15 - Standards & Qualifications Developer

You’re in the right place at the right time. We’re CITB and we’re bringing a wide range of exciting career opportunities as we set up a new Head Office in Peterborough this autumn. This is a unique opportunity for brilliant people to join our team and get involved in helping to shape our organisation and achieve our shared ambitions. CITB’s job is to attract talent and support skills development across the construction industry. And we need ambitious, talented people like you to make it possible.

About the role:

This role contributes to the CITB’s strategic priority to ensure the construction sector has access to the appropriate standards and qualification to meet their current and future skills needs. The post holder will be one of a team of Developers who are responsible for the development and maintenance of a range of standards and qualification products including: Training Standards, National Occupational Standards, Competence Based Qualifications, Assessment Strategies, and Apprenticeship Standards/Frameworks. Individual responsibilities and accountabilities will vary depending on strategic objectives, previous experience and resource requirements.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Develop and maintain National Occupational Standards, Training Standards, qualification structures, Apprenticeship Standards/Frameworks - ensuring they are compliant with relevant quality criteria and reflect industry requirements across the four home nations.
• Consult and influence stakeholders including: Regulators, Awarding Organisations, training providers, HE and FE establishments, employers, federations, and card schemes - to support standards and qualifications activity as required.
• Work closely with other teams within CITB to support the full development, delivery and review cycle, streamlining and co-ordinating our engagement with industry, and the deployment of wider CITB products and services such as Apprenticeship delivery, grant allocation, quality and verification.
• Provide advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders on entry to work, vocational and occupational standards and qualifications for the construction sector.
• Act in line with Standards and Qualifications policies and procedures, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement
• Carry out mapping of industry training schemes and qualifications against the appropriate CITB standards and qualifications to support Industry Card Schemes
• Ensure that any development relating to NOS, Frameworks, and Qualifications meet regulatory/legislation requirements.

Our main objective is to create a culture that helps all of our customers strive towards a workforce that is reflective of today’s society.

Benefits:

• Annual pay review and performance bonus
• 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Flexible benefits including childcare vouchers, cycle to work and insurance
• Pension scheme
• Employee discounts
• Long service awards
• CITB recognition scheme
• Employee assistance programme