Training Qualifications UK - Compliance Lead

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Training Qualifications UK - Compliance Lead

Permanent Full-time

Location: Remote with travel

Reports to: Compliance Manager

Salary: up to £30,000

Line management responsibilities: No

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Closing date: 28/06/2025​

**Application Instructions:

Please apply directly to Training Qualifications UK - Compliance Lead

Applications submitted to AQA will be referred back to the sender**

Overview

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Training Qualifications UK is the fastest-growing Awarding Organisation in the UK, and a market leading End-Point Assessment Organisation. We work with over 500 schools, colleges, universities, and training providers across the world to provide qualification certificates, endorsements, and apprenticeships to over 150,000 learners.
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What’s the secret to our success? Simply put, we do things differently here!

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Our compliance bods love rules. They love reading, debating interpreting, and applying them and they make a lot of noise about it because they think everyone should love them as much as they do.

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But they don’t just do it for fun: our regulations, requirements, processes and reporting arrangements are becoming increasingly complex as we experience huge growth and expand into new markets, but they have never been so important. This role is pivotal in ensuring that the actions taken by every single area of our business operate compliantly to get the best possible outcome for all our stakeholders.

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You will have the opportunity to help shape our strategy and advise the Leadership team on regulatory considerations which may impact upon strategic decisions.

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This role offers a unique opportunity to really get your teeth into the world of qualification and assessment regulation. But be prepared: you’re likely to turn into your friend’s least favourite party guest as you simply won’t be able to ignore a ‘qualifications are getting easier’ comment!

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TQUK has 3 values that we ask of everyone who represents us to live by; be courteous, have a willingness to learn, put the team first. Through these 3 values we offer our customers unrivalled service and can make TQUK be the best it can be.​​

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Key responsibilities​

• Support implementation and ongoing management of TQUK’s organisation wide compliance framework on the awarding side of the business.
• Manage a cycle of self-evaluation / continuous improvement within the awarding function, with contributions from other teams and managers as appropriate.
• Coordinate appeals handling for appeals relating to awarding provision, ensuring lessons learned are properly implemented as continuous review, and that appeals are concluded appropriately and within SLA.
• Support the preparation of submissions for regulatory activity.
• Coordinate the logging of issues and potential Adverse Effects from awarding provision, supporting reporting teams in issue management commensurate with the regulators’ objectives.
• Coordinate B3 event notifications (with appropriate support) to the regulator where related to awarding provision.
• Coordinate B4 requests for information from the regulator, where related to awarding provision.
• Support on the interpretation of information from externals, such as the regulators or other government bodies, ensuring lessons learned are embedded where appropriate, and that accurate records are kept, with evaluation of trends and themes.
• Attend Compliance Team meetings.
• Support awarding teams in embedding a compliance culture and understanding of Ofqual requirements, facilitating training where required.
• Support teams to understand their roles and responsibilities in relation to compliance with regulatory requirements, acting as first point of contact where related to awarding.
• Answer queries from internal and external customers relating to compliance, acting as first point of contact where related to awarding.
• Brief Managers and Heads of on compliance related issues and changes in the regulatory landscape, with particular focus on regulated Vocational and Technical Qualifications.
• Coordinate effective use of Compliance Team resources to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Provide feedback to the Compliance Manager and Compliance Team colleagues where required in line with established reporting mechanisms.

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Other responsibilities​

• Develop and maintain an understanding of the wider educational landscape, paying particular attention to regulatory arrangements related to vocational and technical education.
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of TQUK products and services, and all related regulatory documents.
• Additional responsibilities related to the function of the Compliance Team as required.
• Represent TQUK at compliance related forums and events.

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Key requirements

• Track record of working in an environment where attention to detail is paramount.
• Experience coordinating processes returning outcomes within agreed timescales.
• Excellent written and spoken English.​

Key characteristics

• An excellent communicator with a commercial outlook, able to interact with the stakeholders of the business.
• A growth mindset and the ability to apply initiative to develop creative solutions.
• Analytical, with an understanding of the process of evaluation of activity, preferably through audit.
• Be confident and ambitious with a ‘can do, will do’ attitude.
• Be well motivated, enthusiastic, and able to work on your own initiative.
• Be able to keep an eye on the bigger picture and appreciate where your role fits into the business.
• Be passionate about education and the opportunities that it brings.
• Ability to work in a flexible manner, adapt to different environment and solve problems.
• Outstanding attention to detail.

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Key benefits

• Training, Qualifications & Apprenticeships. It’s what we do!
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holiday (33 in total).
• Additional annual leave day each year, after 2 years of continuous service (up to 28 days).
• An extra day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Annual Loyalty Bonus.
• Annual salary review.
• Bupa healthcare benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• NEST pension.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• A positive and supportive working environment.
• Comprehensive onboarding.
• A workplace that supports a healthy work/life balance.

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*We are an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Should you require any additional support during the recruitment process due to a disability, please contact us so we can assist you.*

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