Lead Internal Quality Assurer

Reports to:	Director of Quality and Curriculum or nominated seniorleader
Hours:	Part time, annualized hours, worked flexibly across theacademic year. The working pattern will be agreed inadvance and aligned to the college qualification,assessment, standardization, IQA and EQA cycle.
Type:	Permanent
Salary:	£24 per hour
Closing date:	10/06/2026
Interview date:	TBC

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Landmarks is an independent specialist day college for young people with learning disabilities and difficulties. The college offers a wide range of programmes that are tailored to each individual’s needs.

Landmarks operates from several sites across; Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, with our main site located in Eckington, S21 4EF.

Landmarks has several satellite provisions in Rotherham, Nottingham city Centre and a “real-life” hospitality and catering facilitate in Rainworth, Mansfield. These environments enable us to provide a range of personal and vocational training opportunities including:

Art

• Animal Care and Horticulture

Cookery

Digital Media

Duke of Edinburgh

Employability skills

Functional Skills

Game Based Studies

Hospitality and Catering

Life in Modern Britain

Music

Performing Arts

• Personal and Social Development

Sports

Our staff are required to work on a range of different sites, including; college campuses, employer’s premises or communities local to your learners home - therefore willingness to travel is essential. There may be a requirement to transport learners in your own car, insurance implications are reimbursed. Mileage and expenses are provided for travel during the working day.

Role purpose

The Lead Internal Quality Assurer will lead the college wide internal quality assurance framework for qualifications delivered by Landmarks Specialist College. The postholder will ensure that IQA arrangements are consistent, compliant, risk based and aligned with awarding body requirements.

The role will provide professional leadership, assurance and challenge in relation to assessment practice, sampling, standardisation, assessor feedback, qualification evidence and external quality assurance readiness. The role is intended to strengthen the quality and consistency of assessment across the college without removing delivery accountability from campus leadership.

Accountability and role boundaries

This role leads on IQA. It does not replace the accountability of Campus Managers for qualification outcomes, learner progress, timely achievement or success rates. Campus Managers remain responsible for ensuring that qualification areas on their campus are well delivered and that success rates improve where required.

Area	Expectation	Purpose
IQA leadership	Lead IQA leads on IQA systems,compliance and assurance.	Provides consistency,professional challenge andEQA readiness.
Qualificationoutcomes	Campus Managers remain responsiblefor success rates, timely achievementand improvement actions.	Keeps delivery accountabilitywith the campus leadershipteam.
Quality improvement	Lead IQA reports risks andrecommended actions. CampusManagers implement and monitorthose actions.	Ensures IQA evidence leads toimproved practice andoutcomes.

Main Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include, but are not restricted to:

1. Lead the college wide IQA framework

• Develop, maintain and monitor a college wide IQA calendar for all qualifications.

• Ensure each qualification area has appropriate IQA arrangements, sampling plans, standardization activity and evidence checks in place.

• Use a risk-based approach to IQA that reflects learner numbers, assessor experience, qualification level, previous EQA feedback and areas of concern.

• Maintain oversight of awarding body requirements and communicate relevant changes to staff.

• Provide senior leaders with clear assurance about qualification compliance and assessment quality.

2. Sampling and assessment quality

• Plan and complete IQA sampling of learner work, portfolios, assessment decisions, feedback and assessment records.

• Check that assessment decisions are valid, reliable, fair, sufficient and clearly evidenced.

• Ensure feedback to learners is useful, developmental and supports progress.

• Identify gaps in evidence, inconsistent assessment practice or compliance concerns and agree actions with the relevant manager.

• Follow up IQA actions and report unresolved risks through the agreed quality and curriculum reporting routes.

3. Standardization and assessor support

• Plan and facilitate standardization activity across qualification areas.

• Support assessors and tutors to make consistent assessment decisions.

• Provide clear, constructive feedback to assessors following IQA activity.

• Support new or less experienced assessors to understand assessment expectations and awarding body requirements.

• Identify assessor development needs and contribute to staff training, guidance and professional development.

4. EQA and awarding body compliance

• Support campus managers and delivery teams to prepare for external quality assurance visits, standards verification and awarding body audits.

• Ensure qualification documentation, learner evidence and assessment records are organized and audit ready.

• Track EQA actions and recommendations, ensuring these are communicated to the relevant Campus Manager and curriculum staff.

• Support qualification approval, center approval and compliance processes where required.

• Maintain a clear overview of awarding body actions, risks and deadlines.

5. Reporting and quality improvement

• Produce concise IQA reports for the Director of Quality and Curriculum and other senior leaders as required.

• Identify trends, strengths, risks and areas for improvement across qualification delivery.

• Provide clear recommendations to Campus Managers where IQA activity identifies risks to quality, timely achievement or success rates.

• Contribute to quality improvement planning, self-assessment and curriculum review activity.

