Job Description

Overview:
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home based
Hours per week: 37
Salary: Up to 34,476 depending on experience
About the role
We're excited to be looking for External Verifiers to join our Quality Assurance team at Active IQ.
We have 2 vacancies covering the following geographical locations: * Northeast England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

• East Midlands, Southeast England and East Anglia

The successful candidates will be working alongside an experienced team of quality assurance experts who all have extensive backgrounds within educational based roles as well as their invaluable industry experience working within the Active Leisure sector.
In this role you'll have the opportunity to utilise your experience and expertise within the education field and support centres in the effective delivery of Active IQ qualifications. You'll be required to evaluate centre performance based upon clear objective criteria, and to work collaboratively with our customers to address any risks that are identified, sharing best practice recommendations to further improve their delivery and performance
Key responsibilities:

• Act as EV on behalf of Active IQ, visiting approved centres to carry out this role.
• Support centres through the approval process and provide ongoing technical support as required.
• Advise centres on internal quality assurance, programme delivery and assessment best practice.
• Prepare accurate and timely QA reports on Active Intel associated in accordance with the EV strategy and established operating procedures.

We'd love to hear from you if you hold the following key skills and experience:
Successful applicants must hold-

• Extensive qualifications within the active leisure sector (including Level 2 Gym and Level 3 Personal Trainer as a minimum)
• Extensive experience working within delivery, assessment and internal quality assurance within the active leisure sector
• High levels of both spoken and written communication skills
• IV/IQA qualification (D34/V1 or equivalent)
• Assessor qualification (D32/33/A1 or equivalent)

As part of the EV role, the successful candidate will receive full training and support to achieve the EV (V2) qualification within the first 12 months of employment. Candidate involvement within additional projects will be identified followed successful achievement of the probationary period.
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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 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 and .
A career with Active IQ
Active IQ operates globally and is the UK's leading Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation for the physical activity sector. We are dedicated to working with our approved centres to build and develop high-quality qualifications and resources and with our apprenticeship providers to deliver expert End-point Assessment services. We champion industry standards at the highest level in the UK and Internationally to provide a strong and highly skilled workforce.
We develop. We approve. We quality assure. We certificate. We change lives.
Want to know more about Active IQ?
Take a look at our website
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? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.
Closing Date: Monday 4 August 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 12 August 2025
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement
Creating a fairer and more inclusive society is at the core of who we are at NCFE and Active IQ. 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.