PURPOSE 
As a Marking Quality Analyst you will be responsible for helping improve our quality of marking. You will do this by supporting our Assessment Associates and Subject teams in series with analysis of all available marking data. Reporting into the Innovation and Support Manager and working as part of a wider team that includes product management, marketing and sales, you will play a key role in helping us to deliver a service to be proud of. 

KEY ACCOUNTABLITIES 

Provide Pearson UK with timely, accurate and insightful data analysis to support Assessment Associates during marking 

Develop an understanding of assessment processes, customers, products and learners 

Work with stakeholders across all divisions to understand their business requirements and translate these (if necessary) into data requirements. 

Deliver data analysis to satisfy these requirements - timely, accurate, and reliable 

Take necessary action based on this analysis 

Master appropriate software and programming skills 

Help foster a culture of excellence, within the assessment teams 

Build good relationships within the business and actively promote data literacy 

Work to solve problems and issues as they arise 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

As a highly motivated individual you’ll have the aptitude to prioritise and manage your own workload effectively ensuring crucial tasks are managed effectively within tight, immovable deadlines. Where conflicts arise, you will have the ability to problem solve successfully reacting positively to change and will be an effective communicator, with the skill to influence others whilst working collaboratively with key stakeholders. Although not essential, this role would suit someone who has good knowledge of Tableau or other similar visualisation tools. You should be comfortable with Microsoft Excel and have a passion for understanding, explaining and presenting data. 

Other challenges include: 

Maintaining attention to detail even with repetitive tasks. 

Adapting to the challenges of each qualification. 

Adapting to different IT systems. 

Supporting Assessment Associates in their use of new technologies. 

Influencing and working closely with Assessment Associates and internal stakeholders. 

Simultaneously managing tasks for multiple examination series. 

Contract: Permanent. Full Time, 37.5 hours per week 

Role location: This is a hybrid role and will allow home working as well as from a Pearson office at least 2 days per week. 

Your rewards & benefits   

We know you’ll do great work, so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesn’t fit all, so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams, and their families, too. 

Please see our attractive UK benefits here: Pearson Jobs – Benefits