Qualifications Manager

Salary: £36,500 FTE (£21,900 pro rata)

Location: Working from home (UK) with occasional attendance at events or meetings across the UK including attending meetings in London.

Closing Date: 1 December 2024

Hours: Part-Time (21 hours per week. Requirement to work outside of regular office hours occasionally, as required, with time off in lieu. We are happy to talk flexible working)

Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months)

Reports to: Director of Operations

The Organisation

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising is the membership organisation for professional fundraisers in the UK.

Our values underpin all areas of our work and guide us in all we do:

• Passionate: taking pride in what we do and driven by success.
• Professional: championing and achieving high standards governed by professional integrity.
• Enabling: helping others and empowered to take ownership, find solutions, make decisions and collaborate.
• Enterprising: open to new solutions and committed to delivering where we already excel.
• Respectful: honest and fair, treating everyone with consideration and respect.

The Benefits

• Annual leave starting at 25 days per year, plus 9 Bank Holidays. We also close between Christmas and New Year which is additional time off
• Up to 7.5% employer contributions to our stakeholder pension scheme (after probation ends)
• Enhanced sick pay from day one
• Great work/life balance through flexible and remote-first working
• Support for your health and well-being with an Employee Assistance Programme
• Two days of paid leave annually to volunteer for a registered charity

About the role

The CIOF offers a diverse range of short courses, conferences, webinars, and leadership programmes for fundraisers at all stages of their careers, and we will continue to expand our offer in line with sector needs over time.

Extensive research and input from academics and practitioners has ensured that our suite of professional qualifications are well respected across the sector. We offer the highest quality of teaching from experts in the field and have over 1,800 graduates.

The Qualifications Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring that our qualifications will give fundraisers professional recognition, increased insight, and improved job prospects.

Job Purpose

• Supporting the Director of Operations and working alongside the Professional Development Manager, you will have responsibility for the management of all the Chartered Institute s existing qualifications.
• You will be responsible for the academic integrity of qualification-related learning products, including responsibility for the assessment and external verification processes.
• You will also be responsible for project managing the rewrite of our Level 4 Certificate and Level 5 Diploma qualifications through a team of experienced tutors.
• You will scope the opportunity to deliver a Level 3 and Level 6 qualification for future release, offering modular options for students.
• In addition, you will contribute to our journey to achieving awarding status from Ofqual and work with the Executive Director of Change on the final stage of our chartered status, achieving the power to award Individual chartered status for fundraisers.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide support to potential, current, and future students including advising on suitable courses and qualifications, assessment, and options for their career path.
• Maintain excellent relationships with the Chief Examiner, External Examiner, and qualification tutors in relation to assignments or examinations.
• Attend the annual Exam Board (and qualification faculty training days) supporting the administration as appropriate.
• Be the key point of contact with external partners for the delivery of apprenticeships including Registered Training Providers, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), Ofqual, and the Institute for Apprenticeships.
• Lead on the co-ordination of other continuing professional development activities ensuring alignment with Individual Membership grades.
• Coordinate the assessment and examination processes for all CIOF qualifications.
• Management of all qualification procedures including scheduling, moderation, internal verification, submissions, record keeping, tutor allocation, resubmissions, extensions, appeals, and withdrawals.
• Work with the Professional Development Manager to review the content of our qualifications, online learning, and short courses, ensuring that course materials and all documentation are updated as appropriate.
• In collaboration with the Membership Services Manager and Professional Development Manager, actively seek ways to improve, develop and maintain processes to ensure smooth and efficient procedures relating to professional development activities including but not exclusively to Short Courses, Qualifications, and other learning programmes, e.g. Future Leaders Programme.
• Provide day-to-day support and advice to students and the faculty.
• Provide consistent and effective communications regarding professional development products to key stakeholders.
• Development, management, and monitoring of the Professional Development budget.
• Support the working relationship with the CIOF Learning and Development Committee, and the European Fundraising Association.
• Cross-departmental interaction to ensure qualifications are promoted effectively across multiple channels, ensuring the Membership Services Hub are fully engaged with our products, including cross-promoting our CPD policy and the competence framework to members.
• Liaising with third-party technology suppliers to troubleshoot issues where necessary.
• Co-ordinate effective evaluation, monitoring, and reporting of all courses across the academy; including but not exclusively, to CIOF Qualifications.
• Work with the wider team to ensure approved tutors, trainers, and regional trainers are delivering content of the highest quality.
• Utilise feedback across all CIOF learning products and services to support continuous quality improvements.
• Ensure accurate input of relevant data (notes, actions, agreed plans with members and customers) into the CRM.
• Any other tasks as requested by the Director of Operations

Person Specification

Experience & Skills

• Experience in developing and managing qualifications in an education establishment.
• Experience in working with subject matter experts to maintain and develop learning content.
• Experience in faculty/speaker acquisition and dealing with senior-level people.
• Experience in topic development, research, and copywriting.
• Experience in designing competency frameworks and aligning them with professional development activities.
• Experience working in a customer-facing environment.
• Experience or demonstrable knowledge of the charity sector and/or fundraising, and/or professional associations.
• Experience in using communication systems (email, phone etc.).
• Experience in managing budgets and tracking income and expenditure.
• Experience in using MS Office applications and making the most of our CRM, including analysing reports to drive understanding of learner experience.
• Experience in using Learning Management Systems.
• A confident self-starter with strong organisational and planning skills.
• Strong communication and people skills.
• Effective written skills.

Attributes

• Flexibility and a desire to work in a cooperative, collaborative way with other individuals and teams within the organisation.
• Eye for detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines, and work on own initiative.
• Able to work under pressure with the ability to find solutions.
• Diplomatic, energetic and unflappable.
• Excellent customer service skills on the phone, in person, and writing.
• An understanding of and commitment to the values of the voluntary sector.
• Willingness to support and engage in ensuring the CIOF is a safe and inclusive place to work.

Reflecting Our Values

Honesty, transparency, and accountability: we will be straightforward and clear about the decisions we make and their impact, explaining our rationale and objectives, and seeking feedback and views from you.

Putting our members first: our work and priorities will be guided through consultation and engagement with our members to embed it in their needs and priorities and ensure it has their interests and values at heart.

Fair, and inclusive: we will proactively engage you to ensure our work supports all staff and is delivered in an inclusive way for all.

Respectful: of your views and listen to what you tell us. Not everyone has the same priorities, but all are deserving of respect and consideration.

Proud and ambitious of you, your work, and the difference you make.

If you would like to discuss access requirements or have any questions about the role, please contact us directly.

The Chartered Institute is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We particularly welcome applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector . click apply for full job details