Head of Quality and Accreditation

TL;DR

Head of Quality and Accreditation: Leading quality assurance and accreditation support for GCSE and A-level qualification development with an accent on regulatory compliance, right-first-time accreditation, and cross-subject alignment. Focus on designing scalable quality assurance frameworks, reviewing complex qualification deliverables (specifications, assessment strategies, and Specimen Assessment Materials), and reducing rework while enabling pace without compromising quality.

Location: Guildford (Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office)

Salary: £72,000–£80,000 (Manchester) or £75,000–£83,000 (Guildford, London, Milton Keynes)

Company

hirify.global is the UK’s largest provider of academic qualifications, delivering GCSEs and A-levels.

What you will do

• Lead quality assurance and accreditation support across qualification development outputs, including specifications, assessment strategies, and Specimen Assessment Materials (SAMs).
• Ensure complete alignment across deliverables before submission and drive a “right first time” approach to reduce rework and resubmission.
• Design, implement, and continuously refine robust, proportionate, scalable quality assurance approaches for qualification development at scale.
• Strengthen cross-subject alignment and embed hirify.global design principles across the qualification suite, including digital assessment and accessibility considerations.
• Engage with Ofqual and support accreditation activity, including representing hirify.global externally when required.
• Lead and develop a small specialist team, providing direction and coaching while influencing quality practices across the organisation.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience working within regulatory frameworks, ideally in qualification development or accreditation.
• Subject matter expertise in qualification design, quality, and accreditation, including experience developing or assuring qualification materials.
• Proven experience designing and implementing quality assurance approaches (not only operating within existing processes).
• Track record reviewing specifications, assessment strategies, and specimen materials in a regulated environment, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to provide clear, practical, actionable feedback and apply quality standards consistently with a proportionate approach.
• Demonstrated leadership and line-management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with around two days per week in the office.
• 35-hour working week to support a sustainable work-life balance.
• 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 with service, plus bank holidays and a Christmas closure.
• hirify.global pension contribution of 6% to 11.5% (depending on personal contribution).
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, and a health cash plan.
• Learning and progression opportunities and inclusive employee networks.

Hiring process

• Stage 1: 75-minute Teams interview focused on technical experience.
• Stage 2: 90-minute face-to-face interview including a task to assess attention to detail and approach to quality assurance.