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About the Role

The King's Trust is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Assessment & Quality to lead quality assurance, assessment, and compliance functions within the Qualifications team. This leadership role is crucial for ensuring the integrity, quality, and regulatory compliance of qualifications, and for shaping the future development of The King's Trust as a recognised Awarding Organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the quality assurance approach, ensuring robust standards across assessment and awarding activity.
• Drive continuous improvement through effective quality monitoring, audit, and compliance arrangements.
• Oversee key processes including malpractice, appeals, complaints, reasonable adjustments, and regulatory reporting.
• Provide expert advice and leadership on assessment, quality, and compliance matters across the organisation.
• Support the ongoing development and growth of The King's Trust Qualifications offer and its impact on young people.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading assessment, quality assurance, and compliance functions within an awarding organisation environment.
• Strong knowledge of qualification frameworks, assessment methodologies, and awarding organisation requirements.
• Experience leading quality assurance and assessment activities across qualifications and apprenticeships.
• Detailed understanding of regulatory requirements, including Conditions of Recognition and quality assurance principles.
• Experience of leading audits, compliance activity, governance processes, and risk management frameworks.
• Ability to analyse quality and performance data to identify risks, inform decision-making, and drive improvement.
• Experience building effective relationships with regulators, external partners, and senior stakeholders.
• A passion for improving opportunities and outcomes for young people.

Location

• Any UK Trust office

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full Time
• Hybrid

Salary/Compensations

• £53,393.00 to £60,000.00 (National)
• £58,393.00 to £65,000.00 (London)

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working (combination of office days and working from home)
• Opportunity to volunteer for and/or attend events
• In-house learning platform
• Benefits platform (health and financial well-being support, discounts)
• Personal development opportunities through Networks (KT CAN, KT GEN, KT DAWN, PULSE)
• 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave
• 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

About the Company

• At The King's Trust, we believe that every young person should have the opportunity to develop the skills, confidence and recognised achievements they need to succeed.
• Our qualifications play a vital role in helping young people take positive steps into education, employment and training.
• Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training.
• The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law.
• We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
• We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives.

Equal Opportunity

• The King's Trust is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex.
• Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
• We are looking for people who can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
• We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, and we are an employer that is Disability Confident.
• Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).