Offer summary

Qualifications:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills., Strong project management abilities with attention to detail., Experience in qualification development and regulatory compliance., Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage time effectively..

Key responsibilities:

Lead the design and development of new regulated qualifications.

Coordinate responses to feedback from regulatory bodies.

Manage qualification developers and ensure high-quality qualification development.

Collaborate with the Assessment team to ensure timely delivery of developments.

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.

Training Qualifications UK

Lead Qualifications Developer

Permanent Full-time

Location: Remote

Reports to: Qualifications Manager

Salary: up to £38,000

Line management responsibilities: Yes

Closing date: 06/06/2025

**Application Instructions:

Please apply directly to Training Qualifications UK - Lead Qualifications Developer.

Applications submitted to AQA will be referred to sender**

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!

The Lead Qualifications Developer (LQD) is a key role in ensuring the above. As a LQD you will be responsible for the co-ordination of the design and development of our qualifications and ensuring their regulatory compliance. Utilising your qualification development knowledge and working with internal and external stakeholders, you will support the design and development of qualifications to ensure we remain compliant and provide a quality service to all. Additionally, you will support the Assessment Design and Assessment Delivery managers in overseeing daily operations and ensure that Centres, learners and staff have an efficient qualification delivery experience.

Key Responsibilities

Support with delivery of the development roadmap in line with business objectives and technical guidance.
Lead on the design and development of new regulated qualifications.
Responding and coordinating responses to feedback from regulatory bodies engaged with technical evaluation of new and existing qualifications and assessments.
Manage and lead qualification developers and processes ensuring the development of high-quality qualifications, redevelopment of existing qualifications and maintenance of live portfolio.
Build and maintain a network of external subject matter experts, employers and providers minimising costs for deployment to support effective qualification development.
Collaborate with the Assessment team to ensure that developments are assessed in line with technical guidance and delivered on time.
Use technology and systems to maximise efficiency in the development and launch of new qualifications.
Ensure the Awarding Organisation meets all regulatory requirements for the design and maintenance of qualifications.
Support with the day-to-day operational functions of the wider Qualification and Assessment team where required, including answering phone calls directed to the team, helping where possible and taking messages where required during busier periods.
Line management of qualification developers.

Other Responsibilities

Develop and maintain an understanding of TQUK's internal processes and of the wider educational landscape.
Maintain in-depth knowledge of TQUK products and services.
Manage data: inputting, filing, and monitoring.
Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of team Standard Operating Procedures.

Key Requirements

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Have excellent project management skill.
Have excellent attention to detail.
Ability to organise and prioritise.
Be highly organised and efficient: someone who completes tasks that they start.
Be confident in owning a process and managing your own time to meet deadlines.
Be prepared to work in a regulated environment with constant regard to requirements placed upon us by external regulators and TQUK processes and procedures.

Key Characteristics

Be confident and ambitious with a ‘can do, will do’ attitude.
Be well motivated, enthusiastic and able to work on your own initiative.
Be able to have fun.
Work well with others.
Taking ownership of a task and seeing it through to completion.
Be able to keep an eye on the bigger picture and appreciate where your role fits into the business.

Benefits

Training, Qualifications & Apprenticeships. It’s what we do!
25 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holiday (33 in total).
Additional annual leave day each year, after 2 years of continuous service (up to 28 days).
An extra day off to celebrate your birthday.
Annual Loyalty Bonus.
Annual salary review.
Bupa Healthcare Benefits.
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
NEST pension.
Cycle to work scheme.
A positive and supportive working environment.
Comprehensive onboarding.
A workplace that supports a healthy work/life balance.

Please see the full Person Specification here.

*We are an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Should you require any additional support during the recruitment process due to a disability, please contact us so we can assist you.*

Recruitment Agencies

We have a preferred supplier list (PSL) in place.

Unsolicited CVs will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.