International Senior Standards Verifier - iBTEC - Enterprise - Fully Remote

Pearson; Greater London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an International BTEC Senior Standards Verifier for Enterprise to oversee specification interpretation and standardisation across international centres. The role includes advising ISVs, leading standardisation meetings, and delivering training to centres, with a focus on maintaining high verification standards.

Ideal candidates have extensive verification experience, a relevant degree, and proven leadership in quality assurance within vocational education, including

Qualifications

• Substantial recent experience of internal verification of qualifications.
• Significant experience in delivering and assessing relevant vocational qualifications.
• Degree or vocational qualification appropriate to the sector.
• Qualified teacher/assessor with experience of teaching the relevant subject and level(s).
• Up-to-date sector expertise and/or occupational experience relevant to the sector area.
• Maintain sector knowledge through CPD.
• Experience of standards verification or quality assurance in relevant qualifications; international experience is advantageous.
• Experience of managing people; potential to lead teams.

Responsibilities

• Sample assessment and internal verification decisions to ensure standards are appropriate.
• Hold subject-specific responsibility for assessment advice and standards.
• Provide specialist advice to centres and ISVs on specifications and verification outcomes.
• Act as a senior escalation point across quality assurance for allocated supervisors/Standard Verifiers.
• Lead standardisation meetings and develop training content as required.
• Lead and deliver training events to centres and ISVs, where applicable.
• Performance manage TLs/ISVs and report through to Pearson per SLA.

Skills

Detailed knowledge of area specs

Report writing

Editing materials

Written & verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree or vocational qualification

Qualified teacher/assessor

Job description

International Senior Standards Verifier - iBTEC - Enterprise - Fully Remote

International BTEC Senior Standards Verifier for Enterprise

An International BTEC Senior Standards Verifier (iSSV) will be the responsible expert in terms of specification interpretation and verifier standardisation for a range of programmes within a Principal Sector Area (PSA) across QCF, NQF and SRF areas. To monitor assessment and internal verification for a range of programmes within a Principal Subject Area (PSA) in order to report on national standards across centres internationally.

Responsibilities

• Sample assessment and internal verification decisions in order to report that standards are appropriate
• Hold subject-specific responsibility for assessment advice and standards
• Offer specialist advice and support to centres and International Subject Verifiers (ISV) in relation to the content and interpretation of specifications and assessment, and verification outcomes
• Act as a senior point of escalation across the quality assurance process for all allocated supervisors/Standard Verifiers.
• Provide sampling-related support and development
• Review ISV reports to comment on the maintenance of standard
• Identify and escalation issues of adverse standards
• Undertake a proactive role in maintaining standard
• Oversee and lead the standardisation meeting, where required
• Develop the content for the training and standardisation, where required
• Lead and deliver training events to centres and ISVs, where required
• Performance Manage a range of Team Leaders and/or ISVs across the PSA providing advice and guidance where applicable, as well as carrying out formative feedback on each, as required, throughout the year. You will also be required to complete a Summative report for each TL/ISV in your team and grade them on their performance. Alongside this you will support your team of TLs as they monitor and manage their teams
• Report back to Pearson in a timely manner, and within service-level agreement
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the work of International BTEC Assessment in relation to this role

Experience/qualifications:

• Substantial recent experience of internal verification of qualifications within the sector
• Significant experience in delivering and assessing relevant vocational qualifications
• You will have an appropriate degree or vocational qualification
• You will be a qualified teacher / assessor with experience of teaching the relevant subject and level(s)
• You will have up-to-date sector expertise and/or occupational experience relevant to the sector area.
• You will maintain your sector knowledge and competence through appropriate continuous professional development (CPD).
• You will have experience of standards verification or quality assurance activity in relevant qualifications. Experience of working with international qualifications or centres would be an advantage. It is also anticipated that you will take international allocations within the relevant sector. You will have robust assessment experience and will have been at least a Team Leader or similar in a relevant qualification
• Be an A Grade Associate (from Performance Management monitoring)
• You will have experience of managing people

Competencies required:

• Detailed knowledge of the specifications that comprise the area of expertise for the role
• Excellent report writing skills
• Ability to edit materials to ensure they are grammatically correct and fit for purpose
• Excellent communication, written, verbal, IT and interpersonal
• Ability to understand the implications of decisions taken on Pearson's behalf and not to operate outside the sphere of responsibility defined within this job

Additionalinformation:

• Have personal IT equipment capable of running Pearson required
• Have a suitable internet
• Have a personal and secure email
• Declare any conflicts of interest that could impact on therole
• Have availability of up to 20 days, dependent upon the requirements and workload for the sector per year
• Abide by the terms of conditions as stated in the contract for work