Lead Internal Quality Assurer (Apprenticeships) Remote
Job description
Team: Assessment and Quality Assurance
Location: Home/Mobile
Contract: Permanent 35 hours, Monday to Friday with possibility of occasional evening and weekend work
Salary: £38,985 to £41,855
Due to continued growth, we have an exciting new opportunity for x3 Lead Internal Quality Assurers to join our Assessment and Quality Assurance Team..
NOCN are recruiting for Lead IQA's in the following sectors:-
x1 Lead Internal Quality Assurer (Business/Health/Personal Skills)
x2 Lead Internal Quality Assurer (Construction/Engineering)
Reporting to the Head of Assessment and Quality Assurance and acting as line manager for Internal Quality Assurers, Assessors and the Quality Assurance Officer.
As an IQA, you will be responsible for providing an excellent service for training providers, learners, and employers by:-
- Ensuring Assessors fulfil assessment bookings, act in line with the Assessors’ code of conduct, making consistent and evidence-based assessment decisions and writing high quality reports;
- Ensuring Assessment practices and decisions are fair and consistent by implementing the risk-based approach to internal quality assurance;
- Ensuring Assessment and internal quality assurance practices are efficient and compliant by adhering to NOCN policies, procedures, and processes;
- Promoting a positive perception of the apprenticeships service to training providers, apprentices, and employers.
- Undertaking own caseload of assessment and internal quality assurance;
- Supporting the development of NOCN products and NOCN approvals as relevant to own occupational competence.
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For more on duties and responsibilities of the role, please refer to the Job Description / Person Specification which can be viewed and downloaded on our website: https://www.nocn.org.uk/about/careers/nocn-group-vacancies/lead-internal-quality-assurer-apprenticeships/
Why NOCN Group?
NOCN Group is an educational charity whose core aims are to help learners reach their potential and organisations thrive. The group includes business units specialising in regulated UK and international qualifications, End Point Assessment, assured short courses, SMART job cards, assessment services, consultancy, and research.
A career at NOCN Group offers you the chance to be part of a fast-growing, international educational non-for-profit.
Plus, there's lots of other great benefits including:
- 35 hour working week!
- 38 days holiday!
- Flexible working practices!
- Free parking!
- Training and development opportunities!
- Ability to work from home!
We believe a work / life balance is key to happy, healthy employees, and continue to work to reward you time, energy and commitment to NOCN Group.
Key Requirements, Qualifications and Knowledge:
The successful candidate must:-
- Be educated to Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy or equivalent.
- Be educated to Level 4 or above.
- Be committed to continuing professional development.
- Have gained occupational competence* in one or more of construction, engineering, business, health and personal skills) and assessor qualification or working towards.
- Have gained an internal quality assurance qualification or willingness to work towards.
- Have experience of managing a team of mobile workers/contractors to achieve consistently high standards of performance.
- Have experience of working productively across teams.
- Have current experience of undertaking assessment.
- Have a willingness to travel.
- Have strong IT skills including Microsoft Office.
The following qualifications/experience are desirable but not essential to the candidate's application:-
- Experience of working in a regulated environment.
- Experience of proactively evaluating and reviewing business procedures, process and systems.
Application Instructions:
NOCN is a registered educational charity, Investor in People and Leader in Diversity. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those under-represented in the sector. We want the best people and welcome all equally.
If this sounds like the job for you, please send your completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring form, CV and a covering letter, explaining why you are the best fit for the role, to: [email protected]
Please specify the Sector that you are applying for in the subject header of the email whether that be Business/Health/Personal Skills/Construction/Engineering.
The full Job Description/Person Specification and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be downloaded on our website at: https://www.nocn.org.uk/about/careers/nocn-group-vacancies/lead-internal-quality-assurer-apprenticeships/
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £38,985.00-£41,855.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Application question(s):
- Educated to Level 4 or above?
- Have gained occupational competence* in one or more of construction, engineering, business, health and personal skills) and assessor qualification or working towards? (Please state which).
- Have gained an internal quality assurance qualification or willingness to work towards? (Please state which).
- Experience of managing a team of mobile workers/contractors to achieve consistently high standards of performance?
- Current experience of undertaking assessment?
- Willingness to travel?
Work Location: Remote
Application deadline: 20/06/2023
