Remote External Quality Assurer — Engineering & Manufacturing

S Knights Recruitment; Manchester; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

S Knights Recruitment is seeking an External Quality Assurer (EQA) to oversee a remote caseload of centres across the UK, with occasional travel to Chorley. The role focuses on external quality assurance, centre monitoring and continuous improvement within vocational contexts.

The candidate will apply risk-based judgement and provide constructive challenge to centres. The organisation delivers assessment solutions across vocational qualifications and apprenticeships, emphasising regulatory

Qualifications

• Proven experience in external quality assurance within vocational education.
• Ability to manage remote centre caseloads with risk-based sampling.
• Strong report-writing, feedback and improvement-planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage an allocated caseload of centres through planned EQA sampling and monitoring activity.
• Conduct remote and occasional in-person quality assurance visits using appropriate systems and platforms.
• Apply risk-based professional judgement to determine the nature and frequency of centre monitoring.
• Review assessment and internal quality assurance activity to ensure compliance with relevant requirements.
• Produce accurate, evidence-based EQA reports with clear findings and recommendations.
• Agree proportionate action plans and monitor progress through to satisfactory completion.
• Identify and engage all needed risk aspects where required.
• Participate in and lead standardisation and moderation activities.
• Contribute to scrutiny and validity reviews supporting the development of qualifications and apprenticeship products.
• Provide constructive challenge, guidance and support to centres while maintaining independent professional judgement.
• Maintain current occupational knowledge relevant to allocated qualifications and assessment activity.
• Contribute to quality improvement, peer development and wider organisational projects.

Skills

Vocational QA experience

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Remote working organisation

Education

External Quality Assurance qualification (or pursuing)

Job description

S Knights Recruitment is seeking an External Quality Assurer (EQA) to oversee a remote caseload of centres across the UK, with occasional travel to Chorley. The role focuses on external quality assurance, centre monitoring and continuous improvement within vocational contexts.

The candidate will apply risk-based judgement and provide constructive challenge to centres. The organisation delivers assessment solutions across vocational qualifications and apprenticeships, emphasising regulatory