Assessment Manager - QMS ISO 9001

UKAS; Staines-upon-Thames; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UKAS is seeking an Assessment Manager to lead quality management system assessments, focusing on ISO 9001, within our Corporate team. The role requires strong auditing experience, exceptional stakeholder management, and the ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams across the UK.

This home-based role involves extensive UK travel and overnight stays, offering the chance to contribute to the public interest as the UK's sole accreditation body.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ISO/IEC 17021 and its implementation
• Customer-focused with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Hands-on experience and broad sector knowledge in quality management
• Experience in organisation auditing or assessment
• Degree level education is desirable but not essential
• Practical experience in a relevant discipline considered

Responsibilities

• Select assessment teams
• Establish the assessment approach
• Lead the assessment and coordinate the team
• Collate and report each assessment
• Progress each assessment project from start to finish

Skills

ISO 9001 knowledge

Auditing experience

Stakeholder communication

Organisation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (desirable)

Job description

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is seeking a skilled and experienced candidate to take on the exciting and varied role of Assessment Manager within our Corporate team, with a specific focus on Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001).

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a strong working knowledge of either ISO/IEC 17021 and its implementation
• 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.
• Be educated to degree level. This is desirable, but not essential. Practical experience in a relevant discipline will also be taken into consideration.

The Role

The post calls for someone with a genuine passion for quality and a strong track record in quality management systems, ideally with experience of working within an accredited body.

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 key focal point 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
• Collating 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.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Fostering a Culture of Belonging

UKAS is proud to be the United Kingdom's sole Accreditation Body. We wouldn't be able to do what we do without a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences.

UKAS is committed to promoting a culture of belonging and values the differences and uniqueness that everyone brings to the organisation.

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

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