IQA - Essex/Kent

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd is seeking an experienced Internal Quality Assurer for a permanent role in the Education Department. The post involves hybrid work with travel across Essex and Kent to support tutors and assessors, ensuring compliance with awarding bodies and regulatory frameworks.

The role emphasizes quality assurance of teaching, assessment, and learner outcomes, with responsibilities including feedback, verification, and continuous improvement across vocational and further education

Qualifications

• Proven IQA / internal verification experience in education or training providers.
• Experience planning standardisation and verification sampling.
• Familiar with awarding bodies and FE regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal quality assurance sampling and verification of assessments.
• Plan and maintain an IQA schedule to meet requirements.
• Standardise assessment decisions through observation and moderation.

Skills

Quality assurance

Assessment feedback

Coaching

Education

IQA / internal verification qualification (V1/D34, IQA)

A1/TAQA or equivalent

GCSE English & Maths level 2

Job description

Job Title: IQA (Internal Quality Assurer) - Permanent, Education Department

Location: Hybrid working with travel across Essex and Kent

Salary: Up to £34,000 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

About the Role / Job Summary

A well-established private education and training provider is seeking an experienced Internal Quality Assurer to maintain and enhance the quality of teaching, assessment, and learner outcomes. The post-holder will work in a hybrid capacity, with a combination of remote work and travel across Essex and Kent to support tutors and assessors across programmes. The role ensures compliance with regulated frameworks and awarding body requirements, contributing to continuous improvement, standardisation of assessment, and reliable verification of learner achievement across vocational and further education provision. This is a permanent position with a planned start date in October 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct internal quality assurance sampling and verification of assessments across qualifications and programmes.
• Plan and maintain an annual IQA schedule to meet awarding organisation and regulatory requirements.
• Standardise assessment decisions through observation, sampling, and moderation activities.
• Provide timely, constructive feedback to assessors and tutors to improve assessment practice.
• Maintain accurate records of IQA activity, actions, and outcomes in line with organisational procedures.
• Support assessor development through coaching, training sessions, and standardisation meetings.
• Contribute to policies and procedures for assessment, verification, and quality improvement.
• Prepare for and support external verification and inspection activity.

Qualifications

• Formal IQA or internal verification qualification (e.g., V1/ D34, IQA qualification or equivalent).
• Relevant assessor qualification (e.g., A1/TAQA or equivalent) or experience in assessment practice.
• Minimum standard of GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at level 2.

Experience Requirements

• Proven experience as an Internal Quality Assurer, internal verifier, or similar role within education or training providers.
• Experience of planning and delivering standardisation activities and verification sampling.
• Familiarity with regulated qualification structures and awarding body requirements in further education.
• Prior experience of supporting assessor development and delivering feedback that improves practice.
• Experience maintaining accurate QA documentation and preparing for external verification or inspection.