Training Qualifications UK - Assessment Developer (Production)

Location: Remote, UK

Reports to: Assessment Developer Lead / Assessment Manager

Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 - Dependent On Experience

Line management responsibilities: No

Closing date: 20/02/2026

Application Instructions: Please apply directly to Training Qualifications UK. Applications submitted to AQA will be referred back to the sender. For any queries relating to this role, please contact Training Qualifications UK directly at recruitment@tquk.org.

Overview

Training Qualifications UK is the fastest-growing Awarding Organisation in the UK and a market-leading End-Point Assessment Organisation. We work with over 500 schools, colleges, universities, and training providers across the world to provide qualification certificates, endorsements, and apprenticeships to over 150,000 learners. The Assessment Developer is a key role in ensuring the above. As an Assessment Developer, you will be responsible for the production and ongoing maintenance of a range of assessment materials. Utilising your assessment knowledge and working with internal and external stakeholders, you will produce assessments that are valid, reliable, accessible, and high quality. Additionally, you will support the Assessment Developer Lead / Assessment Manager in overseeing the ongoing development of assessment processes and strategies, ensuring compliance and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the production of assessments for regulated qualifications and non-regulated qualifications.
• Contribute to the implementation of new assessment constructs and assessment strategies into assessment production.
• Collaborate with other areas of the business, particularly the Assessment Design Team, the Qualifications Development Team, and the Standards and Verification teams to ensure that assessment developments are in line with requirements of qualifications and delivered on time.
• Recruit, build and maintain a network of external subject matter experts, minimising costs for assessment production and assessment deployment.
• Communicate professionally and clearly with subject matter experts who assist with the writing, reviewing, editing, and progression of assessment papers and mark schemes, project managing with ease.
• Use technology to ensure excellent communication of information and materials to external subject matter experts and other assessment stakeholders.
• Ensure TQUK meets all regulatory requirements in the design, development, and delivery of assessments.
• Support the teams working on assessment scheduling, moderation/results release, and requests for reasonable adjustments/special considerations.
• Support the delivery of assessment by liaising with external subject matter experts, centres, and training providers.
• Support with the day-to-day operational functions of the wider Product Development Team, where required.

Other Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an understanding of TQUK internal processes and of the wider educational landscape.
• Contribute to periodic reviews and updates to our internal processes.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of TQUK products and services.
• Manage data by maintaining version controls and using the Assessment Production Team file structures.

Key Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent proofreading skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to organise and prioritise across different assessment types, levels, and subjects.
• Be highly organised and efficient: someone who completes tasks that they start.
• Be confident in owning a process/project and managing your own time to meet deadlines.
• Be prepared to work in a regulated environment with constant regard to requirements placed upon us by external regulators and TQUK processes and procedures.
• Have a home office area and be confident working in a fully remote environment.

Key Characteristics

• Be confident and ambitious with a ‘can do, will do’ attitude.
• Be willing to learn.
• Be motivated, enthusiastic, and able to work on your own initiative.
• Be able to have fun.
• Work well with others, including taking part in the buddy system and helping new starters.
• Remain positive and resilient while engaging in quality reviews and feedback processes.
• Cover business-critical projects during staff annual leave and absences.
• Be proactive and always thinking a step ahead.
• Take ownership of a task and see it through to completion.
• Be able to keep an eye on the ‘bigger picture’ and appreciate where your role fits into the business.

For further requirements of the role, please refer to the person specification.

Key Benefits

• Training, Qualifications & Apprenticeships. It’s what we do!
• Company sick pay upon completion of probation.
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holiday (33 in total).
• Additional annual leave day each year, after 2 years of continuous service (up to 28 days).
• An extra day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Annual Loyalty Bonus.
• Annual salary review.
• Bupa healthcare benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• NEST pension.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• A positive and supportive working environment.
• Comprehensive onboarding.
• A workplace that supports a healthy work/life balance.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Should you require any additional support during the recruitment process due to a disability, please contact us so we can assist you.