Remote External Quality Assurer – Vocational Education

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

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working

Flexible UK location

Job summary

S Knights Recruitment is assisting an established awarding and apprenticeship assessment body in recruiting an External Quality Assurer (EQA). You will manage a remote portfolio of centres across the UK, applying risk-based QA to monitoring and improvement activities.

The ideal candidate holds an EQA qualification or is actively working towards one, with strong vocational sector experience in Engineering or Manufacturing. Remote UK-wide work with occasional travel to Chorley is required.

Qualifications

• A recognised External Quality Assurance qualification, or be actively working towards one.
• Strong experience within vocational education, qualifications, assessment or quality assurance.
• Engineering and/or Manufacturing occupational experience would be highly desirable.
• Construction or a related vocational background will also be considered.
• Strong understanding of vocational assessment and internal and external quality assurance.

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 elevate quality, compliance, malpractice and maladministration risks 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

External Quality Assurance

Centre monitoring

Risk-based judgement

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Education

External Quality Assurance qualification

Job description

S Knights Recruitment is assisting an established awarding and apprenticeship assessment body in recruiting an External Quality Assurer (EQA). You will manage a remote portfolio of centres across the UK, applying risk-based QA to monitoring and improvement activities.

The ideal candidate holds an EQA qualification or is actively working towards one, with strong vocational sector experience in Engineering or Manufacturing. Remote UK-wide work with occasional travel to Chorley is required.