About IEMA

IEMA is the professional home of over 14,000 environment and sustainability professionals from around the globe. IEMA’s role is to support individuals and organisations to set, recognise and achieve global sustainability standards and practice.

Our members lead and deliver sustainability in their organisations at all levels, using IEMA standards as their foundation. Equipped with their extensive knowledge and skills, they improve environmental and sustainability performance and drive competitiveness, productivity, resilience and growth. Through the services we provide, IEMA members continuously improve their knowledge, their influence and their network so that they can play a leading role in making their businesses more profitable, less wasteful and future-proof.

As an organisation we are independent and international, gathering members’ views and experience to deliver evidence to Governments, information to business, inspiration to employers and great stories to the media that demonstrate how to transform the world to sustainability.

Vision 2020

In May 2013, following the appointment of a new CEO, IEMA comprehensively consulted with its members and stakeholders and refreshed its vision and mission. This was signed off by the Board in December 2013.

IEMA has developed this suitably ambitious Vision in response to both member feedback and to the growing challenges that businesses and organisations are facing in terms of climate change, the impact of rising population, soaring costs for materials and greater demand on energy and water supplies.

Vision

Transforming the world to sustainability

Mission

Supporting individuals and organisations to set, recognise and achieve global sustainability standards, leadership and transformational sustainability practice.

Objectives

  • To add value to our members
  • To engage, empower and connect members and partners to lead and deliver sustainability
  • To lead and drive the development and uptake of sustainability skills
  • To set, establish and promote globallyrecognised environmental and sustainability standards, and transformational sustainability practice
  • To build an influential organisation and recognised brand

About IEMA Training

Our aim is to promote the goal of sustainable development through improved sustainability practice and performance by providing a range of high quality training courses to make a practical difference in the workplace. There are currently over 75 approved Training Partners and Universities across the UK, Republic of Ireland, parts of Europe, the middle-East and Asia – and we’re looking for more. Our partners deliver a range of courses to suit individuals with different levels of knowledge and work both in person and via e-learning.

Our certification instils confidence in a training partners ability to educate and upskill professionals worldwide.

About the Training Partner ApprovalProcess

The Training Partner and University approvalprocess includes:

  1. Reviewing Training Centre policies and processes to ensure they meet IEMA’s requirements and provide suitable quality controls
  2. Reviewing Training and University Courses to ensure learning outcomes relate to IEMA’s skills map, that course materials are current and high quality and that courses are designed and delivered in accordance with good training and education practice
  3. Reviewing Tutor applications to ensure they are capable of delivering good quality training
  4. Quality Assuring and standardising a training centres candidate assessments to ensure they are consistant with published mark schemes and fair. Internal Quality Assurance is from inside an organisation and External Quality Assurance is from outside an organisation.

Training Partner and University Partner Assessors will primarily engage in Step 1, 2 and 3 of this process.

Internal Quality Assurance Panel Members will engage in Step 4 of this process.

External Quality Assurance Panel Members will engage in step 4 of this process.

The Role of a Training Partner and University Partner Assessment Panel Member

  • Review Training Partner and University Partnerapplications against IEMA’s requirements
  • Plan and conduct the review including scheduling and completing phone calls with applicants
  • Provide constructive written feedbackto training partners and University Partnersensuring they understand the outcome of their application; clearly identifying any non conformances andopportunities to improve
  • Engage in training and standardisationactivities to ensure consistent approach and decisions across the assessment panel
  • Provide guidance and support to incoming assessors

The Role of Internal and External Quality Assurance Panel Members

  • Understand the context and principles of internal and external quality assurance and its importance for assessment quality
  • Able to plan and conduct internal/external quality assurance activities consistently and fairly
  • Able to maintain and improve the quality of assessment
  • Able to manage data and information associated with internal and external quality assurance

Vacancies

There are currently multiple vacancies on the Panel. Candidates can apply to conduct one or more of the following types of quality assurance activities;

  • Training Partner Approvals,
  • University Partner Approvals,
  • Internal Quality Assurance, or
  • External Quality Assurance.

Candidates will need to haveconsiderable experience insustainability related education or training role.

IEMA has an increasingly International membership base and is encouraging applications from individuals who can bring an international perspective to the Training Partner and University Partner Approval Panel.

Person Specification – Training Partner and University Partner Assessment Panel

Attribute / Essential/Core Criteria / Desirable Criteria
Knowledge and Experience /
  • Must be a Fullor Fellow Member of IEMA or equivalent
  • Experienced in the delivery of training and education
  • Broad knowledge of the sustainability profession and industry
  • Able to review policies, processes and course materials against IEMA’s specific requirements
  • Able to provide constructive feedback to IEMA’s Partners helping to improve the quality of training and education provision
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Uphold the tenets of IEMA’s Code of Practice
  • An up-to-date CPD record
/
  • Formal teaching or training qualification

Person Specification – Internal and/or External Quality Assurance Panel

Attribute / Essential/Core Criteria / Desirable Criteria
Knowledge and Experience /
  • Must be a Professional Member of IEMA
  • Understand legal and good practice associated with internal/external quality assurance for learner assessments
  • Broad knowledge of the sustainability profession and industry
  • Able to plan and conduct quality assurance activity against specific requirements
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Uphold the tenets of IEMA’s Code of Practice
  • An up-to-date CPD record
/
  • Level 3 or 4 Award in External Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (or equivalent)
  • Level 3 or 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (or equivalent)

Time Commitment

Course approval activity needs completing and returning to IEMA within 3 weeks. Course approval activity can take between ½ day and 3 days dependent on the duration of the course being approved. Assessors will be contacted to determine availability for individual assessments before being commissioned. Assessors will be required to conduct site visits and tutor observations on occasion and must therefore be able to travel.

Internal and External Quality Assurance activity needs completing and returning to IEMA within 3 weeks. Internal and External Quality Assurance activity can take 6hrs dependent upon the volume of assessments your allocated Training Centre conducts. Quality Assurance activity needs to take place once a year, this may be subject to change depending on the number of candidates completing the course and the standard of assessment decisionsIQA & EQA will be required to conduct site visits and must therefore be able to travel.

Panel members will need to make themselves available for training and standardisation activity to ensure consistent outcomes for applicants and to share experiences of good and questionable practice with other Panel Members. This is likely to include a half day onboarding web-meeting and 2/3 web hosted training and standardisation sessions per year.

Remuneration

A day rate of £350 +VAT is available for Training Partner and University Partner Approval and Quality Assurance activity.Any expenses incurred when traveling on IEMA business will be reimbursed in line with our expenses policy.

Attendance at training and standardisation sessions is not remunerated.

How to apply

Send your CV and short supporting statement, outlining how your experience fits the specification, via email to .

Should you wish to discuss the role of Fellow Assessor before submitting an application, please contact and a member of the professional standards team will be in contact.

Timeline – Recruitment of Panel Members

4 December 2017 / Closing date for applications
w/c 4 December 2017 / Shortlisted candidates will be informed
w/c 11 December 2017 / Interviews will be conducted on a virtual basis via GoToMeeting
w/c 18 December 2017 / Successful candidates will be informed
January 2018 / Induction and training will take place online via GoToMeeting (1/2 day)
January 2018 / Duties will be undertaken moving forward

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