Technical Standards Lead

Overview:
**Loca**
**tion: Hybrid (Head office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne)**

**Hours per week: 37**

**Salary**:
**£27,040 - £32,240**
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**er annum,**
**depending on experience**

**Shape real change with an NCFE career**

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. NCFE is a place where employees not only make a positive social impact - influencing the lives of thousands of learners - but where you will have the opportunity to influence the way we work and directly shape our future direction.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation - to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society. We have built a high-performance workplace culture, backed by a strong set of values and behaviours, to ensure we’re working together as one organisation to make sure no learner is left behind.

**About the role**

We're excited to be looking for a
** Technical Standards Lead **to join our
**Assessment Design **team.

As a Technical Standards Lead you will work in the Assessment Design and Production function, which is responsible for the design and production of assessments across all of NCFE’s qualifications, including all standard-setting activity. In this role, you will work alongside the Technical Standards Manager to support with the technical aspects of all grading and standard-setting activity across the function and the wider business.

**In this role you'll be responsible for**:

- Working with operational teams and awarding committees to present relevant statistical and technical information and support with its use and interpretation within awarding contexts
- Supporting operational teams with the analysis of assessment functioning data to facilitate the ongoing monitoring of live assessment performance and continuous improvement in assessment production
- Working with data teams to develop efficient reporting mechanisms that facilitate the production of key statistical information required for awarding activities
- Supporting the Assessment Design team in the creation of assessment strategies and associated documentation pertaining specifically to grading/aggregation mechanisms and standard setting/maintenance activities.

**We would love to hear from you if you hold the following key skills**:

- Significant experience of working with externally set and marked assessments
- Knowledge and experience of grading and standard setting procedures and issues within an educational context and of key assessment functioning statistics and their relevance in practical contexts
- Ability to manage time, workload effectively in order to meet deadlines and turn data and information into insight
- Excellent report writing, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills
- Strong analytical skills.

Read the full
**Job Description**.
- training on all aspects of the role
- opportunities to work with a range of colleagues across the business as well as colleagues in similar roles at other AOs through attendance at inter-AO meetings.
- exposure to a range of project activity, specifically where technical assessment expertise is required
- exposure to grading and standard setting methodologies and best practice.

**What will we offer you in return?**

One of the biggest rewards of a career with NCFE is contributing to our promise to support the delivery of the highest possible quality learning experiences for our learners and for them to achieve the best possible outcomes as a result.

You will also have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits and support for your personal and professional development. Benefits include:

- Company Pension, employer’s contribution up to 9% when you contribute 3%
- Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)
- £200 personal development allowance per year
- £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year
- Two hours a month to spend on personal development
- Free learning resources on our in-house 'Learning to Grow' platform

We also support your health and wellbeing by giving all colleagues access to:

- A minimum of 25 days holiday per year, plus 8 bank holidays
- An additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
- A flexible and hybrid approach to working to support a work-life balance
- Westfield Health Cash Plan worth up to the value of £635
- Fika - a mental fitness app
- Employee Assistance Programme - including a 24/7 confidential help line and counselling sessions
- Doctor Line - same day appointments

**Want to know more about NCFE?**

**Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement**

Creating a fairer and more inclusive society is at the core of who we are at NCFE. We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.

We do not discriminate again