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Senior Quality Assurance Manager at Ascentis
Starting Salary : £35,950 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Working pattern: 35 hours per week across Monday to Friday. Flexible working options will be considered - minimum 2 days in office are required and Fridays are company-wide wfh days.
About the role
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our efficient, supportive, and innovative Compliance and Quality Assurance Team. You will manage quality assurance systems and activities working to maintain and enhance the standards of our Access to Higher Education Diploma, Ofqual, CCEA and Qualifications Wales Regulated Provision.
Quality Assurance Managers are tasked to ensure the delivery and assessment of our provision remains consistent and standardised to guarantee reliable and fair results. You will be supportive to our centres and ensure they adhere to the regulatory requirements.
As part of the role you will be required to produce detailed reports for both centres and internal committee meetings. You will be required to manage our External Quality Assurers, providing ongoing support and training to allow them to successfully perform their role.
So, what are you waiting for?
If you like the sound of the role and the organisation, and you think the below attributes describe you well, then we would love to hear from you:
* Teaching Qualification with experience delivering and assessing qualifications, or equivalent experience in the education sector and/or awarding.
* Experience in internal and external verification of qualifications
* Experience of line management
* Excellent attention to detail, well organised and self-motivated
* Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills
* Demonstrable experience in using IT, including using Microsoft Office packages, Zoom Webinars and using two factor-authentication
Please refer to the full job description for a list of job duties and all the attributes required for the role which can befound here.
Further information
Closing date: 12 August 2025
Interview date: 19August 2025
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Jess Green, Senior Quality Assurance Manageratjess.green@ascentis.co.uk.
We reserve the right to close the job vacancy early if we find an appointable candidate or receive a high volume of applicants.
About us
We are proud to be one of the UK’s leading educational charity groups, encompassing an awarding organisation, a provider of dyslexia intervention software and an online training organisation. Our enthusiastic people bring genuine passion and natural energy to everything that they do and through their infectious energy they transform the lives of thousands of people each year through the power of education. It has never been a more exciting time to join The Ascentis Group as we continue our journey of growth across the UK and overseas.
We are market leading in the education sector and the specialist areas we operate within, maintaining the #1 provision for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and Access in the UK. We are based in Lancaster but have a national reach and hold top positions in all areas we operate within and have a dominant market share in London. We recently won two awards at the FAB 2024 Awards - Innovation of the Year and Awarding Organisation of the Year.
The Ascentis Group is made up of brilliant people, unique in terms of background, personality, characteristics, experience and skill. We value our people for the differences they bring to the table and believe this diversity is powerful. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
To find out what our employees have to say about working at Ascentis watch the video foundhere.
* 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, birthday day off, closure days gifted during the Christmas period, increased annual leave with long service and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (up to a maximum of 43 days)
* Competitive pension benefits, including a salary sacrifice scheme
* Access to Informal Flexibility, allowing you to flex your working times and location where viable
* Incremental service benefits as a family-friendly employer, including enhanced Maternity, Neonatal, Paternity, Shared Parental, Adoption Leave and Pay, Sick Pay, Life Insurance, and Paid Compassionate Leave
* Access to state-of-the-art office and break facilities, such as bean-to-cup coffee machine, vending machine, pool table, Xbox, outdoor seating, dressing room (with access to hair dryers, straighteners, airers, shower facilities), Harry Potter reading room, employee library and more
* Free parking, paid electricity charging points, locked bike storage shed
* Tailored learning and development opportunities
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Home and Tech Scheme
* Discounted gym membership at3-1-5 Health Club
* 24-hour employee helpline and a proactive focus on wellbeing
* Reward and recognition scheme, regular team building and communication activities
Do you like the sound of Ascentis, but think your skills might suit another role?
We also have other vacancies available. Take a look at our website for more!www.ascentis.co.uk/jobs
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