Data and Assessment Specialist

Emirates National School (ENS)

The Data and Assessment Specialist will be involved in the following essential functions to support the effective management, analysis, and utilization of student assessment data across the Dubai Campus:

• Create, develop, and maintain accurate and comprehensive data collection sheets for all grades, phases, and subjects across the campus, ensuring consistency and alignment with schoolwide assessment requirements.
• Oversee the administration of external assessments including CAT4, Progress Tests, IBT, TALA, NGRT, and NWEA MAP and provide operational support to schools to ensure smooth and compliant implementation.
• Produce a series of data reports throughout the academic year that offer detailed analyses of school, subject, and phase performance, including comparisons between internal and external results and trend analyses over time.
• Support the delivery of high-quality assessment training for faculty and leaders, using a range of attainment and progress data to ensure alignment with ENS and KHDA assessment policies.
• Monitor and track school-level assessment plans to ensure alignment with each School Development Plan (SDP) and Self-Evaluation Form (SEF).
• Stay current with developments in the assessment landscape and provide timely, relevant, and accurate guidance to schools, updating assessment protocols and expectations as needed.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of KHDA policy and guidance, and support schools in meeting all KHDA assessment and data-related requirements.
• Ensure all information, documents, and guidance materials on shared platforms such as SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Power BI, Engage, PowerSchool, and Toddle are accurate and current.
• Update and maintain the school-level assessment policy to ensure full alignment with ENS and KHDA requirements.
• Promote strong assessment practices through active participation in assessment meetings, sharing updates through assessment newsletters, and contributing to cross-campus discussions on assessment quality.
• Serve as an active member of assessment teams at both central and school levels, supporting the execution of key actions, taking notes, and contributing to follow-up processes.
• Support the campus with ad hoc analyses and reporting related to attendance, behavior, admissions, demographics, student destinations, and other school-level operational data as required.
• Capture, analyze, and report annually on all formal examination results, including EmSAT, SAT, and AP performance.
• Monitor international assessments, such as PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS, prepare relevant reports, and support schools in developing action plans tied to each assessment cycle.
• Engage fully with all academic reporting and student information systems and participate in the development of new IT infrastructure that may impact assessment processes.