Employment Status: Part-time / Contract/ Freelance

Responsible for: Internal Quality Assurers (IQA)

Work Hours: Depends on course programme

Location: Remote/ on-site course delivery

Salary Bracket: £33,500 – £40,000 PA equivalent (depending on Experience)

The Company

ART Providers (ART) is a UK based organization that supports and prepares apprentices to be equipped with the right knowledge and skills in their chosen field of course programme. It is also part of our mission to help our community build and produce qualified apprentices that would reinforce business growth by bridging employers and apprentices together.

A UK Government registered main apprenticeship provider; ART is now looking to hire experienced (Qualified) Lead Internal Quality Assurer to help support our IQAs.

Role Summary

• The role comprises management of the IQA function, processes and systems as well as IQA
• To line manage ART Providers’ IQA team to ensure effective delivery and quality assurance of all qualifications for full compliance with the requirements of external bodies – Awarding Organisations, EFSA and OFTSED
• Conduct IQA sampling to support the IQA

Lead IQA Duties

• Provide feedback and L&D support to IQAs to develop their practice to ensure systems and processes are being followed.
• Monitor, support and co-ordinate the work of the IQA working group and/or trainee
• Ensure all assessor development observations and standardisations are planned and carried out in timely manner to facilitate the development of a highly skilled and effective delivery team.
• Work effectively with Lead Assessors to maximise the opportunity for ART Providers to achieve its
• Monitor and support IQA team with any contribution to assessor performance reviews to facilitate the development of a highly skilled and effective delivery team.
• Identify L&D needs of IQA’s to ensure that they have skills, knowledge and competence to fulfil their role.
• Monitor learner progression escalating any
• Escalate any IQA concerns with Quality
• Allocate IQAs to new assessors and ensure effective IQA support and mentoring for all new
• Coordinate IQA standardisation meetings to ensure consistent practice throughout the IQA team including trainee IQA’s

IQA Duties

• Sample qualifications in line with sampling plan, risk banding and IQA
• Ensure all IQA documentation is completed adhering to Awarding Organisation and company
• Maintain the integrity of all programmes by reporting any suspected malpractice or maladministration are followed.
• Provide feedback and advice to assessors to develop their assessment practices and ensure that trainee assessor’s assessment decisions are countersigned.
• Plan and conduct learner interviews in line with the IQA strategy to ensure quality of delivery.

Awarding Organisations

• Liaise with Awarding Organisations (AO) to agree sampling timeline and lead on external Quality Assurance (EQA) visits.
• Complete centre updates to inform AO of any changes to delivery team as and when
• Work on Centre Approval activities as directed by the Quality Manager coordinating the development of schemes of works (SOWs), lesson plans and approval applications.

Continuous Improvement

• Ensure that cross cutting themes are included in the curriculum and that activities are planned and implemented by the relevant champions.
• Ensure information gathered during good practice groups is routinely disseminated and
• Monitor the impact of the success of the champion
• Lead on the planning and implementation of curriculum design to ensure learner resources are current and fit for

Line Managers Duties

• Fully engage with your Line Manager communicating information and highlighting any support needs or concerns within the team and highlight areas of best practice.
• Engage the team in decision making taking on board suggestions and ideas, ensuring the loop is closed when the final decision is made.
• Regularly check the wellbeing of the team members whom you
• Ensure effective communication, by passing on information whilst being considerate of remote workers at all
• Regularly review the departments staffing needs with the Quality Manager, ensuring the department is appropriately staffed on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure ART Providers’ IQA team complies with ART Providers’ Security and relevant applicable professional standards and Code of
• You will conduct regular performance reviews with staff members to measure progress against KPIs and identify any learning and development needs.

General Duties

• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading relevant publications and attending networking events.
• Take part in any project work deemed necessary by ART Providers Training’s senior management team.
• Fully engage with and adhere to ART Providers Training’s company
• Embrace ART Providers Training’s strategies, polices and
• Ensure that all your practices adhere to information security policies, procedures and legislation.
• Work as a team to ensure continuous quality improvements supporting the company’s journey to excellence.
• Keep business calendars up to date at all