Head of Quality

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; London; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job description

Quality Business Partner - Quality Manager

Location: Newham, London, GB, E6 7FF
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Compensation: £62,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF12345

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Quality Business Partner - Quality Manager at one of our London sites.

The role

As a Quality Business Partner - Quality Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Providing strategic and operational support on all day-to-day quality matters. Work side by side with the business providing a service, enhancing delivery outcomes, and driving continuous educational improvement.

Day-to-day, you'll oversee the development and implementation of a quality assurance framework monitoring the effectiveness of training (including Apprenticeship provision) within the Resilience line of business.

• Manage the internal quality cycle process for the line of business. Including the development and monitoring of the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) in conjunction with the contract teams.
• Create, implement and update policies aligned to the needs of the contracts including working directly with HEI partners and customers to ensure policies and procedures align with training requirements.
• Lead the preparation activities for an Ofsted inspection (as the Prime) across the business unit.
• Work effectively with the customers (Met Police and London Fire Brigade) on all quality related training matters.
• Manage the quality team to ensure compliance and adherence to the relevant processes, including the IQA strategy.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides some hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Quality Business Partner - Quality Manager

• Extensive education / training quality experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Education Inspection Framework.
• Previous Ofsted nominee (apprenticeship provision).
• A detailed understanding of the apprenticeship environment and provision of commercial training.
• Safeguarding experience.

Qualifications for the Quality Business Partner - Quality Manager

• Quality qualification (e.g. Qualified IQA)
• L2 English and Maths or equivalent

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain NPPV1 security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.