Quality Assurance Officer in Basingstoke

Annual salary: up to £32,000.00

Location: Basingstoke

Salary: £29,000 - £32,000 per annum depending on experience

Full time, Fixed term contract, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5pm.

About the Role

We are looking for a dedicated Quality Assurance Officer to join our team in Basingstoke, supporting both the RLAP and CAS contracts. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical and detail-focused professional who is passionate about performance improvement, data quality, and delivering excellent service outcomes.

In this role, you will manage the provision of performance data and information through the collation, validation and interpretation of data, supporting both client and Mears performance measures and service improvement initiatives. You will work closely with stakeholders to provide valuable business intelligence, ensure contractual KPI achievement, and contribute to continuous service improvement.

You will be responsible for supporting performance management and quality assurance activities across the contracts, ensuring accurate reporting, robust data management, and the delivery of business intelligence that supports operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Managing the development and presentation of performance reports and benchmarking activities, ensuring robust data quality arrangements
• Analysing data and identifying opportunities to increase productivity, reduce costs and add value to service delivery
• Providing business intelligence and data analysis to support management decision making and service improvement
• Ensuring the accurate collection, analysis and reporting of performance data in conjunction with the management team
• Adhering to company and client reporting protocols within required timescales
• Supporting the achievement of contractual KPI targets and performance standards
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, service users and local communities
• Managing client expectations and attending meetings where required
• Supporting business development activities and assisting with bid preparation

Role Criteria

• Demonstrable good standard of education with a high level of literacy and numeracy
• Experience of analysing financial and statistical data
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial and statistical information
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation and negotiation skills
• Ability to identify, retrieve and interpret information from a variety of sources
• Experience producing reports for multiple audiences
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines and targets
• Ability to overcome obstacles and consistently deliver results

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a Background, Identity, Security clearance & BPSS check. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information.