External Quality Assurer for Sport, Exercise and Fitness
Overview
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home based
Hours per week: 18.5 to be worked Monday to Friday within normal business hours
Salary: Up to £17,583 (FTE: £35,166) depending on experience
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced External Quality Assurer (EQA) to support the delivery and quality assurance of sport, active leisure and uniformed services vocational qualifications across our approved centres.
This role focuses on education quality assurance, assessment standards, and regulatory compliance within sport-related training provision.
You’ll work with training providers, colleges, and centres delivering sport and fitness qualifications, ensuring high standards of assessment, internal quality assurance (IQA), and learner outcomes.
How you’ll make an impact:
Conducting external quality assurance (EQA) activities across allocated centres
Monitoring assessment practice, internal quality assurance (IQA), and learner outcomes
Ensuring compliance with NCFE requirements, regulatory standards, and qualification frameworks
Analysing centre performance data to assess risk, quality, and compliance
Producing detailed quality assurance reports within SLA timelines
Supporting centres with improvement planning, standardisation, and best practice
We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:
Experience in external quality assurance (EQA), internal quality assurance (IQA), or assessment within sport or active leisure qualifications
A recognised assessor and IQA qualification
Experience working with vocational sport or fitness qualifications in a college, training provider, or awarding organisation environment
Knowledge of assessment standards, regulatory compliance, and awarding organisation requirements
Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description
What will we offer you in return?
Below are just some of the fantastic benefits we’ll offer you to support you both professionally and personally. You can also visit our Life at NCFE page which covers financial, physical and mental health support, time off and your development.
Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing up to 30 days with length of service
8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event
YOU hour allowing you one hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing
Learning and Wellbeing fund of up to £200 per year
£400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year
Up to 20 Volunteering hours per year
Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach
Early finish on a Friday at 4:30pm to start your weekend early
Health cash plan through Westfield to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical
Tech and Home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA
Employee Assistance Programme with a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling
Pension of up to 9% employer contribution when you contribute 3%
Death in service payment worth 4 x your salary
In addition to our benefits package, Our Colleague Experience Charter sets out the unique experience you can expect when working at NCFE, to enable a thriving, engaged culture. You can find out more about our Colleague Experience Charter and working life at NCFE.
Shape real change with an NCFE career
Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered.
With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.
Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/
How to apply
Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.
Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.
Closing Date: Sunday 28 June 2026
Interview Date: w/c 6 July 2026
If successful in this post you will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands, and final warnings that are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement
We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.
We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home based
Hours per week: 18.5 to be worked Monday to Friday within normal business hours
Salary: Up to £17,583 (FTE: £35,166) depending on experience
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced External Quality Assurer (EQA) to support the delivery and quality assurance of sport, active leisure and uniformed services vocational qualifications across our approved centres.
This role focuses on education quality assurance, assessment standards, and regulatory compliance within sport-related training provision.
You’ll work with training providers, colleges, and centres delivering sport and fitness qualifications, ensuring high standards of assessment, internal quality assurance (IQA), and learner outcomes.
How you’ll make an impact:
Conducting external quality assurance (EQA) activities across allocated centres
Monitoring assessment practice, internal quality assurance (IQA), and learner outcomes
Ensuring compliance with NCFE requirements, regulatory standards, and qualification frameworks
Analysing centre performance data to assess risk, quality, and compliance
Producing detailed quality assurance reports within SLA timelines
Supporting centres with improvement planning, standardisation, and best practice
We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:
Experience in external quality assurance (EQA), internal quality assurance (IQA), or assessment within sport or active leisure qualifications
A recognised assessor and IQA qualification
Experience working with vocational sport or fitness qualifications in a college, training provider, or awarding organisation environment
Knowledge of assessment standards, regulatory compliance, and awarding organisation requirements
Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description
What will we offer you in return?
Below are just some of the fantastic benefits we’ll offer you to support you both professionally and personally. You can also visit our Life at NCFE page which covers financial, physical and mental health support, time off and your development.
Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing up to 30 days with length of service
8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event
YOU hour allowing you one hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing
Learning and Wellbeing fund of up to £200 per year
£400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year
Up to 20 Volunteering hours per year
Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach
Early finish on a Friday at 4:30pm to start your weekend early
Health cash plan through Westfield to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical
Tech and Home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA
Employee Assistance Programme with a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling
Pension of up to 9% employer contribution when you contribute 3%
Death in service payment worth 4 x your salary
In addition to our benefits package, Our Colleague Experience Charter sets out the unique experience you can expect when working at NCFE, to enable a thriving, engaged culture. You can find out more about our Colleague Experience Charter and working life at NCFE.
Shape real change with an NCFE career
Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered.
With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.
Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/
How to apply
Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.
Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.
Closing Date: Sunday 28 June 2026
Interview Date: w/c 6 July 2026
If successful in this post you will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands, and final warnings that are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement
We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.
We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.