Quality of Marking Lead, Quality Support Team - Coventry, United Kingdom - Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

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Coventry, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
£42,000-£56,800

Location:
Cambridge, Coventry, Hybrid (1-2 days a week in the office may be required)

Contract:
Full time, permanent

Guardian of Excellence:
Ensuring Quality Assurance of OCR's Marking

We are recruiting for a Quality of Marking Lead to play a critical role in ensuring the products OCR develops have suitable quality assurance processes that result in valid, reliable, and manageable assessments for OCR.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

Sitting within the Quality Support Team and reporting the Quality Support Senior Manager, the Quality of Marking Lead will play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of all marking-related processes to ensure we deliver accurate results to students and achieve regulatory compliance in this area.

Key accountabilities:

Design, develop and secure the implementation of new processes to assure the quality of monitoring of marking of both Vocational & Technical Qualifications (VTQ) and General Qualification (GQ) examined components.
Securing buyin for the adoption of new processes from internal stakeholders.
Conduct risk assessment analysis and devise and implement actions to resolve live series issues.
Propose and implement recommendations to improve the future performance at a generic suite, qualification type, or process level.
Provide support and quality of marking expertise in qualification development.

As a part of this role, you will line manager two/three Quality Support Managers.

Weekend work may be required during peak periods.

Want to learn more about this role? Please see that attached role profile.

About you
In this critical role, you will require a comprehensive understanding of the context in which OCR operates.

This encompasses familiarity with the regulatory framework and requirements as well as Government targets, initiatives, and developments in relation to qualifications.

An understanding of assessment principles in relation to general and vocational / occupational qualifications, operational models, processes and procedures would also be beneficial to the role.

Decision making and problem-solving will be second nature to you, as you will have a proven track record to tackle challenges and arrive at sound resolutions.

You will exhibit excellent inter-personal skills, fostering strong relationships with colleagues and senior assessors.

More about you

Meticulous accuracy and attention to detail
Proven competence in statistical and data analysis.
Proven ability to work under pressure to conflicting deadlines

Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it.

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

Group personal pension scheme
Discretionary annual bonus
Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
Green travel schemes
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. _

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