Senior Qualifications Manager
Newport (with hybrid working)

About Us

We are Qualifications Wales, the independent organisation responsible for regulating general and vocational qualifications in Wales.

Our strategic priorities over the next five years are:

- To develop a coherent and inclusive range of qualifications for learners aged 14-16
- To build an effective and sustainable qualifications offer
- To modernise assessment approaches
- To support the qualifications system through grants and expertise

We are now looking for a Senior Qualifications Manager to join us on a permanent, full-time basis, working 37 hours per week.

Requests for alternative working patterns, including part-time and job share, may be discussed at interview.

The Benefits

- Salary of £61,098 – £73,057 per annum
- 31 days’ annual leave (plus public holidays and office closure at Christmas)
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Civil Service Pension Scheme

The Role

As a Senior Qualifications Manager, you will help develop, embed and deliver key aspects of our strategy for vocational and general qualifications.

Working closely with the Executive Director of Qualifications Policy and Reform, you will lead on aspects of major reform and implementation programmes, including the development of new National 14-16 Qualifications and post-16 vocational qualifications.

You will develop strategic policy proposals, lead engagement with internal and external stakeholders and act as a senior representative for the organisation. Acting as a member of the Senior Leadership Group, you will also help ensure the needs of learners, employers, schools, colleges, higher education institutions and other stakeholders are reflected in qualifications policy and implementation.

About You

To be considered as a Senior Qualifications Manager, you will need:

- Experience of engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and working with them to deliver successful outcomes
- Experience of delivering, through leadership, a structured approach to the management of programmes and/or projects
- Ability to effectively lead and develop a team to deliver change
- Good knowledge and understanding of effective assessment
- Knowledge and understanding of the education and qualifications system in Wales and the UK
- Proven ability to engage, listen to and influence others
- Ability to analyse complex information and develop effective solutions to complex problems

The closing date for applications is 5th July 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Qualifications Manager, Senior Policy Manager, Education Policy Manager, Qualifications Policy Manager, Programme Manager, Education Reform Manager, Assessment Manager, or Senior Education Manager.

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