Electrical IQA - East Anglia

Job Description

Electrical Installation IQA

Location: Home-based with travel across East Anglia (Norwich to Colchester)

Salary: Up to £44,500 (depending on experience)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

The Opportunity
Are you an experienced Electrical Assessor ready to step up into an IQA role? Or an established Internal Quality Assurer looking for a new challenge?

This is a great opportunity to move into (or continue within) a quality-focused position where you ll have real influence over standards, delivery, and outcomes across an electrical apprenticeship provision.

You ll play a key role in maintaining quality, supporting delivery staff, and ensuring apprentices receive a consistently high standard of training and assessment.

About the Role
As an Electrical IQA / Internal Verifier / Quality Assurance Officer, you ll oversee the quality of apprenticeship delivery across your region - covering East Anglia from Norwich down to Colchester.

This role goes beyond compliance, you ll act as a coach, mentor and subject matter expert, supporting assessors and trainers to continuously improve.

Key Responsibilities
  • Quality assure the work of Electrical Assessors and Trainers
  • Sample learner portfolios and assessment decisions to ensure consistency and compliance
  • Provide constructive feedback, coaching, and development support to staff
  • Support standardisation across teams to maintain high-quality delivery
  • Produce clear reports, action plans, and follow-up on improvements
  • Prepare for and support external audits (Awarding Organisations, EPAOs, Ofsted)
  • Monitor trends in delivery and identify areas for improvement
  • Ensure compliance with apprenticeship standards and regulatory requirements
  • Maintain accurate records of IQA activity and sampling
  • Embed safeguarding, Prevent, equality & diversity, and health & safety into quality processes
  • Keep up to date with industry standards, frameworks, and best practice

Who This Role Would Suit
This role is ideal for candidates from backgrounds such as:
  • Electrical Assessor / NVQ Assessor
  • Electrical Trainer / Tutor with assessing experience
  • Senior / Lead Assessor
  • Existing IQA / Internal Verifier
  • Experienced Electrician with assessing qualification looking to progress

If you re currently an assessor and want to take the next step into IQA, this is a strong opportunity to make that transition.

What We re Looking For
Essential:
  • Level 3 Electrical qualification (or equivalent)
  • Assessor qualification (TAQA, A1, D32/D33) essential
  • Strong occupational competency within the electrical industry
  • Experience assessing apprentices (NVQ / apprenticeship standards)
  • Good understanding of quality and compliance within apprenticeships
  • Strong communication, organisation, and coaching skills

Desirable:
  • IQA qualification (V1, D34, or equivalent)
  • Experience in an IQA / Internal Verification role
  • Teaching qualification (AET, PTLLS, or equivalent)
  • IOSH or similar Health & Safety qualification
  • Experience with e-portfolio systems and quality processes

What s in It for You
  • Step up from Assessor into a Quality Assurance role
  • Greater influence over standards, delivery, and outcomes
  • Home-based role with regional travel (no daily centre-based work)
  • Structured career progression within quality and leadership
  • Generous holiday allowance + bank holidays
  • Pension scheme with employer contributions
  • Healthcare and wellbeing benefits
  • Ongoing CPD and funded qualifications

Why Make the Move?
Moving into IQA allows you to:
  • Shape the quality of apprenticeship delivery at a wider level
  • Support and develop other trainers and assessors
  • Step away from full caseload management into a more strategic role
  • Build a long-term career in quality, compliance, and education leadership

Safeguarding
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Job Ref:

3095582806