Overview
Head of Accreditation & Standards - full time, permanent, based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London. New MHRA Academy team.
Responsibilities
- Lead design, development, implementation and continuous improvement of an accreditation framework and standards for regulatory assessor/inspector roles.
- Oversee curriculum design of related technical programmes, ensuring alignment of learning materials and assessments with accreditation requirements.
- Build and develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to inform accreditation approach and curriculum design.
- Direct line management of the Accreditation Evaluator and the Curriculum Manager/Developer.
Qualifications & Experience
Successful candidate will have:
- Experienced learning background, substantial senior stakeholder engagement, leading specialist accreditation and learning projects.
- Experience leading from both strategic and operational perspective in a new initiative.
- Comfort with leading, proposing initiatives and decision making when uncertainty exists.
Person Specification - Technical
- Relevant CIPD level 7 (or equivalent) in learning and development/assessment, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Person Specification - Experience & Technical
- Designing/implementing/utilising learning or accreditation pathways.
- Designing and commissioning learning interventions and managing them as projects to delivery.
- Measuring learning effectiveness and using evaluation data to continuously improve programme effectiveness.
Person Specification - Strengths
- Problem Solver.
- Improver.
- Focussed.
- Motivator.
Closing date: 30 January 2026