At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality assurance for apprenticeship assessments and ensure compliance with Ofqual standards.
- Company: Accelerate People, part of Blenheim Chalcot, a leading digital venture builder.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on apprenticeship quality in a fast-growing tech environment.
- Qualifications: Experience as an IQA or Lead Assessor with strong understanding of assessment standards.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location: Hybrid: home-based and London Office, Scale Space
Reports to: Head of Quality Assurance
Working hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £45,000
About Accelerate People
Accelerate People are a leading, Ofqual-accredited apprenticeship assessment organisation. We leverage our team's deep industry expertise to craft assessments that accurately reflect the skills employers seek. We put the apprentice at the heart of everything we do, and in collaboration with training providers, employers, and apprentices, we ensure apprentices are prepared for real-world success. Our commitment to utilising technology fosters a seamless and accessible assessment experience, ultimately benefiting both apprentices and businesses.
About The Role
The Lead Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) plays a critical role in safeguarding the quality, consistency, and integrity of Accelerate People’s apprenticeship assessment delivery. Reporting to the Head of Internal Quality Assurance, the role is responsible for ensuring that all assessment decisions are valid, reliable, and aligned to both assessment plans and Ofqual regulatory requirements. Acting as the central point of control for internal quality assurance, the Lead IQA designs and delivers a risk-based sampling strategy, drives assessor standardisation, and provides oversight of quality performance across all programmes. The role combines hands-on quality assurance activity with strategic ownership of quality frameworks, ensuring the organisation remains audit-ready while continuously improving delivery standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead internal quality assurance strategy and delivery
- Own the design and execution of the IQA framework, ensuring all assessment activity meets Ofqual requirements and internal quality standards.
- Conduct risk-based sampling of assessment decisions
- Implement a proportionate, data-led sampling strategy to verify that assessment outcomes are valid, reliable, and consistent across standards.
- Drive assessor standardisation and consistency
- Lead regular standardisation activities, ensuring assessors interpret assessment plans consistently and apply marking criteria accurately.
- Assure compliance with Ofqual and EPA regulations
- Monitor assessment delivery against regulatory conditions, identifying and mitigating risks that could affect compliance or public confidence.
- Provide quality oversight across all programmes
- Maintain end-to-end visibility of quality performance across standards, identifying trends, risks, and areas requiring intervention.
- Lead feedback, coaching, and performance improvement for assessors
- Deliver structured feedback following sampling activity, supporting assessors to improve judgement accuracy and maintain high-quality delivery.
- Own IQA reporting and quality insights
- Produce clear, data-driven reports on quality performance, highlighting risks, root causes, and actionable improvements for SMT and governance forums.
- Collaborate with Product, Delivery, and Compliance teams
- Work cross-functionally to ensure assessment design, delivery, and quality assurance are fully aligned and continuously improving.
- Support assessment reform and continuous improvement initiatives
- Play a key role in evolving quality assurance approaches in line with regulatory change and the Apex platform roadmap.
- Maintain audit readiness and support external quality assurance activity
- Ensure documentation, sampling records, and decision trails are robust, accessible, and audit-ready for EQA and regulatory review.
Essential Requirements
- Recent experience as an IQA, Lead Assessor, or Senior Assessor within apprenticeship assessment or regulated assessment.
- Strong understanding of apprenticeship assessment plans.
- Strong understanding of grading and standardisation principles.
- Experience of BRAG risk-based sampling approach.
- Ability to provide clear, evidence-based feedback that is both technically accurate and development-focused.
- Confident professional judgement and willingness to challenge where necessary.
- High standards of written communication and record-keeping.
- Understanding of the Data Analyst L4 apprenticeship or a higher-level data standard.
Desirable Requirements
- Experience of working with apprenticeship providers and apprenticeship assessment organisations.
- Familiarity with Ofqual terminology and expectations.
- Experience of supporting or responding to assessors/skills coaches/trainers.
- Experience across digital/technical apprenticeship standards.
Skills and Attributes
- Adaptable and responsive to regulatory changes.
- Collaborative approach to working with internal teams and external partners.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Able to work consistently to agreed standard operating procedures.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of assessment integrity and quality.
Lead IQA in Harrow employer: Accelerate People
Accelerate People is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic hybrid work environment that combines the flexibility of home-based work with the collaborative spirit of our London office. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through continuous professional development opportunities and a culture that values innovation and quality assurance in apprenticeship assessments. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team that prioritises the success of apprentices and embraces technology to enhance learning experiences.
