Full job description Head of Qualification and Assessment Design
Reference number: JR256923
Location: Remote
Working pattern: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Number of roles: 1
Grade: K6
Salary: £51k - £55k Per Annum


We are looking for a Head of Assessment and Qualification Design to join our team.


The Head of Qualifications and Assessment Design is crucial to maintaining the integrity, relevance, and excellence of our qualification and assessment portfolio, playing a pivotal role in the growth of Kaplan Assessments.


You will serve as Kaplan’s internal expert on qualification architecture, credential design, competence-based certification, and qualification approval and accreditation, you will have overall accountability for ensuring our assessments genuinely test knowledge and evidence competence. You will be responsible for qualification and assessment design and credentials in line with business strategy, systematically managing the overall qualification portfolio and credentialing frameworks to ensure they match our strategic plan and meet the needs of our current and future customers and candidates. You will develop a current, reliable, and relevant product portfolio in an efficient and cost-effective manner.



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What you’ll bring to the role


Essential
* Experience of working at a management level within a regulated environment relating to qualifications and assessments

* Experience reviewing and evaluating qualification and assessment designs to ensure alignment between learning outcomes, content and assessment.

* Good understanding of assessment principles including validity, reliability, accessibility and fitness for purpose.

* Experience developing or reviewing assessment strategies for vocational, professional or workforce-based qualifications.

* Ability to evaluate whether assessment evidence is sufficient to demonstrate competence against occupational or professional standards.

* Experience working with competency frameworks and workforce-aligned qualifications or credentials.

* Working knowledge of Ofqual general conditions of recognition

* Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of professional education and vocational qualifications

* Capacity to build a strong and productive relationship with partners and stakeholders

* Strong communication and presentational skills

* Outstanding attention to detail
* Advanced analysis, judgement and critical thinking




Desirable
* Experience of working with Governing Bodies

* Ability to prioritise critical activities, effectively manage workflows and direct resources

* Financial acumen

* Experience of risk identification and mitigations

* Experience of working with other regulators

* An ability to respond positively under pressure to challenging deadlines



What we do

Kaplan Professional is a leading provider of apprenticeships, accountancy / tax / finance & banking courses, and professional assessments. For almost 80 years, we’ve helped shape the development and careers of finance professionals.



What we believe in

Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.

Kaplan is a global organisation whose mission is rooted in providing equal access to education and opportunities for advancement to people of all backgrounds. We believe diversity, equity and inclusion - of culture, experiences, perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner and employer, Kaplan is committed to promoting an equitable world in which diverse talent can develop, advance and thrive.


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Our Values
We live, breathe and celebrate our values - they drive what we believe in, how we behave and guide us in creating a culture of success.
• Act with integrity
• Empower and support
• Create opportunity
• Grow knowledge
• Drive results together


What we offer


As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:


• 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family
• Private medical, income protection, and life insurance
• 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services
• Company pension contributions
• Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels


How to apply


To apply for this role please submit a CV along with a Cover Letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role no later than 11pm on Wednesday 22nd July 2026. Note, we recommend that you apply at the earliest as we reserve the right to close the role before the closing date if we have gathered a suitable shortlist.


Additional Application Information


Kaplan is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
This role involves working with learners who are under 18 years old and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with our background checking policy. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure (including children’s barred list) via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to confirm their suitability to work