Accreditation Advisor

What if you worked with a highly supportive and collaborative team?

What if you could improve the development and growth of our accreditation service?

What if you were our Accreditation Advisor

At the IET, making our world a better place starts by creating a better place for our people. At the IET you’ll have more than just a job. Our work is exciting and challenging, connecting the people who solve the problems that matter. It means working withus has real meaning and impact, and you’ll grow - professionally and personally - in ways you never thought possible. We’re also making significant investments in our people, including providing a modern, vibrant workplace and embracing hybrid working.

**What you’ll be doing**

As the Accreditation Advisor you will provide accreditation advice to employers and learning providers. You will ensure the different accreditation options are organised efficiently and presented clearly to customers. You’ll assist with the planning, progressreporting and forecasting of programs of accreditation visits and assist the manager to develop the service.

**What we hope you can bring to the role**

You’ll be someone with a track record of delivering a service to a high standard and demonstrate evidence of helping to improve and develop it. You’ll have very good written and verbal communication skills, can build relationships with prospective and currentcustomers and can deliver a high volume of work.

**We’d love to get to know you**

Is Imposter syndrome creeping in? Don’t worry - we’d rather hear from you this time than not hear from you at all Read on for a little more information about the role; but also, keep in mind that we’re open to discussing flexible ways of working, includingreduced hours and working in an agile way, supported by a hybrid working framework that allows you to find the best place to do your best work.

**A little more about the role**
- Developing new business and maximising repeat business
- Delivering against KPI targets for revenue, costs and contributing to professional registration targets
- Providing credible and high-quality advice and guidance to employers and learning providers on professional development and accreditation
- Organising and undertaking accreditation visits with expert assessors
- Writing accreditation visit reports
- Creating, managing and implementing customer focused procedures
- Ensuring the different accreditation options are organised efficiently and presented clearly to customers
- Assisting the Manager to develop the service
- Managing the community of IET volunteer assessors and ensuring they are trained and equipped with the resources they need
- Assisting with the planning, progress reporting and forecasting of programmes of accreditation visits
- Supporting the accreditation committee and their online decision making forum
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal audit
- Organising engagement activities and events with companies
- Coordinating joint accreditation activity with other engineering institutions

**A little more about what we’re looking for**
- Experience of influencing through credible advice and guidance
- Capable of reviewing and providing feedback on training and professional development schemes or similar
- Experience of delivering excellent customer service
- Experience of acquiring new business and maintaining existing business
- Experience of creating, managing and implementing procedures
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and communicate with people at all levels
- Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
- The ability to communicate sensitive information diplomatically
- Strong organisation and administration skills, including the ability to work in a systematic manner with accuracy and minimum supervision
- Experience of writing reports and analysing and presenting data
- Prepared to travel throughout the UK on a regular basis.

**What if you could be you?**_The IET is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To find out more, head over to our 'Work for the IET’ site._