External Quality Assurance Officer (VA296)

Assessment Developer (Design)

Job Description

Permanent Full-time

Location: Remote, UK

Reports to: Lead Assessment Developer / Assessment Manager

Salary: £30,000 – £36,000

Line management responsibilities: No

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.

What’s the secret to our success? Simply put, we do things differently here!

Training Qualifications UK works with schools, colleges, universities, and training providers across the world to provide regulated qualifications, endorsements, and apprenticeships. The qualifications that we offer, and the assessments that we design and deliver, are the core of what we do. It is important that we are constantly delivering world-class service to our learners and Apprentices to ensure that assessments are valid and as stress-free as possible.

The Assessment Developer is a key role in ensuring the above. As an Assessment Developeryou will be responsible for the design and successful approval of new assessments / qualifications. Utilising your assessment knowledge and working with internal and external stakeholders, you will design assessments that are valid, reliable, accessible, and industry leading. Additionally, you will support the Assessment Developer Lead / Assessment Manager in overseeing development of assessment strategies and responding to feedback from Ofqual on new approvals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the design and development of assessments for regulated qualifications and non-regulated qualifications.
• Contribute to the development of new assessment constructs and assessment strategies.
• Collaborate with the Assessment Production Team, the Qualifications Development Team and the EQA Team 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 design and development.
• Communicate professionally and clearly with subject matter experts who assist with the writing, reviewing, editing and progression of assessment papers and mark schemes.
• Use technology to ensure excellent communication of information and materials to external subject matter experts and other assessment stakeholders.
• Ensure the Awarding Organisation meets all regulatory requirements in the design, development and delivery of assessments.
• 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 Design Team file structures.

Key Requirements

• Have a home office area and be confident working in a fully remote environment.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Have excellent project management skills
• Have excellent proofreading skills
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Ability to organise and prioritise
• Be highly organised and efficient : someone who completes tasks that they start
• Be confident owning a process 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

Key Characteristics

Here are just a few of the essential soft skills you will need to successfully join our team :

• Be confident and ambitious with a ‘can do, will do’ attitude and 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 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.

Key Benefits

• Training, Qualifications & Apprenticeships. It’s what we do!
• 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.

Please see the Person Specification for this role here.

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.