Qualifications & Apprenticeship Development Manager

Qualifications & Apprenticeship Development Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Location: Any UK Trust office

Salary: £39,096.00 to £46,915.00 (National) or £44,064.00 to £52,877.00 (London), dependent on your location, skills, knowledge and experience

Closing Date: 23:59 on 14/06/2026

About the role

Join The King's Trust and help shape high-quality qualifications and apprenticeship assessments that support young people across the UK to build confidence, skills and progress into work, education or training.

We're looking for a specialist with a proven track record and experience of designing and developing regulated qualifications and/or end-point assessments. This is a technical role for someone who understands how to create qualifications and assessment products that are compliant, inclusive, fit for purpose and workable in practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and review of qualifications and apprenticeship assessments, including specifications, assessment strategies, sample assessments and test banks
• Manage work through development, regulatory submission, implementation and ongoing review
• Help to ensure our products meet regulatory requirements and maintain standards for all learners

Required experience

We're particularly looking for someone with experience in:

• Designing and developing regulated qualifications and EPAs
• Working within Ofqual, Skills England and other relevant regulatory frameworks
• Embedding accessibility, inclusion and reasonable adjustment considerations into assessment design
• Working with providers, funders, regulators and sector partners

Why this role matters

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

This is an opportunity to use your technical expertise to create high-quality, fair and meaningful assessment products that make a real difference to young people across the UK.

Application process

Assessment: 17th – 21st June. If shortlisted, you will be asked to complete two tasks.

1st-stage interviews: 8th July at our Birmingham Centre. You must be available to attend face-to-face.

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust. The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

Benefits

• Annual leave: 30 days entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working: Where operationally possible, roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• Volunteering & events: Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In-house learning platform: Develop your skills for your career and your role
• Benefits platform: Health and financial well-being support, discounts on restaurants, shops and cinemas
• Personal development networks: KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network)
• Family leave: 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Pension: The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Life assurance: Generous cover (4 x annual salary)

Equal Opportunities

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We're a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).

Safeguarding

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

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