Assessment Solutions Officer

Overview

Contract: 12-months Fixed-term contract

Location: Hybrid / Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

This is a hybrid working role, so you'll need to work from our Head Office twice a week

Hours per week: 37

Salary: Up to £30,600, depending on experience

About the role

We're excited to be looking for an Assessment Solutions Officer to join our Assessment Solutions Team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in assessment design, awarding organisations, or education quality assurance to shape high-quality, compliant qualifications and assessments.

You'll play a key role in developing valid, reliable assessments, working with subject matter experts and stakeholders to deliver externally assessed qualifications that meet regulatory standards (e.g. Ofqual) and support learner success.

Responsibilities

How you'll make an impact:

• Design and develop high-quality, compliant assessment materials (sample and live assessments)
• Manage and commission subject matter experts (SMEs) and assessment associates
• Ensure assessments meet validity, reliability, and quality assurance standards
• Monitor assessment production for accuracy, quality, and deadlines
• Collaborate with internal teams on secure assessment delivery and storage
• Support awarding processes, standardisation, and moderation activities
• Maintain compliance with Ofqual General Conditions of Recognition
• Contribute to continuous improvement in assessment design and delivery

Qualifications

We'd love to hear from you if you offer the following:

• Experience in assessment design, curriculum development, or qualification development
• Understanding of assessment principles (validity, reliability, manageability)
• Experience with externally set and marked assessments
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent written communication and proofreading skills
• Experience working with quality assurance processes in education
• Educated to Level 3 or equivalent
• Demonstrable proof of Right to Work in the UK

Benefits

• 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
• Birthday celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event
• 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

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 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.