Subject Lead - Business, Economics and Accounting
Posted 4 days 6 hours ago by AQA Recruiting
Permanent
Full Time
Temporary Jobs
Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, GU1 1
Job Description
At AQA, we're committed to advancing education and we're committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it's our people who make this happen.
Job title: Subject Lead - Business, Economics and Accounting
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Manchester: £47, 895 - £55,000, Guildford, Milton Keynes or London: £49, 900 - £57, 200
Working arrangements: Hybrid - at least one day a week in the office, regular customer visits with national travel and regular overnight stays
Lead people with clarity, purpose and impact, helping your team thrive while shaping the future of education. Ready to lead with impact? This is your opportunity to take Business, Economics and Accounting beyond the classroom and shape how thousands of teachers and learners experience the subject. With over 60 Subject Matter Experts in our Subject Support department, you'll join a vibrant network of colleagues to work with, learn from and share ideas with. We're looking for someone who brings fresh ideas and perspectives to enhance our culture and thrives in an environment where priorities shift and adaptability is key.
Purpose of the role You will lead the Business, Economics and Accounting subject area, combining subject expertise with strategic leadership to strengthen customer engagement, influence product growth and deliver clear, measurable outcomes that demonstrate impact on engagement and growth in a competitive market. You'll be a visible ambassador for AQA Business, Economics and Accounting, building trust and confidence with diverse stakeholders. You will work with teachers and communities across diverse regions, ensuring Business, Economics and Accounting reflects the experiences and needs of all learners.
Key responsibilities
Reasonable Adjustments If you have any requirements for reasonable adjustments in relation to the application, interview or the prospective job, please contact Faye Harrison (she/her) at or on . We are asking for this information to make the process as equitable as possible for each candidate. Please note that Faye will not be able to assist you with enquiries regarding Temporary vacancies or non-recruitment enquiries. If you have query regarding Temporary vacancies, please contact: .
Smart Working We're operating a smart working model. This allows for our colleagues to work from two days a week in one of our offices across England.
Equality, diversity and inclusion AQA is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone - regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background - is valued, respected, and supported to thrive.
Conflict of Interest Please note that due to the confidential nature of our work, we are unable to employ people for our temporary roles who are currently a candidate for Key Stage 4 and 5 public examinations.
Safeguarding AQA is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk. We're dedicated to reducing the risk of employing or contracting any person intent on abusing their position of trust, along with identifying and responding to any incident of alleged abuse from its employees or associates fairly and swiftly. For more information on safeguarding at AQA please visit the AQA website here.
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate
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Full Job Description Summary Supporting customers retaining and growing market share through subject expertise. You will also be responsible for using your subject expertise to provide internal consultancy, providing customer insight plus building and managing relationships with external stakeholders where needed. In addition to subject expertise, leadership will be a key part of this role. You will be part of the leadership of the Subject Support Team. Your role will be to ensure all activities for your subject(s) are planned, monitored and managed effectively to deliver to customers and achieve Customer and Product and organisational objectives. Where relevant you will line manage the subject delivery support team for your subject area and will be responsible for the performance of this team and ensuring effective deployment of this resource to deliver key priorities. The role will require extensive national travel to represent AQA, deliver to customers and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. Landscape: To understand the educational landscape particularly within your subject area. To understand and engage with the strategic priorities of AQA and its evolving structure. Activities: Responsible for setting and meeting challenging goals and milestones for delivery of your subject(s) Responsible for planning, monitoring and delivering Customer and Product priorities within your subject(s). Eg) Responsible for the creation, monitoring and delivery of subject focused annual plans Where appropriate, be responsible for managing and monitoring performance of a small team e.g. including talent spotting, development opportunities and driving high performance. Use relevant systems, reports and dashboards to plan and record delivery for your subject to meet delivery targets. Lead and support projects or workstreams within Customer and Product which are of a commensurate level to your role, maximising development opportunities Engage with key stakeholders to support effective planning and delivery of priorities e.g., Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Training and Events and Customer & Product Planning Manager. Responsible for effective identification and management of risks and dependencies Ensure your work supports continuous improvement in process and delivery, to drive customer experience and satisfaction levels Responsible for working with other teams to reduce failure demand from customers in your subject(s) e.g improve first contact resolution of customer enquiries. Promote customer centricity . click apply for full job details
Job title: Subject Lead - Business, Economics and Accounting
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Manchester: £47, 895 - £55,000, Guildford, Milton Keynes or London: £49, 900 - £57, 200
Working arrangements: Hybrid - at least one day a week in the office, regular customer visits with national travel and regular overnight stays
Lead people with clarity, purpose and impact, helping your team thrive while shaping the future of education. Ready to lead with impact? This is your opportunity to take Business, Economics and Accounting beyond the classroom and shape how thousands of teachers and learners experience the subject. With over 60 Subject Matter Experts in our Subject Support department, you'll join a vibrant network of colleagues to work with, learn from and share ideas with. We're looking for someone who brings fresh ideas and perspectives to enhance our culture and thrives in an environment where priorities shift and adaptability is key.
