International Senior Standards Verifier - iBTEC - Travel - Fully Remote

Pearson; Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an International BTEC Senior Standards Verifier for Travel to oversee interpretation of specifications and verifier standardisation across international centres. The role monitors assessment and internal verification to ensure national standards are maintained.

Responsibilities include leading standardisation meetings, providing expert advice to centres, and supervising teams of TLs/ISVs. Travel allocations may apply, with remote work options.

Qualifications

• Experience in internal verification of qualifications.
• Experience delivering and assessing vocational qualifications.
• Degree or vocational qualification relevant to the sector.
• Qualified teacher/assessor with subject-level teaching experience.
• Up-to-date sector knowledge and CPD.
• Experience of standards verification or QA activities; international experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Sample assessment and internal verification decisions to ensure standards are appropriate.
• Provide specialist advice and support to centres and ISVs on specifications and assessment and verification outcomes.
• Act as a senior escalation point across the QA process for allocated staff.
• Lead standardisation meetings and contribute to training content as required.
• Oversee and monitor TLs/ISVs, and report back to Pearson within SLA.

Skills

Standards verification

Report writing

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

Editorial accuracy

Decision-making

Education

Degree or vocational qualification

Teaching/assessor qualification

Job description

International Senior Standards Verifier - iBTEC - Travel - Fully Remote

International BTEC Senior Standards Verifier for Travel

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 escal… 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