Professional Qualifications Manager - Talent Development

RSM UK; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and Flexible working

27 Days Holiday

Lifestyle, Health and Wellbeing

Access to 300+ courses on demand

Job summary

RSM UK is seeking a Professional Qualifications Manager within the Talent Development team to shape and evolve the firm's qualification framework. You will lead governance, provider relationships and programme performance to drive learner outcomes and compliance.

You will influence senior stakeholders, align pathways to business priorities, and drive continuous improvement across qualification programmes for the Early Careers population.

Qualifications

• Experience leading professional qualification strategy and education programmes.
• Ability to shape qualification pathways in response to business needs.
• Influence senior stakeholders to drive change and improve outcomes.
• Experience managing provider performance and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing review, design and evolution of qualification pathways across service lines.
• Drive development of qualification strategies supporting Early Careers and workforce planning.
• Own end-to-end qualification pathway governance with compliance responsibilities.
• Evaluate performance, design and learner outcomes to enhance value.
• Lead governance links between outcomes, progression, reward and career milestones.
• Manage relationships with training providers and awarding organisations.
• Drive continuous improvement to learner experience and operational efficiency.
• Own qualification policies, standards, governance frameworks and docs.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Qualification governance

Commercial awareness

Provider management

Change management

Education

ICAEW qualified (or equivalent)

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

We are looking for a Professional Qualifications Manager within our Talent Development team to support the Head of Early Careers, Talent Development in shaping and evolving the firm's professional qualifications framework, ensuring qualification pathways remain aligned to business priorities, future capability requirements and the changing needs of the Early Careers population. The role leads qualification governance, provider relationships and programme performance, acting as the firm's subject matter expert to drive learner outcomes, compliance and continuous improvement.

You’ll make an impact by

• Leading the ongoing review, design and evolution of professional qualification pathways across service lines, ensuring alignment with current and future business capability requirements
• Driving the development of qualification strategies that support the firm's evolving Early Careers population, talent objectives and workforce planning priorities
• Owning end-to-end qualification pathway governance, ensuring compliance with professional body, apprenticeship and regulatory requirements
• Evaluating qualification performance, pathway design and learner outcomes, identifying opportunities to enhance programme effectiveness and commercial value
• Leading the governance framework linking qualification outcomes with progression, reward and career milestone decisions
• Leading strategic relationships with training providers, professional bodies and awarding organisations
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance learner experience, programme effectiveness and operational efficiency
• Owning qualification policies, standards, governance frameworks and associated documentation

What we are looking for

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Demonstrated experience leading professional qualification strategy, education programmes or workforce development initiatives
• Experience shaping qualification pathways, learning frameworks or talent development programmes in response to evolving business needs
• Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders to drive change and improve programme outcomes
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance learner outcomes, business priorities and investment decisions
• Experience leading provider performance management, contract governance and continuous improvement initiatives
• ICAEW qualified (or equivalent)

What we can offer you

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 27 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.