Internal Quality Assurer

Job Title:        Internal Quality Assurer
Location:        South West Region, England + Hybrid Working Arrangements + Travel
Compensation:    £40,040 + Benefits
Role Type:        Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:        SF58743

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Internal Quality Assurer in the South West Region.

The role
As an Internal Quality Assurer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will ensure accuracy and consistency of learning delivery and assessment decisions within training and apprenticeship programmes is carried out correctly.

Day-to-day, you will be reporting to the Quality manager, liaising with the customer on a daily basis and working with other teams across the contract, including deliver, business support and compliance and assurance. 

• To conduct quality assurance activities in line with the IQA strategy, Awarding Organisation, ESFA / DfE and Ofsted requirements 
• Produce sampling plans based on risk and in line with the IQA strategy
• Conduct observations of teaching, learning and assessment providing clear, constructive, supportive and timely feedback
• Give clear, accurate and timely feedback to delivery staff, both verbally and written
• Deliver training, mentoring and support to delivery staff along with delivering induction training to new members of staff

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and requires regular travel within the South west on a weekly basis alongside home working arrangements. 

Essential experience of the Internal Quality Assurer 

• Appropriate mechanical engineering environment
• Experienced Internal Quality Assurer 
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes

Qualifications for the Internal Quality Assurer 

• Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (or equivalent)
• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent)
• Engineering Level 3 qualification

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Opportunities to travel within the UK
• Opportunities to develop your career

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 30/09/2024