Purpose of the role You will lead the Business, Economics and Accounting subject area, combining subject expertise with strategic leadership to strengthen customer engagement, influence product growth and deliver clear, measurable outcomes that demonstrate impact on engagement and growth in a competitive market. You'll be a visible ambassador for AQA Business, Economics and Accounting, building trust and confidence with diverse stakeholders. You will work with teachers and communities across diverse regions, ensuring Business, Economics and Accounting reflects the experiences and needs of all learners.
Key responsibilities
- Setting and delivering measurable plans for the subject that align with AQA's strategy and reform priorities, with defined targets for engagement, retention and growth.
- Leading and developing a small team of specialists to build capability, foster collaboration and drive continuous improvement.
- Designing and executing customer engagement strategies using insight and data and representing AQA externally at conferences and stakeholder events.
- Building long-term relationships with schools and stakeholders.
- Demonstrable and recent experience leading a Business /Economics department, with a strong understanding of both GCSE and A Level specifications and assessment practice, with credibility among teachers.
- Proven leadership experience, including coaching and building team capability.
- Commercial awareness and a customer-centric mindset, with examples of turning insight into action that delivers measurable outcomes.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, adapting your style under pressure and in ambiguous situations.
- Confidence in using data and metrics to define success, monitor progress and adjust plans at pace.
- Ability to engage and inspire external stakeholders, building confidence with diverse audiences.
- Comprehensive benefits including Bupa Health Insurance
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Life Assurance
- An Electric Vehicle Leasing scheme
- Generous company pension contributions up to 11.5%
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and extra closure days at Christmas
Reasonable Adjustments If you have any requirements for reasonable adjustments in relation to the application, interview or the prospective job, please contact Faye Harrison (she/her) at or on . We are asking for this information to make the process as equitable as possible for each candidate. Please note that Faye will not be able to assist you with enquiries regarding Temporary vacancies or non-recruitment enquiries. If you have query regarding Temporary vacancies, please contact: .
Smart Working We're operating a smart working model. This allows for our colleagues to work from two days a week in one of our offices across England.
Equality, diversity and inclusion AQA is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone - regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background - is valued, respected, and supported to thrive.
Conflict of Interest Please note that due to the confidential nature of our work, we are unable to employ people for our temporary roles who are currently a candidate for Key Stage 4 and 5 public examinations.
Safeguarding AQA is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk. We're dedicated to reducing the risk of employing or contracting any person intent on abusing their position of trust, along with identifying and responding to any incident of alleged abuse from its employees or associates fairly and swiftly. For more information on safeguarding at AQA please visit the AQA website here.
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate
- An excellent understanding of the subject, specifications and current pedagogy
- People leadership skills
- Former teaching experience or ability to demonstrate credibility with teachers
- Excellent communication, presentation and training skills in line with AQA brand and tone of voice
- Basic project leadership skills
- Operational Management skills
- Stakeholder management and collaborative working
- Influencing and brand advocacy
- Organisation, planning and prioritisation skills
- A continuous improvement mindset
- A big picture mindset
- The ability to have robust conversations with customers and stakeholders, own and deliver corporate messages
- The ability to interpret data to inform decision making, monitor delivery and impact to customers
- Modelling of organisational leadership habits and values and behaviours
- An understanding of AQA's assessment products, processes and practices relevant to your subject(s)
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Full Job Description Summary Supporting customers retaining and growing market share through subject expertise. You will also be responsible for using your subject expertise to provide internal consultancy, providing customer insight plus building and managing relationships with external stakeholders where needed. In addition to subject expertise, leadership will be a key part of this role. You will be part of the leadership of the Subject Support Team. Your role will be to ensure all activities for your subject(s) are planned, monitored and managed effectively to deliver to customers and achieve Customer and Product and organisational objectives. Where relevant you will line manage the subject delivery support team for your subject area and will be responsible for the performance of this team and ensuring effective deployment of this resource to deliver key priorities. The role will require extensive national travel to represent AQA, deliver to customers and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. Landscape: To understand the educational landscape particularly within your subject area. To understand and engage with the strategic priorities of AQA and its evolving structure. Activities: Responsible for setting and meeting challenging goals and milestones for delivery of your subject(s) Responsible for planning, monitoring and delivering Customer and Product priorities within your subject(s). Eg) Responsible for the creation, monitoring and delivery of subject focused annual plans Where appropriate, be responsible for managing and monitoring performance of a small team e.g. including talent spotting, development opportunities and driving high performance. Use relevant systems, reports and dashboards to plan and record delivery for your subject to meet delivery targets. Lead and support projects or workstreams within Customer and Product which are of a commensurate level to your role, maximising development opportunities Engage with key stakeholders to support effective planning and delivery of priorities e.g., Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Customer Training and Events and Customer & Product Planning Manager. Responsible for effective identification and management of risks and dependencies Ensure your work supports continuous improvement in process and delivery, to drive customer experience and satisfaction levels Responsible for working with other teams to reduce failure demand from customers in your subject(s) e.g improve first contact resolution of customer enquiries. Promote customer centricity . click apply for full job details