Training and Support

• Being a positive advocate for the NCA Marking Workstream Team and within the Assessment Division, as well as across Pearson School Qualifications, modelling Pearson behaviours and leading by example.
• Actively contributing to, and delivering, the Pearson School Qualifications strategic priorities, as well as engaging with people initiatives within the Assessment Division, as appropriate.
• Sharing knowledge and expertise with those around you.

Technical assessment expertise

• Being an assessment professional in your subject and continually developing expertise in light of a changing primary education landscape.
• Representing the NCA Marking Workstream Team and Assessment Division as a technical assessment professional for your subject, assisting with approaches during both training material development and marking.
• Owning personal development in relation to building technical assessment expertise, including identifying individual training and development needs and opportunities, and being responsible for continuous professional development of yourself.

Quality assurance and improvements

• Contributing to the integrity by which marking processes are followed, reviewed, and amended, including engaging with improvements in the methodology for assuring quality of our processes in line with the Statement of Requirements (SoR).
• Contributing to the quality assurance within your subject, including monitoring, guiding, and assisting with appropriate actions to improve the quality of training materials, marker training, and marking.
• Being able to support with the quality assurance and improvement programme, including active participation in the lessons learned process for your area of responsibility, ensuring learning is taken forward into the next test cycle.

Cost management

• Assisting the Specialist, Assessment and Manager, Assessment in ensuring the Marking Workstream Team’s financials are accurate within your subject or within the wider NCA Service.
• In collaboration with the Specialist, Assessment and Manager, Assessment, contributing to driving cost efficiencies within your given subject area and across the NCA Service, as appropriate.

Strategic relationships

• Collaborating with the Specialist, Assessment in building an assessment associate population for the future by utilising the appropriate expertise in National Curriculum Assessments.
• Supporting the Specialist, Assessment in evaluating the success of the assessment associate population in your subject to ensure the delivery of all marking phases to time, quality, and budget.

Data

• Making use of management information (MI) and reporting, providing visibility, and building confidence and trust between ourselves and STA.
• Partnering with our peers within Operations, Systems and Data, and Customer Service Workstreams to ensure that we are aligned with our reporting to STA.
• Assisting with reporting accurate and timely data and information to the STA and the wider business, escalating issues, as appropriate.
• Contributing to the management of the online marking system (OMS), ensuring set-up and MI output is as stated in the Statement of Requirements (SoR).

Person Specification

The ideal candidate for this position would have a varied background in assessment roles (highly desirable), including knowledge of the primary Key Stage 2 curriculum, or any other role within the education sector.

In addition to this, it would be highly beneficial for the candidate to have previous experience in a customer-facing role. A subject specialism and/or familiarity with assessment materials and processes within a regulated or contractual framework would also be beneficial.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who can prioritise and manage their own workload effectively, ensuring that critical tasks are handled within tight, non-negotiable deadlines. The ability to problem-solve effectively and respond positively to change is essential, particularly when conflicts arise. Moreover, strong communication skills are vital, as the role requires the ability to influence others and work collaboratively with key stakeholders.

Experience

Core competencies:

• Providing a customer-focused service.
• Communicating with influence.
• Working with others to achieve goals.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with internal and external teams.
• Delivering goals in a changing environment.
• Taking a creative and innovative approach to work.
• Maximising potential in self and others.

Education, qualification, and training:

• Degree or equivalent qualification

Personal style and behaviour:

• Highly motivated individual with personal drive and energy.
• Able to prioritise and manage own workload.
• Actively seeks information and is able to manage it appropriately.
• Prepared to be flexible in their approach to problem-solving.

Pearson Leadership Profile

Leading Self:

• Always learning
• Courageous
• Ethical
• Determined
• Customer-focused
• Transformational

Strategic and visionary

• Innovative
• Developer
• Inspirational
• Relationship builder
• Makes it happen
• Pearson Values
• Brave
• Imaginative
• Decent
• Accountable

Your rewards & benefits

We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families too.

Please see our attractive UK benefits here: Pearson Jobs – Benefits

Role location: This is a hybrid role and will allow home working as well as from our office at least one day per week. Occasional travel to our other office locations may be required.