Advanced Specialist, Compliance & Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Assist vocational centres in ensuring adherence to Pearson quality standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.

• Engage directly with high-risk centres to resolve quality, operational, and compliance issues.

• Spearhead and coordinate quality enhancement initiatives across various centres and qualification sectors.

• Aid in the investigation and resolution of malpractice and maladministration cases.

• Tackle operational challenges affecting centre performance, such as late registrations, insufficient resources, delivery issues, and quality assurance shortcomings.

• Support actions stemming from Academic Management Reviews and other quality oversight activities.

• Provide expert advice on both internal and external quality assurance protocols, vocational assessment practices, and awarding organisation standards.

• Oversee centre activities and formulate improvement strategies for compliance and ongoing quality enhancement.

• Maintain precise, auditable records and generate data and reports to inform operational decision-making.

• Collaborate with Quality Standards, Investigations, Vocational Assessment, and Centre Management teams to identify trends, risks, and solutions.

• Foster relationships with centre leadership teams and stakeholders to promote positive quality outcomes.

• Travel frequently to vocational centres in the South of England and Pearson locations as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in managing quality assurance within an educational, vocational, assessment, or awarding organisation context.

• In-depth knowledge of vocational qualification delivery, assessment, and quality assurance procedures.

• Experience in supporting compliance, audits, investigations, or centre improvement initiatives.

• Capability to influence and engage stakeholders across all levels.

• Strong project planning, organisational, and workload management abilities.

• Exceptional communication skills with the capability to articulate complex requirements clearly.

• Proficiency in managing multiple priorities and working autonomously in a dynamic environment.

• Robust problem-solving skills and a practical approach to enhancing performance and compliance.

• Graduate-level education and professional education qualifications are preferred.

• Experience in teaching, mentoring, or people management is a plus.

• Possession of a full UK driving licence.

• Ability to access a vehicle during working hours.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus opportunities.

• Pension contributions.

• Life assurance.

• Private healthcare options.

• Holiday entitlement.

• Wellbeing programmes.

• Learning and development opportunities.

• Employee assistance programmes.

• Flexible benefits.

• Home-based working arrangement.