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Overview
Flexible Worker Contract
Location: Remote
About the role
We're looking for Moderators to join our External Quality Assurance team on a flexible worker contract for the following qualification:
Level 1/2 Technical Award in Music Technology
As a Moderator, you'll play a key role in ensuring that centres assess learners fairly, accurately and consistently. You'll review centre-marked work, apply quality assurance principles, and provide clear, constructive feedback to ensure national standards are maintained.
We’re keen to hear from individuals with a strong background in music technology, with experience of teaching and/or assessing learners in this subject area. You may currently work, or have previously worked, as a Music Technology Teacher, Music Production Lecturer, Audio Production Lecturer or Music and Sound Teacher. Whilst this is a flexible worker role, we require a reasonable level of commitment throughout the moderation window. Moderation activities begin in March 2027 where you will be expected to attend one of our Annual Training sessions. The primary moderation period will be between April and August 2027, during which your engagement will be most critical.
How you’ll make an impact :
Conducting moderation activities in line with awarding organisation and regulatory requirements
Attending standardisation and team meetings as required
Reviewing centre marking to ensure assessment decisions are accurate, consistent and meet required standards
Producing clear, accurate and timely moderation reports within agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Planning and managing moderation activity for allocated centres in line with sampling strategies and quality assurance requirements
Supporting continuous improvement by identifying areas for development and sharing best practice
Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the qualification, assessment requirements and your subject-specialist area
We'd love to hear from you if you offer the following:
A relevant qualification at Level 3 or above in music technology or a closely related subject area Current or recent occupational experience working within the music technology sector Experience of teaching, assessing, internal quality assuring and/or moderating vocational or academic qualifications Strong knowledge of assessment and quality assurance processes Excellent written communication and report-writing skills Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines A commitment to maintaining high standards and delivering a positive experience for centres Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description Why work as a flexible worker for NCFE ?
Our flexible workforce provides supportive quality assurance to ensure that learners taking NCFE qualifications are getting the best education possible. If you become a flexible worker with us, you’ll choose how to fit your work around your other personal and professional commitments – making this a great opportunity to make a difference in a way that suits you.
You’ll receive full training and the materials, tools or equipment needed to ensure you’re able to complete your duties in line with NCFE requirements, with the ability to take on flexible worker contract alongside other work, without the need to be registered as self-employed.
All applicants will be expected to adhere to NCFE ’s behavioural framework and to uphold our core values.
You can find out more about how our flexible arrangements work, the flexible worker roles we recruit, and frequently asked questions around the application, induction and training process, and your rights and protections by visiting our Flexible worker opportunities page.
Shape real change with an NCFE career
Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered.
With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.
Want to know more? Take a look at our website
How to apply
Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.
Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV and answer the associated application questions.
Closing Date: Wednesday 2 December 2026 Interview Date: Ongoing Interview Details: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. If your application is shortlisted, we’ll contact you to complete a short task.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.
We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.
