Contract: 12 months Fixed-term

Location: Hybrid / Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

This is a hybrid working role, so you’ll need to be able to work from our Head Office once a week

Hours per week: 37

Salary: £24,242.40

About the role

We’re excited to be looking for a Quality Assurance Administrator to join our External Quality Assurance team.

You’ll support the team in delivering a first-rate customer experience, providing timely and effective administrative support across the External Quality Assurance team. You'll support with allocating External Quality Assurers, processing new centre and additional product applications, supporting with data cleanse activities, and supporting our national training events.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Supporting centres to receive approval to deliver NCFE qualifications by maintaining timely and accurate recording and processing of centre applications
• Embedding NCFE values and behaviours through teamwork, problem solving, and continuous improvement
• Co-ordinating team activities including scheduling meetings, appointments, customer visits and co-ordinating training and events
• Maintaining accurate records (eg CRM, RAID logs etc), generating reports and completing QA checks on assessment records
• Supporting the team through monitoring team mailboxes and work allocation
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with customers and other teams across NCFE

We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following: 

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written including excellent grammar and spelling
• Experience in using various office applications and software such as Excel and Outlook
• Proven data entry skills
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills and the ability to maintain a high standard of accuracy
• Ability to co-ordinate multiple tasks, events and diaries, so experience of working in a busy administrative role is essential 

Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description to find out more.

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: Friday 17 October 2025

Interview Date: Friday 24 October 2025

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.