Assessment Manager

Job Title: Assessment Manager (Permanent)

Location: East London

Salary: Up to £48,000 per annum

Working Arrangement: Hybrid working available

About the Role / Job Summary:

Join a leading public sector organization responsible for professional regulation. The Assessment Manager will manage the delivery, and quality assurance of registration assessment processes used to evaluate applicants to the profession. You will work across education, regulation, and assessment teams to ensure assessments are valid, reliable, and proportionate, and that decisions meet statutory and governance requirements. This role suits an experienced assessment or examination manager who can combine operational delivery with stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement.




Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end delivery of the Common Registration Assessment, including planning, scheduling, and administration.
• Design and maintain assessment instruments, question banks, and marking schemes that meet professional standards.
• Ensure assessment governance, security, and compliance with statutory and organizational requirements.
• Analyze assessment outcomes and produce reports to inform policy, quality improvement, and decision-making.
• Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders, including education providers and legal/fitness-to-practice colleagues.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives for assessment processes, delivery platforms, and candidate experience.
• Oversee reasonable adjustments and accessibility arrangements to ensure fair access for candidates.
• Manage budgets and supplier relationships related to assessment delivery where required.
• Ensure accurate record-keeping and timely communication with candidates and stakeholders.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education, psychology, health sciences, or a related discipline.

Experience Requirements:

• Proven experience managing high-stakes professional or regulatory assessments or examinations or similar.
• Strong analytical skills, including experience interpreting assessment data and producing management reports.
• Experience working within a regulated environment, or with professional membership bodies, is desirable.
• Proficiency with assessment delivery platforms and Microsoft Office tools, including Excel.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.