[Hiring] Assessment Manager @UKAS

Role Description

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is seeking a skilled and experienced candidate to take on the exciting and varied role of Assessment Manager within our Corporate team, with a specific focus on Health & Safety Management Systems (ISO 45001).

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a strong working knowledge of either ISO/IEC 17021 and its implementation.
• Be customer-focused with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisation skills.
• Have relevant hands-on experience, a broad knowledge of your sector and a good understanding of modern quality management systems in organisations.
• Have experience in organisation auditing or assessment.
• Have a mindset of adding value.
• Be educated to degree level (desirable but not essential; practical experience in a relevant discipline will also be taken into consideration).

The post calls for someone with a genuine passion for quality and a strong track record of health & safety management systems, ideally with experience of working within an accredited body. The work will be both engaging and rewarding. This is an opportunity to work in the public interest for the world’s leading accreditation body.

The Assessment Manager is the key focal point for customers. You’ll be expected to meet their reasonable accreditation expectations with objectivity, diligence, and excellent customer service.

The Assessment Manager will also be responsible for:

• Selecting assessment teams.
• Establishing the assessment approach.
• Leading the assessment and coordinating the team.
• Collating and reporting each assessment.
• Progressing each assessment project from start to finish.

This is a home-based position that involves extensive travel, mainly within the UK, with frequent overnight stays.

UKAS is proud to be the United Kingdom’s sole Accreditation Body. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences. UKAS is committed to promoting a culture of belonging and values the differences and uniqueness that everyone brings to the organisation. We welcome candidates across all types of backgrounds, circumstances, and identities to support our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) commitments.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17021 and its implementation.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisation skills.
• Relevant hands-on experience and broad knowledge of the sector.
• Understanding of modern quality management systems.
• Experience in organisation auditing or assessment.
• Degree level education (desirable but not essential).

Requirements

• Genuine passion for quality.
• Strong track record of health & safety management systems.
• Experience of working within an accredited body (ideal).
• Ability to meet customers' accreditation expectations with objectivity and diligence.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in the public interest for the world’s leading accreditation body.
• Home-based position with extensive travel.
• Frequent overnight stays within the UK.