Assessment Developer (Design) (VA292)

Assessment Developer (Design)

Job Description

Permanent Full-time

Location : Remote, UK

Reports to : Lead Assessment Developer / Assessment Manager

Salary : £30,000 - £36,000

Line management responsibilities : No

Overview

Training Qualifications UK is the fastest-growing Awarding Organisation in the UK, and a market leading End-Point Assessment Organisation. We work with over 500 schools, colleges, universities, and training providers across the world to provide qualification certificates, endorsements, and apprenticeships to over 150,000 learners.

What’s the secret to our success? Simply put, we do things differently here!

Training Qualifications UK works with schools, colleges, universities, and training providers across the world to provide regulated qualifications, endorsements, and apprenticeships. The qualifications that we offer, and the assessments that we design and deliver, are the core of what we do. It is important that we are constantly delivering world-class service to our learners and Apprentices to ensure that assessments are valid and as stress-free as possible.

The Assessment Developer is a key role in ensuring the above. As an Assessment Developer you will be responsible for the design and successful approval of new assessments / qualifications. Utilising your assessment knowledge and working with internal and external stakeholders, you will design assessments that are valid, reliable, accessible, and industry leading. Additionally, you will support the Assessment Developer Lead / Assessment Manager in overseeing development of assessment strategies and responding to feedback from Ofqual on new approvals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the design and development of assessments for regulated qualifications and non-regulated qualifications.
• Contribute to the development of new assessment constructs and assessment strategies.
• Collaborate with the Assessment Production Team, the Qualifications Development Team and the EQA Team to ensure that assessment developments are in line with requirements of qualifications and delivered on time.
• Recruit, build and maintain a network of external subject matter experts, minimising costs for assessment design and development.
• Communicate professionally and clearly with subject matter experts who assist with the writing, reviewing, editing and progression of assessment papers and mark schemes.
• Use technology to ensure excellent communication of information and materials to external subject matter experts and other assessment stakeholders.
• Ensure the Awarding Organisation meets all regulatory requirements in the design, development and delivery of assessments.
• Support with the day-to-day operational functions of the wider Product Development Team where required.

Other Responsibilities

​ Key Requirements

Key Characteristics

Here are just a few of the essential soft skills you will need to successfully join our team :

Key Benefits

Please see the Person Specification for this role here .