Assessment Manager - Forensics

UKAS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is looking for an Assessment Manager in Forensics. This home-based role involves extensive travel across the UK and frequent overnight stays, with a focus on delivering objective and high-quality accreditation assessments.

You will lead assessment teams, establish assessment approaches, and ensure client expectations are met with diligence and excellent service.

Qualifications

• Must have strong knowledge of quality management systems.
• Hands-on auditing/assessment experience in the Forensics sector.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Demonstrates customer-focused delivery with objectivity and diligence.

Responsibilities

• Select assessment teams and establish the assessment approach.
• Lead the assessment and coordinate the team.
• Collect and report each assessment and progress projects end-to-end.
• Act as the primary customer contact to meet accreditation expectations.

Skills

ISO/IEC 17025 knowledge

ISO/IEC 17020 knowledge (desirable)

Customer-focused

Interpersonal communication

Organisational skills

Auditing experience

Job description

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is looking for a skilled and experienced candidate to take on the exciting and varied role of Assessment Manager within our Forensics team.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a strong working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 and its implementation; experience with ISO/IEC 17020 would be desirable.
• Be customer-focused with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisation skills.
• Have relevant hands-on experience, a broad knowledge of your sector and a good understanding of modern quality management systems in organisations.
• Have experience in organisation auditing or assessment.
• Have a mindset of adding value.

The Role

The post calls for someone with a real passion for quality and a strong track record in the Forensics industry.

The work will be both engaging and rewarding. This is an opportunity to work in the public interest for the world's leading accreditation body.

The Assessment Manager is the primary point of contact for customers. You'll be expected to meet their reasonable accreditation expectations with objectivity, diligence, and excellent customer service.

The Assessment Manager will also be responsible for:

• Selecting assessment teams
• Establishing the assessment approach
• Leading the assessment and coordinating the team
• Collecting and reporting each assessment
• Progressing each assessment project from start to finish

This is a home-based position that involves extensive travel, mainly within the UK, with frequent overnight stays.

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We welcome candidates across all types of backgrounds, circumstances, and identities to support our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) commitments.

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