International Senior Standards Verifier - iBTEC - Land

Pearson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an International BTEC Senior Standards Verifier for Land. The role focuses on interpretation of specifications, standards, and verification across PSA areas, and coordinating standardisation activities for international centres.

The iSSV will lead verification decisions, provide expert advice, and escalate issues while maintaining standards and aligning with Pearson's policies, reporting outcomes and developing training materials.

Qualifications

• Substantial recent experience in internal verification of qualifications.
• Experience delivering and assessing relevant vocational qualifications.
• Degree or vocational qualification required.
• Qualified teacher/assessor with subject-level teaching experience.
• Up-to-date sector knowledge and CPD.

Responsibilities

• Sample assessment and internal verification decisions to report standards are appropriate.
• Provide specialist advice and support to centres and ISVs on specifications and verification outcomes.
• Lead standardisation meetings and training events for centres and ISVs.
• Manage a team of TLs/ISVs, giving formative feedback throughout the year.
• Report back to Pearson in a timely manner within SLA and represent the company externally.
• Undertake other duties related to International BTEC Assessment as needed.

Skills

Internal verification

Quality assurance

Team leadership

Report writing

CPD

Education

Degree or vocational qualification

Teaching/assessing qualification

Job description

International BTEC Senior Standards Verifier for Land

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
• Represent Pearson
• 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 purposeExcellent 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
• Demonstrable people management skills

Additional information

• 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 the role
• 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

Closing date: 17 November 2026 at midnight