Salary: £30,000–£35,000
About Pearson
At Pearson, we enhance lifelong learning, helping everyone achieve their goals through impactful experiences. Founded in 1844, Pearson is a leader in creating high-quality, digital-first, and accessible resources, with over 20,000 employees dedicated to lifelong learning. We foster an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Committed to flexibility, Pearson embraces hybrid and remote working to support a balanced work-life environment.
About the You:
Have you just graduated or started your career journey and have a passion for data? Do you have an interest in secondary education? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you!
You will be comfortable with manipulating and analysing large amounts of data and identifying trends across a range of qualification types. As measurement specialist and analyst, you will be part of a team that is responsible for setting and maintaining standards across General Qualifications (UK and Internationally).
You will be working with a larger multi-disciplinary technical team working with experts from research, assessment design and statistical intelligence to ensure our products meet regulatory and organisational excellence throughout the qualification life cycle.
Accountabilities
- Balance multiple sources and strength of evidence to inform judgements that will impact learners’ progression opportunities, including the use of statistical data is key. These judgements must be transparent, consistent over time and in the interest of protecting the integrity of the qualification suites;
- Apply statistical methods to analyse assessment performance data;
- Evaluate the effectiveness of assessment solutions by identifying appropriate statistical methods/techniques and interrogation of data to ensure they are robust, fair, reliable and valid;
- Lead on the creation and review of awarding policies, quality assurance, strategies, guidance and training;
- To ensure adherence to and provide evidence of regulatory compliance;
- To scope, carry out and report outcomes from research.
Deliverables
- Critically review awards, providing an overview and rationale of awarding decisions;
- Providing an overview of evidence that rationalises trends in and confidence in results;
- Reports on outcomes of research – building the evidence bank to explain results;
- Developing awarding procedures for suites of qualifications;
- Developing and delivering awarding training for internal and external staff;
- Support and provide technical guidance to development and product teams in relation to standards, grading models and awarding.
Pearson Profile Competencies
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to quickly synthesise trends and patterns and articulate to a wider non-technical audience;
- Problem solver;
- Excellent collaborator across teams;
- Self-starter, curiosity to investigate, and uses initiative;
- Excellent communication skills
- Makes decisions in the context of data, policy changes and education/assessment research;
- Sets high standards of performance for self and others.
Qualification/s and Experience
- Degree or Equivalent in a numerate discipline is essential. Masters in numerate discipline desirable.
- Education or assessment experience is desirable, not essential.
Your benefits and rewards
At Pearson, we offer a range of benefits, which include:
- 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days Annual Bonus
- Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
- Private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests
- Stock/share purchase options
- Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
- An employee wellbeing assistance programme
- Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts
