Equality and Quality Coordinator

Equality and Quality Coordinator

Reference number: JR242932

Location: Remote/Nationwide (with occasional time in the office - no more than 1-2 days every other month)

Working pattern: Full-Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of roles: 1

Grade: K3

Salary: £24,235-£28,897 per annum

We are looking for an Equality and Quality Coordinator to join our team.

The SQE Quality Team is responsible for key areas of the SQE: mitigating circumstances claims; appeals; complaints; and improper conduct and malpractice investigations. The Equality Team is responsible for reasonable adjustment requests and reasonable adjustment plans for candidates sitting the SQE. You’ll play a key lead role in leading and managing the processes and applications that are the responsibility of the Quality Team. You will be trained to work with the Equality Team to process applications for reasonable adjustments and the processes to progress those applications to final reasonable adjustment plans with booked assessment seats.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone in a quality role in an Awarding Body looking to expand their skills and build their career with an industry leader.

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What you’ll bring to the role

This is a role that will suit a candidate who has strong administrative experience and is looking to apply their skills and develop their experience in a high stakes global professional licensing assessment:

• Excellent administrative skills, including organisational, time, and document management, and attention to detail (essential)

• Excellent IT skills, including G-Suite (essential) , Microsoft Word, and Excel

• Exceptional communication skills—both written and verbal, including the ability to draft clear, succinct, and relevant correspondence (essential)

• The ability to learn new systems and processes quickly and efficiently (essential)

• The ability to work effectively in a demanding environment and to tight deadlines (essential)

• Skills and experience in collating and reporting data (essential)

• Experience meeting key service level agreement targets (essential)

• Experience working within a team, achieving success, and working efficiently and sensitively with all team members (essential)

• Experience and the ability to work independently in a home-based role (essential)

What we do

Kaplan is a provider of world-leading professional assessments. In 2018, we were appointed as the independent assessment organisation for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which we then launched in 2021. This exam is now the sole route to qualifying as a Solicitor of England and Wales and will ultimately be taken by upwards of 13,000 candidates per year.

We are part of the Kaplan group, one of the world’s largest and most diverse education and assessment providers. We operate in over 30 countries and maintain relationships and partnerships with more than 1,000 school districts, colleges and universities, professional bodies and over 10,000 businesses. Our vast breadth and scope in terms of both capabilities and assets sets us apart.

What we believe in

Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.

Kaplan is a global organisation whose mission is rooted in providing equal access to education and opportunities for advancement to people of all backgrounds. We believe diversity, equity and inclusion - of culture, experiences, perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner and employer, Kaplan is committed to promoting an equitable world in which diverse talent can develop, advance and thrive.

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Our Values

We live, breathe and celebrate our values - they drive what we believe in, how we behave and guide us in creating a culture of success.

• Act with integrity

• Empower and support

• Create opportunity

• Grow knowledge

• Drive results together

What we offer

As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more

• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

• Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family

• Private medical, income protection, and life insurance

• 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services

• Company pension contributions

• Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels

How to apply

To apply for this role please submit a CV along with a Cover Letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role no later than 26th November 2024. Note, we recommend that you apply at the earliest as we reserve the right to close the role before the closing date if we have gathered a suitable shortlist.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a competency based interview.

Additional Application Information

Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with our background checking policy. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Our Suitability of Ex-offenders Policy is available on the careers page of our website www.kaplan.co.uk.

A sponsorship licence is a legal requirement for employers seeking to hire individuals from outside the UK or those who require a work visa to work in the country. Unfortunately, SQE does not possess this licence at this time.

Application Support

If you require support completing your application or wish to talk to someone about the role before applying please email the Recruitment Team recruit.request@kaplan.com.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe equality, diversity, and inclusion - of culture, experiences, and perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner, and employer, we are committed to promoting a world in which diverse talent can equally develop, advance and thrive. This includes making sure people with disabilities are given the opportunity to bring their best.

We're dedicated to making Kaplan a great place to work where everyone can succeed, and we proudly participate in the Disability Confident scheme. We are committed to interviewing applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role as found in the “What you’ll bring to the role “ section of the job description.  Details of how to request your application be considered under the Disability Confident scheme will be shared with all applicants upon submission of an application.

Furthermore, all applicants invited to attend interview will be given information on how to request reasonable adjustments to attend.