At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a talented team to shape impactful assessments for learners.
- Company: Join one of the UK's leading education charities with a focus on quality.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hybrid working, and generous annual leave.
- Other info: Collaborate with experts and influence strategic decisions in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact on education while advancing your leadership career.
- Qualifications: Experience in assessment management and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 62900 - 72000 £ per year.
Permanent Manchester: £62,900 - £69,000 or Guildford: £65,500 - £72,000
Hybrid Working (min 2 days in office per week)
Help shape assessments that impact hundreds of thousands of learners every year. This is an opportunity to lead a talented team at the heart of AQA's assessment delivery. You'll play a key role in ensuring high-quality assessments are developed, quality assured and delivered accurately, helping learners take the next step in their education.
Your leadership will directly influence the quality, fairness and reliability of qualifications used by schools and colleges across the UK and internationally.
As a Senior Manager of Assessment, you'll lead a team of Assessment Managers, Assessment Support Managers and Assessment Coordinators, providing direction, coaching and oversight across the assessment cycle. You'll work with colleagues across Assessment and the wider business to ensure assessments are valid, reliable and delivered to the highest standards while driving continuous improvement and championing best practice.
In this role, you'll be responsible for:
- Leading and developing a team, creating an inclusive culture where people can perform at their best and continue to grow.
- Ensuring assessment materials are planned, managed and delivered to agreed quality, regulatory and customer standards.
- Managing risks, issues and delivery plans across your subject portfolio, taking ownership of escalations when required.
- Working with senior stakeholders across AQA to influence decisions, improve processes and deliver successful outcomes.
- Providing leadership across Assessment Management and contributing to strategic projects and business initiatives.
- Championing assessment quality, continuous improvement and good assessment practice across the organisation.
- Using data, insight and performance measures to inform decision-making and improve delivery.
What's in it for you? This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on education while developing your leadership career within one of the UK's leading education charities. Lead a high-profile team responsible for assessment materials used by hundreds of thousands of learners each year. Work alongside subject experts and senior leaders, influencing strategic decisions and continuous improvement initiatives. A 35-hour working week with flexible, hybrid working. 25 days' annual leave, plus additional office closure in December.
Senior Manager of Assessment in London employer: AQA
AQA is an exceptional employer located in Manchester, offering a dynamic work environment where education specialists can thrive. With a strong focus on employee well-being, we provide generous benefits such as 25 days of annual leave and private medical insurance, alongside a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance. Our commitment to professional development and community engagement ensures that you will have meaningful opportunities to grow and make a positive impact in the education sector.
