Assistant Director Of Quality & Compliance

Make a Real Impact in Education – Lead with Purpose and Drive Excellence

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for driving quality and compliance in the learning and skills sector? This is your opportunity to shape the future of education and apprenticeship delivery across the UK. Join a high-performing organisation that is committed to continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering exceptional outcomes for learners.

A Purpose-Driven Organisation That Invests in People

This organisation is a recognised leader in education and employability services, known for its inclusive culture, commitment to staff development, and sector-leading work in quality and compliance. With a forward-thinking, people-first approach, you\’ll enjoy working in a supportive environment that values your expertise and empowers you to make strategic decisions. As a home-based leader, you\’ll also benefit from flexible working, a strong remote culture, and the chance to work with passionate professionals who truly care about learner success.

The Role: Assistant Director of Quality & Compliance

As Assistant Director, you will lead the charge in delivering the highest standards of quality assurance, curriculum design, safeguarding, claims, and compliance across a wide portfolio of government-funded learning and skills programmes. You\’ll play a critical role in maintaining regulatory excellence, developing continuous improvement strategies, and ensuring readiness for Ofsted inspections, funding audits, and commissioner reporting. With responsibility for multiple high-performing teams, you\’ll be the driving force behind strategic quality frameworks, learner outcomes, and curriculum innovation — especially across Apprenticeships and other funded programmes.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Leading curriculum quality, safeguarding, and claims teams
2. Driving quality improvement plans, internal audits, and compliance frameworks
3. Acting as Ofsted nominee and overseeing inspection readiness
4. Supporting accurate and maximised funding claims
5. Enhancing data integrity, management information systems, and reporting

The Ideal Candidate

To thrive in this role, you\’ll bring:

1. Extensive senior leadership experience within the education or learning & skills sector
2. Proven expertise in managing quality assurance and compliance for government-funded contracts
3. In-depth knowledge of Ofsted, ESFA funding rules, and inspection frameworks
4. Experience as an Ofsted nominee and leading audits
5. Strong leadership, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills
6. A passion for continuous improvement, curriculum design, and learner success

Familiarity with systems such as PICS, OneFile, and BI reporting tools would be a bonus, as would experience in apprenticeships, study programmes, and supported internships.

Apply Now

If you\’re ready to take the lead on quality, compliance, and curriculum excellence — and want to work somewhere that truly makes a difference — we want to hear from you. Don\’t miss this chance to join a values-led organisation that empowers people and transforms lives through learning.

Apply today and help shape the future of education.

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