Assessor & Internal Quality Assurer (IQA)

Assessor & Internal Quality Assurer (IQA)
Home-based (with occasional travel to head office)
c£40K Basic Salary

An opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation working at the forefront of fire safety within the built environment. The organisation plays a key role in improving fire safety standards across buildings and infrastructure, helping to reduce risk and enhance protection for people and property.

This role sits within a growing training function that supports professionals working in fire safety disciplines to achieve recognised qualifications and maintain high professional standards.

As an Assessor & IQA, you’ll play a key role in shaping learner success, providing high-quality assessment, guidance, and quality assurance across specialist fire safety programmes. This is a varied position where your expertise will directly contribute to raising standards across fire risk awareness, compliance, and safety practice.

If you’re looking for a role where your work has real-world impact and supports the continuous improvement of fire safety competence across industry, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your career further.

Responsibilities

• Support learners through their qualification journey, providing clear, structured, and actionable feedback
• Assess learner work and track progress against programme requirements
• Deliver guidance on assessment processes across both online and classroom settings
• Conduct Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) to ensure consistency, compliance, and high standards
• Mentor and support assessors, promoting best practice and standardisation
• Manage your caseload effectively, meeting deadlines and quality expectations
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of assessment materials and processes
• Identify and address any issues relating to plagiarism or malpractice
• Collaborate with internal teams and subject matter experts to enhance learning quality

Qualifications

• Level 4 qualification in Teaching and Learning (or equivalent)
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English, or relevant experience

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Confident stakeholder engagement and relationship-building
• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to share knowledge

Experience

• Experience assessing or supporting learners in a professional or technical environment
• Knowledge of fire safety disciplines such as fire doors or passive fire protection
• Experience delivering structured, constructive feedback
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools, including Word and Excel

• Experience conducting fire risk assessments and report writing
• Experience working with regulated qualifications or awarding bodies

Blue Eskimo is the leading provider of specialist recruitment for the Learning and Development, e-learning and Training sectors. We provide interim, fixed term contract and permanent roles for multiple disciplines. These include Learning and Development Managers, e-learning Business Development Managers, E-learning Instructional Designers, eLearning Project Managers, Learning Technology Managers, Training Operations Managers, Training and e-learning Consultants, IT Trainers & Soft Skills Trainers.