• Support the college to evidence the quality and impact of accredited learning.

6. Systems and documentation

• Ensure IQA records are accurate, well organized, accessible and ready for internal or external scrutiny.

• Support the development of consistent templates, processes and guidance for assessment and IQA activity.

• Promote efficient use of college systems to reduce duplication and improve oversight.

• Support campus managers and curriculum teams to maintain clear records of learner progress, assessment and achievement.

• Ensure relevant documentation supports a clear audit trail from assessment decision to IQA assurance.

7. Safeguarding and college values

• Promote the safeguarding and welfare of learners at all times.

• Follow college safeguarding policies, procedures and reporting expectations.

• Uphold the college vision of transforming the lives of our learners.

• Model professional standards, high expectations and constructive working relationships across the college.

This list of duties should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

The selection process will involve assessments being made on the extent to which applicants meet the criteria listed in the table below:

Criteria	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	Recognised Internal QualityAssurance qualification, forexample Level 4 Award inInternal Quality Assurance orequivalent.	Assessor qualification.Relevant teaching or trainingqualification.
Experience	Strong experience of internalquality assurance in acollege, training provider oreducation setting. Experienceof working with awardingbodies and preparing forEQA activity.	Experience of furthereducation, specialist post 16provision or SEND education.Experience across multiplequalification areas.
Knowledge	Strong understanding ofassessment principles,evidence requirements,standardisation andqualification compliance.	Knowledge of vocationalqualifications relevant toLandmarks curriculum offer.
Skills	Ability to develop samplingplans, identify risk, writeclear reports, provideconstructive feedback andinfluence practice positively.	Experience of contributing toself assessment, qualityimprovement planning orinspection readiness.
Personal Attributes	Credible, organised, calm,solution focused and able tochallenge weak orinconsistent practiceconstructively.	Experience of coaching staffor supporting assessordevelopment across teams.
Other Requirements

When completing the application form, please demonstrate with clear, concise examples how you meet the requirements of the post. You will be assessed in relation to the criteria. If there are large numbers of applicants for the post, then all the criteria will be used for shortlisting. Under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), we recognize and welcome our responsibility to remove any barriers in our recruitment and selection process.

Key outcomes expected

• A clear college wide IQA calendar is in place and followed.

• All qualifications have appropriate IQA oversight and risk based sampling arrangements.

• Assessment decisions are consistent, valid and well evidenced.

• Standardisation activity takes place regularly and supports consistency of judgement.

EQA activity is well prepared for and actions are completed promptly.

• Assessors receive clear feedback and practical support to improve assessment practice.

• Senior leaders receive clear assurance about qualification quality and compliance.

• Campus Managers receive timely IQA information to support their responsibility for achievement, timely completion and success rates.

In return we will offer:

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (Westfield Health):Confidential emotional, financial and practical support whenever you need it.

Education Support Helpline: Free, specialist wellbeing support for all teaching and education staff.

Access to Trained Mental Health First Aiders: On-site support from staff trained to listen, signpost and offer immediate reassurance.

Comprehensive Westfield Health Package (level 2): Includes a health cash plan, virtual GP appointments, counselling options, discounted shopping and services, and a wide range of wellbeing resources.

§ Annual Flu Vaccination Voucher: Supporting your health and reducing winter illness.

§ Access to Additional Discount Schemes: Including the Blue Light Card and other optional staff savings programmes.

§ Health & Wellbeing Services: Occupational Health support where necessary.

§ Generous Annual Leave Entitlement: Up to 35 days, dependant on length of service.

§ Long Service Recognition: Celebrating and rewarding your commitment to the organisation.

Enhanced Family-Friendly Policies: Increased occupational maternity and paternity pay (subject to eligibility).

Occupational Sick Pay: Enhanced sick pay that increases with length of service.

Professional Development & Career Progression: A wide range of CPD, training courses and structured development pathways (role-dependent).

§ Life Cover: Financial protection providing peace of mind for you and your loved ones.

§ Standard Life Pension Scheme: Supporting your long-term financial wellbeing.

§ Free On-Site Parking.

Landmarks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and to ensure our learners are protected from abuse. Landmarks is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

All offers of employment will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, which it deems satisfactory (you will be viable for the cost of a DBS if you leave within your probationary period).

Where a post is eligible, a check against the barred lists will be undertaken. There are different types of regulated activities that employees will need to undertake as part of their role to qualify to be checked on the adult and child barred list.

It is an offence to apply for a role that involves regulated activity to children, if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To find out what makes Landmarks a remarkable place to work, visit our website www.landmarks.ac.uk, and follow Landmarks Specialist College on Facebook for more information.

If you have any further queries or would like to arrange a discussion regarding the terms and conditions of employment at Landmarks please contact a member of HR – 01246 433788 or HR@landmarks.ac.uk.