Assessment Associates - Engineering - Remote Eligible

Assessment Associates (Writers, Reviewers, and Scrutineers)

Location: Remote

We're excited to be looking for Assessment Associates (Writers, Reviewers, and Scrutineers) in our Engineering (Vcerts) team on a flexible worker contract for the following qualification.

Level 1/2 Technical Award in Engineering

Assessment Associate - Writer

As a writer, you'll contribute to the development of assessment materials for our Vcerts qualifications. Your role will involve producing fit-for-purpose materials, such as question papers, assignment briefs, and mark schemes. You'll apply your subject-specific knowledge to prepare draft assessment materials, which will be refined over time with input from our Technical Reviewers and assessment specialists.

Assessment Associate - Reviewers

As a reviewer, you'll be responsible for reviewing and drafting assessment materials, as well as supporting revisions to ensure the assessments are fit for purpose. You'll use your subject-specific expertise to evaluate draft materials, including question papers and mark schemes, providing feedback that highlights any errors, ambiguities, omissions, or oversights.

Assessment Associate - Scrutineer

As a Scrutineer, you'll be working with draft assessment materials from a learner perspective. You'll be required to identify and provide suggestions to rectify errors, ambiguities, omissions, or oversights, ensuring high-quality, accessible assessments.

How you'll make an impact:

• Contributing to the production of high quality, reliable assessment content that reflects in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Vcerts assessments.
• Supporting the development of assessment content that meets all commissioning instructions, as agreed with the Assessment Solutions Officer
• Providing additional assessment content as required, including document/image sources and details of copyright permission, as required
• Producing exemplar materials for assessments, as required
• Liaise with Assessment Solution Officers, Subject Chairs/Technical Reviewers, Chief Examiners, and other Assessment Associates
• Attending paper review panel days and training sessions, as required

We'd love to hear from you if you offer the following:

• A minimum of a level 3 qualification in the advertised subject area
• Current, valid, and up-to-date knowledge of the subject area with a minimum of 3 years' experience
• Experience of writing and/or reviewing external assessment materials (question papers/mark schemes/tasks) to a Level 3 standard
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a hybrid team through clear, respectful, and timely communication
• Ability and/or willingness to engage with IT systems to facilitate effective remote working

Why work as a flexible worker for NCFE?

Our flexible workforce provides supportive quality assurance to ensure that learners taking NCFE qualifications are getting the best education possible. If you become a flexible worker with us, you'll choose how to fit your work around your other personal and professional commitments – making this a great opportunity to make a difference in a way that suits you.

You'll receive full training and the materials, tools, or equipment needed to ensure you're able to complete your duties in line with NCFE requirements, with the ability to take on a flexible worker contract alongside other work, without the need to be registered as self-employed.

Shape real change with an NCFE career

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. With over 170 years of education experience, our core purpose remains at the heart of the organization – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.

Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/

How to apply

Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.

Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV and answer the associated application questions if you have the expertise and commitment to excel in this position.

Closing Date: Thursday 27 November 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement

We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.

We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant, and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.