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Life at the Social Enterprise Academy:

At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.

We realise the importance of our staff in everything we do and that is why you will find the Academy a kind, warm and collaborative place to work with every role contributing towards real-life impact taking place across the globe. Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities.

We would love for you to join us on this journey.

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Qualification Coordinator 

Salary: £25,834 pro rata 

Benefits: Company pension (up to 8% employer contribution), 35 days annual leave (pro rata), an employee assistance programme and learning and development opportunities 

Status: Permanent – Part time (17.5 hours per week (0.5FTE), flexible working options) 

Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 30 September 2025 

Location: Remote – expectation to spend at least 1-2 days in our Edinburgh office each month 

We’re on a journey to create fairer communities by facilitating 10 million social entrepreneurs globally by 2030. Do you want to help make this a reality? 

We are looking for a Qualification Coordinator to join our team and help maximise the impact of the Academy’s Adult learning programmes. 

You’ll act as the primary touch point for learners for matters relating to their qualification and provide excellent customer care throughout. Your work will provide effective support to the Adult Learning team, including our Facilitators, and Assessors, to implement and maintain internal processes and procedures, ensuring we meet our accreditation standards and requirements.    

We’re looking for someone with strong interpersonal and communication skills, and excellent attention to detail.  Bringing project coordination and administrative skills to the role, you’ll have an ability to problem solve and a proficiency in systems and tools which support data and customer management, evaluation and reporting.  

If you have experience in a customer-facing role along with using monitoring data to inform continuous improvement and planning, we’d love to hear from you. 

Key Responsibilities:  

  • Work closely with the Adult Learning team to support high quality delivery, accreditation and monitoring of qualifications  
  • To act as first point of contact for all learner queries related to their accreditation, advising on correct protocol and signposting appropriately   
  • Coordinating allocation and feedback of marking and Internal Quality Assurance between assessors and learners   
  • Contribute to ensuring that appropriate standards, systems, policies and processes are in place and implemented effectively to ensure we meet our accreditation requirements   
  • To coordinate arrangements for Facilitator and Assessor inductions, reviews, and continuing professional development, in relation to accreditation  
  • To support the accreditation partner audit requirements, leading on evidence gathering and collation.  
  • Maintain key documentation and resources related to our accreditation   

For a full set of criteria and information on how to apply please download the recruitment pack from our website. 

Organisation profile: 

At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.  

We strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their community impact. 

Our programmes are accredited, responsive to learner needs, and are delivered by experienced facilitators who are social change leaders themselves.  

Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities. 

Application notes: 

  • Why you are interested in the post and joining the Academy team. 
  • The experiences, skills and qualities you have that match you with the post’s job description and person specification.  

along with a completed copy of our equality and diversity monitoring form (downloadable from our website to seahr@socialenterprise.academy by 9am, Tuesday, 30 September 2025. 

  • Please note that interviews will take place on 08 and 09 October 2025. 

If you have any questions or if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments for the application or interview process e.g. application form in a different format or extra interview time please get in touch: Jo Lockenwitz | 0131 243 2670| seahr@socialenterprise.academy   

View the job pack

Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

 

Employee Benefits

Flexible Working

Dependant on role, we are open to flexible hybrid working between your home and our office in Edinburgh or co-working space in Farringdon, London.

Enhanced Annual Leave

25 days annual leave plus 10 days public holiday.

Learning and Development Opportunities

You will have the opportunity to attend Academy programmes as well as other development opportunities.

Enhanced sick and maternity leave

Our policies are flexible and generous, meaning you can have peace of mind when it comes to matching them with your circumstances no matter what may come up in life.

Pension

Up to 8% pension contribution, because we know planning forward is important.

Further Benefits

Employee assistance programme, life insurance and access to our wellbeing toolkit which includes a monthly wellbeing hour.

I had high standards about what the ideal workplace should be but the Academy is way beyond my expectations, thanks to this amazing team!

Elsa Vibert, Senior Programme Officer

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