About Us:
Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways – including 16–18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.
With over 600 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough’s largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.
The Role.
The Electrical IQA Assessor will lead on Internal Quality Assurance across all Electrical programmes, ensuring assessments are fair, consistent, and fully aligned with awarding body and industry standards. The role involves supporting and mentoring assessors, maintaining robust quality processes, and driving continuous improvement within the Electrical curriculum area.
Key responsibilities.
- Lead all Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) activities for Electrical programmes.
- Mentor and support Electrical teaching staff and assessors.
- Develop, plan, and implement Quality Improvement Plans to drive continuous improvement.
- Lead standardisation meetings and conduct observations of teaching and assessment practice.
- Ensure assessment decisions are accurate and compliant with required documentation and protocols.
- Maintain and update sampling plans in line with College and awarding organisation requirements.
- Oversee IQA processes for synoptic assignments and centre‑assessed components.
- Coordinate and manage external quality assurance (EQA) visits, liaising with awarding bodies.
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Faculty and Curriculum Managers to enhance assessment quality and consistency.
Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience.
- Recognised assessor and IQA qualifications (e.g., TAQA, IQA Award or equivalent).
- Strong technical knowledge and industry experience within Electrical Installation.
- Proven experience in Internal Quality Assurance within FE or a similar training environment.
- Ability to mentor, support and develop assessors and teaching staff.
- Excellent understanding of awarding body requirements and FE quality processes.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage sampling plans and meet deadlines.
- Confident communicator with the ability to lead standardisation and quality meetings.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and maintaining high standards of teaching, learning and assessment.
Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Children’s Barred List check, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults.
All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.
Recruitment Process
The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.
All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.
The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range.
We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.
Please note that we do not accept CVs
Closing Date: 28 January 2026
Interview Date: tbc
