Overview

Contract: PermanentLocation: Hybrid - (Head Office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne) This is a hybrid working role, you’ll work from our Head Office 2 days a week.Hours per week: 37Salary: Up to £35,000, depending on experience

About the role

We’re seeking a Lead Assessment Solutions Officer to join our Assessment Solutions team.

As a Lead Assessment Solutions Officer, you’ll provide effective line management to a team of Assessment Solutions Officers (ASO), ensuring that the team delivers high quality, effective, appealing assessments across products in a consistent manner and in line with our regulatory and compliance requirements. You’ll also support the team of ASO’s with technical and process queries, and in performance managing subject matter experts.

In addition, you’ll work closely to support the Assessment Solutions Manager in ensuring the team operates successfully.

How you’ll make an impact:
• Ensuring high quality assessments are produced as per assessment specification, assessment strategy and qualification specification
• Ensuring all internal processes are followed and maintained, identifying and carrying out continuous improvement activities where appropriate
• Oversee the production of valid and reliable assessments for allocated assessments and qualifications
• Line Managing a team of ASO’s, including managing resource and performance, providing coaching, mentoring and personal development, ensuring outputs of the team are compliant with regulatory requirements, and sharing best practice
• Leading on the organisation and planning of key assessment activities throughout the year to ensure Assessment Associates are fully trained, standardised and performance managed

We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:
• Experience of qualification, assessment, and curriculum design principles
• Evidence of significant experience of dealing with externally set and marked assessments
• Experience of project management or leading a process
• Evidence of previous line management
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines
• Good attention to detail and the ability to work accurately

Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description to find out more.

What will we offer you in return?

Below are just some of the fantastic benefits we’ll offer you to support you both professionally and personally. You can also visit our Benefits page which covers financial, physical and mental health support, time off and your development.
• Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
• YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event
• YOU hour allowing you one hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing
• Learning and Wellbeing fund of up to £200 per year
• £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year
• Up to 20 Volunteering hours per year
• Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach
• Early finish on a Friday at 4:30pm to start your weekend early
• Health cash plan through Westfield to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical
• Tech and Home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA
• Employee Assistance Programme with a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling
• Pension of up to 9% employer contribution when you contribute 3%
• Death in service payment worth 4 x your salary 

Shape real change with an NCFE career

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.  

Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/

How to apply

Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.

Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.

Closing Date: Thursday 24 October 2024

Interview Dates: Wednesday 30 October 2024

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement

We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.

We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.