annual examination cycle, IBC College will implement an accelerated selection and engagement process:
- Publication of Call: Tuesday, 5 May 2026
- Closing Date (First Round): Monday, 11 May 2026 at 16:30
- Shortlisting and Verification: Tuesday, 12 May 2026
- Appointment of Selected Professionals: Thursday, 14 May 2026
- Briefing & Signing of Confidentiality Forms: Friday, 15 May 2026
- Submission of Examination Papers (Setters): Wednesday, 20 May 2026
- Moderation of Examination Papers: Thursday, 21 May – Friday, 22 May 2026
- Final Examination Readiness Check: Sunday, 31 May 2026
- Commencement of Examinations: Monday, 1 June 2026
Closing Date (First Round)
📅 Monday, 11 May 2026 at 16:30
Institutional Statement
At IBC College, assessment is treated as a serious academic responsibility. The College continuously strengthens its examination systems through independent setting, marking, moderation, and invigilation processes that promote fairness, credibility, transparency, and quality.
IBC College – Strengthening Standards Through Fair and Credible Assessment.