ICVA is seeking an Exam Security Specialist who will be an integral member of the ICVA team. The Exam Security Specialist will be responsible for all aspects related to ICVA’s examination security program. The Exam Security Specialist will report to the Chief Operating Officer.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day activities related to examination security for ICVA’s suite of assessment programs.
• Monitor and review incidents found through routine web-browsing, identifying what incidents require further investigation.
• Review test administration incidents reports and post-test survey responses, collaborating with test delivery vendor to obtain additional information about potential security incidents.
• Coordinate with examination security vendor in the review of the results of data forensics at the conclusion of each test administration, drafting and disseminating information about how to handle instances where the results are significant.
• Monitor exam security inbox, following up on reported incidents and tips when needed to assist with the investigation.
• Collaborate with examination security vendor to investigate any tips received related to possible compromised content.
• Serve as the staff-liaison to the Committee on Examination Security (CES)working with the Chair and members of the committee related to examination security investigations and hearings, documenting guidelines, decision history, to help committee make consistent decisions.
• Lead investigations related to security incidents, summarizing findings and making recommendations to the COO for incidents that may need to be escalated to the COO and Chair of the CES, liaising with legal counsel when needed.
• Communicate all decisions related to examination security incidents to examinees.
• Routinely review policies and procedures related to examination security, revising when necessary.
• Ability to travel out of the area and overnight may be expected throughout the year.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Experiences and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience working with certification or licensure examination programs.
• Knowledge of the assessment industry and examination security.
• Skilled with Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines, completing assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
• Superior critical thinking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality

Key Attributes, Skills and Competencies:

• Presence: Candidate will regularly interact with senior executives fromstakeholder institutions and organizations, senior leaders of other highereducation associations and organizations, and other partners, and other stakeholders and must feel comfortable representing the senior leadership team as well as the entire organization.
• Strong Communicator: Candidate will prepare a wide variety of materials forinternal and external audiences, and such communications must be clear, concise, and compelling. Develops and produces quality written work that is appropriate, thorough and accurate. Effective verbal communication and agile facilitator.
• Self-Starter: Have the discipline to fulfill commitments to staff, board members, and other stakeholders. Exhibits strong leadership skills and a high aptitude as a team contributor and mentor. Attends to how new approaches, policies, and guidelines integrate and align with current practices. Has experience communicating, coordinating and collaborating with volunteers.
• Professionalism: good judgment; ability to interact with all levels of staff, volunteers, and vendors; appropriate demeanor and appearance; confidence. Retains focus and optimism even in times of ambiguity or when facing potential roadblocks. Views change as an opportunity to produce better results. Thinks proactively and creatively. Excellent customer service mentality and delivery; strong interpersonal skills; resourceful.
• Team Player: Candidate must possess a team spirit, approach relationships with a win-win perspective and be accountable for their interactions in a collaborative work environment. Candidate must also be prepared to assist coworkers in projects not originally assigned to them. Must excel in a team-oriented environment. Collaborative, supportive, and "can-do" attitude is crucial to success. This person must have integrity and credibility with leaders, volunteers, stakeholders, and staff.
• Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time regular position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, completing a full 37.5 hour work week (7.5 hours per day). There may be occasional evening and weekend work as job duties or projects require.

About International Council for Veterinary Assessment

OVERVIEW The International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA) is a world leader in veterinary assessments. Our tests, including the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE), are administered in over 60 countries. At ICVA we collaborate with stakeholders* in academia, licensing boards and practicing veterinarians to ensure our tools can effectively assess the knowledge and skills required for veterinary practice. Our passion for developing high-quality products strengthens our commitment to providing world-class examinations and other assessment tools to protect the public, and animal health and welfare. VISION The world leader in veterinary assessments. MISSION Provide world-class examinations and other assessment tools to protect the public, and animal health and welfare. Provide leadership and facilitate collaboration throughout veterinary medicine. COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ICVA encourages its staff, volunteers, stakeholders, and directors to view, evaluate, and treat all persons in any professional activity or circumstance in which they may be involved, solely as individuals on the basis of their own personal abilities, qualif...ications, and other relevant characteristics. ICVA confronts and addresses all forms of prejudice and discrimination by its staff, volunteers, stakeholders, and directors that have led to misunderstanding, hostility and injustice in the work of the ICVA. These include, but are not limited to, those based on race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, religious beliefs, military or veteran status, political beliefs, geographic, socioeconomic, and educational background and any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, provincial or territorial law. *ICVA works with the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) to score the exam and create and distribute the score report.

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