[Hiring] Quality Assurance Analyst @ISB

Role Description

The Manufacturing and Engineering Industry Skills Board provides industry-led leadership within Aotearoa New Zealand’s vocational education and training system. We develop qualifications and standards, support quality assessment, and work with providers and industry to ensure learning remains relevant, credible and responsive to workforce needs.

We’re looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to join us on a 12-month fixed-term basis. Reporting to the Team Leader, Quality Assurance, you’ll help maintain the quality, integrity and consistency of assessment and moderation across the manufacturing and engineering sectors. You’ll combine sound technical judgement with a practical, improvement-focused approach, working alongside providers and assessors to strengthen assessment practice and learner outcomes.

In this varied role, you’ll:

• Undertake pre- and post-assessment moderation across a range of standards and providers.
• Contribute to risk-based moderation planning, provider visits and targeted quality assurance activity.
• Evaluate Consent to Assess and Programme Endorsement applications and supporting evidence.
• Prepare clear, accurate and defensible reports and recommendations.
• Work constructively with providers to agree and monitor improvement actions where issues are identified.
• Analyse trends and contribute to guidance, resources, templates and continuous improvement of quality systems.
• Build positive relationships with providers, assessors, industry representatives and other vocational education stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessment, moderation or quality assurance within vocational or tertiary education.
• Sound knowledge of assessment principles, unit standards, the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework, and relevant NZQA requirements.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking and report-writing skills.
• The ability to interpret standards and quality requirements and apply them consistently to evidence.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills, including confidence having constructive conversations about quality.
• A practical commitment to continuous improvement, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equitable learner outcomes.
• The ability to work independently in a remote environment while actively contributing to a collaborative team.

Requirements

• Qualifications and standards development experience.
• Manufacturing, engineering, trades or workplace-based learning experience.
• A relevant qualification in adult education, assessment, moderation or quality assurance.
• A workplace assessor or moderator qualification.

Benefits

• This 12-month fixed-term opportunity gives you the chance to make a tangible contribution to the quality of vocational education and training across Aotearoa.
• Your work will help strengthen assessment quality, build provider capability and support better outcomes for learners, employers and industry.
• Along with a competitive salary, you’ll join a supportive team where your expertise is valued and where you can make a meaningful contribution.
• Flexible working arrangements are available, including the ability to work remotely.
• We value diverse perspectives and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi and reflects the diversity of Aotearoa.