Expected Behaviours & Working Style

• Make every day count

  • Delivers with focus and pace, prioritising high-impact activities
  • Uses evidence and insight for consistent high-quality outcomes in national-scale CPD

• Lead the way

  • Provides confident, credible leadership through:
    • Expertise and influence
    • Clear direction
    • Anticipation of challenges
    • Drives quality across **CP[D provision]

• Deliver with empathy

  • Builds trusted relationships based on:
    • Deep understanding of high-quality CPD
    • Clear, respectful communication
    • Sensitivity to realities of practice

Role Deliverables

• A fully operational QA system with consistent application across all provision
• Published, evidence-informed QA framework that is:
  • Transparent
  • Consistent
  • Aligned to national standards, subject-specific pedagogy
  • Includes clear version control and sector confidence
• Robust moderation and calibration processes with:
  • High levels of consistency and credibility in QA decisions across reviewers and programmes
• All provision quality assured against the CPD Quality Assurance Framework
• Clear, structured, and high-quality reports
• A well-trained, calibrated network of:
  • QA Leads
  • Associates
  • Reviewers
  • Clear standards of practice
  • Strong performance management and quality control
• Strong stakeholder confidence, demonstrated through:
  • Transparent processes
  • Fair decisions
  • Effective engagement
• QA processes delivered on time and at scale

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications

Essential

• Substantial, successful, and recent educational leadership experience
• Proven track record of:
  • Delivering high-quality results through senior educational leadership
• Experience in designing or delivering robust QA frameworks, review, and moderation systems
• Strong understanding of:
  • Curriculum design
  • Pedagogy
  • Professional learning frameworks
• Experience with:
  • External moderation
  • Accreditation or review processes
• Excellent:
  • Analytical, evaluation, and reporting skills
  • Ability to draw insights and drive improvement
• Outstanding:
  • Leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience working with government or national partners
• Ability to:
  • Lead and develop high-performing teams
• Highly effective:
  • Communication skills (written + verbal)

Desirable

• Knowledge/experience in:
  • Arts education
  • Cultural education
  • Creative disciplines
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Safeguarding
  • Inclusion (including SEND—Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)
  • Compliance requirements
• Experience working within:
  • National or government-funded education programmes
• Advanced qualifications in:
  • Education leadership
  • Quality assurance
  • Related fields
• Experience managing complex partnerships or multi-provider delivery models
• Digital/data systems experience for:
  • QA tracking
  • Reporting
  • Performance dashboards

Equality & Inclusion Note

Etio are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all groups, particularly those underrepresented in the workforce.

Note to all applicants: Etio reserve the right to close an advertisement to applications ahead of the advertised closure date. Shortlisting may occur before the closing date. Apply early to avoid missing opportunities.