Invigilator, Department of Finance
Last updated: January 15, 2026, 12:05 p.m.
Job title: Invigilator
Academic term: Winter 2026
Date posted: January 6, 2026
Application deadline: January 30, 2026
Salary: $16.10 per hour
Position details
Reporting to the Administrator, Department of Finance, the incumbent invigilates exams in coordination with instructors. This position requires the applicant to be present on campus. The exam invigilator is not required to have any personal equipment. Current undergraduate students are not eligible for this position.
Requirements
- Professional, responsible, reliable, ethical, committed, and punctual.
- Fluent in spoken and written English. Basic to moderate knowledge of spoken French is an asset.
- Excellent ability to communicate effectively (read aloud correctly and clearly).
- Ability to work in a stressful environment, handle difficult situations and resolve problems.
- Ability to work as part of a team or individually.
- Must be available for a training session for one hour (exact date to be determined).
- Must be available for invigilation in February 2026 and March 2026.
Primary responsibilities
- Act as the primary contact for students in the exam room and is responsible for administering all aspects of the examination.
- Ensure the integrity of the examination exercise as specified in Concordia University’s Academic Code of Conduct.
- Adhere to the instructions for each individual exam as presented by the professor and ensure that students understand and comply with those instructions.
- Report instances of offences committed by students under the Academic code of conduct during an examination including cheating, falsification of documents or other dishonest behavior.
- Distribute and collect exam documents.
- Monitor the class while the exam is in session and escalate issues as appropriate to the Supervisor.
- Accompany students who need to leave the classroom for any reason once the exam is underway. This includes accompanying students to the restroom.
- Ensure that all exam-related paperwork and processes (such as incident reports) are completed during and by the end of each shift.
- Ensure the security of examination documents.
Application instructions
Please submit your cover letter and curriculum vitae by email to departmentadministrator.finance@concordia.ca.
Please note that the Employee working in more than one (1) Hiring Unit must inform his Immediate Supervisor if an appointment would allow them to reach or exceed forty (40) hours of work in one (1) week.
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Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.
Employment Equity
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Immigration Status
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. While applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, all applications must include one of the following statements:
Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
or
No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
