NVQ Manager

Location Manchester
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £Market related
Contact name: Julie Pratten

Contact email: Julie.Pratten@morson.com
Job ref: NVQNexus
Published: about 18 hours ago

We are looking for an experienced NVQ quality leader to take ownership of our Construction and Health & Safety provision, ensuring programmes meet the highest standards of quality, compliance and learner outcomes.

 

This is a strategic leadership role, responsible for overseeing Internal Quality Assurance, managing assessor performance, maintaining awarding body compliance and driving achievement across the full learner journey.

 

You will play a critical role in ensuring the provision delivers excellent audit outcomes, strong achievement rates and sustainable commercial growth.

 

What You’ll Be Responsible For:

 

  • Leading the quality and compliance of NVQ delivery across Construction and Health & Safety programmes
  • Acting as the key contact for awarding organisations such as City & Guilds, NCFE, NOCN and ProQual
  • Designing and implementing a robust IQA strategy including risk-based sampling and standardisation
  • Leading External Quality Assurance (EQA) visits and maintaining full audit readiness
  • Managing and developing a team of assessors and IQAs
  • Driving improvements in learner progress, retention and timely achievement
  • Monitoring delivery performance and producing data-led improvement plans
  • Supporting curriculum development and commercial expansion

 

What We’re Looking For:

 

We’re looking for someone who understands how high-quality NVQ provision should operate and has experience ensuring delivery stands up to awarding body scrutiny.

 

Essential

  • Level 3 Assessor qualification (A1 / D32/33 or equivalent)
  • Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance qualification (V1 or equivalent)
  • Occupational competence in Construction or Health & Safety
  • Experience managing vocational delivery teams
  • Experience leading awarding body audits and EQA visits
  • Strong understanding of IQA systems, sampling and assessment quality

 

Desirable

  • Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
  • Experience delivering both commercial and funded provision
  • Experience managing large employer contracts

 

Why Join Us?

 

  • Morson Nexus is a practice of Morson Group, we are a £1.4BM turnover company who is set to double in size globally over the next 5 years. You can play a key part of that growth.
  • Lead and shape a growing NVQ provision
  • Work with industry-relevant programmes supporting construction and safety careers
  • Opportunity to make a real impact on quality, learner success and programme growth