Advanced Specialist, Compliance & Operations

Pearson VUE

Advanced Specialist in Compliance & Operations supporting vocational centres in the UK. Ensuring quality standards and effective assessments for educational qualifications.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance processes, compliance management, and vocational assessment practices within educational and awarding organizations. Proven ability to lead quality improvement initiatives and engage stakeholders effectively to enhance operational performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Quality Assurance ManagementVocational Qualification DeliveryCompliance AuditsStakeholder EngagementProject Planning

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Hard Skills

Quality Assurance ProcessesVocational Assessment PracticesRegulatory ComplianceData AnalysisImprovement Planning

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationProblem-SolvingOrganizational SkillsInfluencing SkillsWorkload Management

Certifications & Qualifications

Professional Education Qualifications

Industry Keywords

Vocational CentresMalpractice InvestigationsQuality StandardsOperational Decision-MakingCentre Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support vocational centres in maintaining compliance with Pearson quality standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
Work directly with centres identified as high-risk to address quality, operational, and compliance concerns.
Lead and coordinate quality improvement initiatives across multiple centres and qualification areas.
Support investigations and resolution of malpractice and maladministration cases.
Address operational issues impacting centre performance, including late registrations, inadequate resources, delivery concerns, and quality assurance failures.
Support actions arising from Academic Management Reviews and other quality monitoring activities.
Provide expert guidance on internal and external quality assurance processes, vocational assessment practices, and awarding organisation requirements.
Monitor centre activity and develop improvement plans to ensure compliance and continuous quality enhancement.
Maintain accurate, auditable records and produce data and reports to support operational decision-making.
Work closely with Quality Standards, Investigations, Vocational Assessment and Centre Management teams to identify trends, risks, and solutions.
Build effective relationships with centre leadership teams and stakeholders to drive positive quality outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience managing quality assurance within an educational, vocational, assessment, or awarding organisation environment.
Strong knowledge of vocational qualification delivery, assessment, and quality assurance processes.
Experience supporting compliance, audits, investigations, or centre improvement activity.
Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
Strong project planning, organisation, and workload management skills.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex requirements clearly.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently within a changing environment.
Strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach to improving performance and compliance.
Graduate level education and professional education qualifications preferred.
Teaching, mentoring, or people management experience would be advantageous.

Benefits

Comp & perks

annual bonus opportunities
pension contributions
life assurance
private healthcare options
holiday entitlement
wellbeing programmes
learning and development opportunities
employee assistance programmes
a range of flexible benefits