Senior Design Manager (m/f/d)

Senior Manager - Assessment Design & Principles Permanent Hybrid Working - 2 days per week min in office Drive thought leadership and innovation in assessment design, ensuring the best experiences for the next generation of learners. If you're passionate about quality of assessment design and want your work to shape the experience of thousands of learners, this is a role where you can do exactly that. We're recruiting two Senior Managers in our Assessment Design & Principles team. General Qualification (GQ) Reform - leading a team of assessment design experts to ensure reformed qualifications are valid, fair, reliable and fit for purpose. ~ Digital Assessment - leading a team of experts to innovate high-quality, digital assessment design to ensure assessments are meaningful, inclusive and fit for the future Whether you choose to focus on GQ reform or digital assessment, you'll be at the centre of significant change. You'll help define how assessment evolves, making sure it stays inclusive, reliable, valid and relevant while also being practical to deliver. You will lead a team responsible for establishing and embedding the principles that underpin high-quality assessment at AQA. That means making sure everything we design, whether paper or digital, is valid, reliable, fair and workable in practice. You'll be a trusted voice across the organisation, helping others make well-judged decisions, particularly where quality and change intersect. a fantastic pension which could see combined contribution of 18.5% ~25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) and additional office closure of up to 4 days at Christmas ~ private medical insurance with BUPA ~ a variety of employee networks (including LGBTQ+, DisAbility, InterFaith, Parents and Carers, Neurodiversity, Empowering Women) ~ up to 4 days for volunteering with charities and causes that are important to you Drive thought leadership and innovation in assessment design to ensure best possible assessment experience for learners ~ Lead and develop a team focused on assessment design principles and quality ~ Ensure consistent application of assessment design principles across qualifications ~ Act as a senior point of expertise and escalation on assessment design challenges ~ Balance quality, pace, feasibility and risk, making pragmatic decisions where needed Have strong experience in assessment design, delivery, or research, or related areas ~ Can balance pace and quality, making clear and well-reasoned decisions ~ Have an interest in either qualification reform or digital assessment (or both) ~ Diversity and Inclusion At AQA, we are committed to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equity and inclusion. Our ED&I strategy ensures that everyone-regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background - is valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We actively promote inclusive language, avoid stereotypes, and strive for representation across all dimensions of diversity. Upload your most recent CV with a covering lette r explaining your motivation and suitability and highlighting which of the two roles you feel most aligned with - Digital Assessment or General Qualification (GQ) Reform