Permanent
Assessment Manager
Newcastle upon Tyne
Posted Today
Assessment Manager
Company Information
An established UK-based, not-for-profit organisation specialising in fire safety and risk management is looking to appoint an Assessment Manager to join its growing Training team in a home-based role. The organisation plays a key role in improving safety across the built environment and has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality training and education.
**Remote opportunity!**
Assessment Manager Role and Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of Assessors and Internal Quality Assurers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality assessment and quality assurance activities
- Oversee assessment practices to ensure compliance with internal policies, awarding body standards and external quality assurance requirements
- Plan and coordinate assessment and IQA activities, including sampling, auditing and monitoring decisions to ensure consistency and reliability
- Drive standardisation across teams to ensure a consistent approach to qualification delivery
- Monitor team performance against KPIs, providing coaching, mentoring and constructive feedback
- Work closely with internal stakeholders and awarding organisations to develop and maintain high-quality assessment materials
- Act as Lead IQA, observing assessor performance and supporting continuous improvement
- Represent the organisation externally and maintain up-to-date industry knowledge through ongoing professional development
Assessment Manager Required Qualifications / Experience
Essential:
- Level 3 qualification in Teaching and Learning
- Level 3 qualification in Assessing
- Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance (or equivalent)
- Extensive experience within Fire Safety (circa 10+ years)
- Proven experience managing or developing high-performing teams
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- Previous experience within a training or educational environment
- Experience overseeing learner progress and assessment frameworks
- Competent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desirable:
- Third-party accreditation (or willingness to work towards)
- Experience developing qualifications with awarding bodies
- Lead IQA qualification
In Return?
Salary: -40,000 - -45,000
- Generous pension scheme
- Optional private medical insurance
- Career development
- Remote opportunity
- Staff social events
- And more
If you have significant experience in educating/ training in fire safety, and you are considering your opportunities, please contact Megan Cole at Brandon James
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