About the job
- Quality Assurance Lead – Academy
- Ventures & Specialty Testing
- Location – Auckland, Hamilton, or Christchurch preferred
- Employment Type – Full Time
At AsureQuality, we are dedicated to enhancing capabilities across Aotearoa’s food and primary industries. Our Academy, an NZQA-registered Private Training Establishment (PTE), is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead to ensure our training programs maintain their credibility, compliance, and focus on positive learner outcomes.
This pivotal role goes beyond mere compliance; quality is an integral part of our culture, continuously evolving and improving.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Academy Manager, the Quality Assurance Lead will oversee the daily management of quality systems, compliance, and assurance within the Academy. You will be instrumental in fostering regulatory confidence, enhancing industry collaboration, and ensuring that learners receive equitable, high-quality education that truly adds value.
Your collaboration with internal teams, regulators, and industry partners will ensure that our programs consistently meet NZQA and broader regulatory standards—not just during reviews but as part of our routine operations.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure the Academy operates as a compliant NZQA-registered PTE, implementing robust quality systems aligned with NZQA, TEC, WDC, MPI, and relevant legislation.
Oversee processes related to enrolment, assessment, moderation, reporting, and self-assessment while leading preparations for external audits and reviews.
Maintain training outcomes that align with industry and regulatory expectations through close collaboration with delivery teams and external stakeholders.
Act as a primary contact for regulators, industry bodies, and partners.
Support positive learner experiences, ensuring successful completions and adherence to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of Learners.
Promote consistent trainer and assessor capabilities while championing AsureQuality values and cultural commitments.
Enhance systems, processes, and documentation to drive continuous improvement, quality, and efficiency.
Facilitate financially sustainable PTE operations while contributing to a robust health, safety, and wellbeing culture.
About You
You are a confident education and quality professional with a solid understanding of regulatory frameworks. Your expertise will help us uphold the highest standards in education quality.