Quality Assurance Officer

Quality Assurance Officer
Competitive Salary
Part-time – 2 days per week – Fixed Term
Dublin

As our Quality Assurance Officer, you will ensure compliance with QQI’s quality standards and guidelines while fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the institution. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining high educational standards and achieving QQI accreditation by ensuring that the institution consistently meets regulatory requirements while prioritising student learning outcomes and satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Oversee the creation, implementation, and regularly monitor and review quality assurance policies and procedures in line with QQI’s Core Statutory Quality Assurance (QA) Guidelines. Ensure policies are in place and meet QQI requirements for protection of enrolled learners, teaching, assessment, student support and governance.
• Monitor Programme Development and Validation, ensuring it is in line with QQ1’s accreditation standards
• Oversee the preparation and storage of all documents, ensuring they are compliant and inspection ready.
• Oversee transparency and transmission of up-to-date, correct information to students regarding programmes, assessment, supports, policies, pre-arrival details, etc.
• Oversee the monitoring of staff recruitment/training/appraisal, and staff development. Ensuring this is correctly managed and reviewed to meet the changing needs of the business.
• Ensure all relevant quality assurance policies and procedures are in place and up to date. Identify and mitigate risks related to non-compliance or poor quality.
• Collaborate with senior management to ensure quality assurance is embedded in the institution’s governance structure.

Skills & Experience:

• Educated to at least level 8, Qualified to Level 8
• Recognised English language Teaching qualification; CELTA, DELTA, etc
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Experience in policy or procedure development and or review
• Familiarity with and experience of QQI regulatory requirements.
• Experience of working with International Learners
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Twin Group is an award-winning provider of education, travel, work experience, accommodation, and employment services.  We offer a diverse number of life-enhancing services to our clients, and every member of our team is essential in achieving this.

Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Annual leave allowance.
• Opportunities for professional development and networking.
• A dynamic and supportive working environment, plus more.

The successful candidate must be able to work in Ireland. 
Twin is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 
Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Garda Vetting check, depending on the role itself. 

• All gaps in CVs must be explained satisfactorily.
• Proof of identity and qualifications will be required.
• Successful candidates will be required to complete TUSLA training before commencing employment.

We are dedicated to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age. 

Disability Confident Employer 
Disabled applicants should indicate in the Equality of Opportunity section of the application form if they wish their application to be given consideration under the Disability Confident scheme.  
If you are invited to interview, please advise the recruitment administrator what adjustment you would require at the interview in as much detail as possible to enable arrangements to be put into place.  

We ask all applicants if they want to be considered under this scheme.  By opting-in to this scheme, you are disclosing that you have a disability solely for the purpose of the interview guarantee and we will not assume nor infer that you wish to disclose or record your disability in any other way – including any reasonable adjustments you may need if you are employed.