Assessment & Credentialing Strategy Lead

The Skills Institute is seeking an Assessment & Credentialing Strategy Lead (Manager) to design, govern, and continuously enhance our assessment, certification, and credentialing ecosystem. You will ensure that all credentials and assessments are valid, reliable, scalable, and aligned with European and international standards (e.g., EQF, industry frameworks), while being recognised and valued by employers.

In this role, you will bring deep expertise in assessment design, certification, accreditation, and professional learning. You will shape our long-term credentialing strategy for the European renewable energy workforce, guide high-quality delivery operations, and represent the Skills Institute as a subject-matter expert in external forums., Assessment Design, Standards Alignment & Quality Assurance

• Design high-quality assessments (knowledge, skills, practical, readiness, summative, micro-credentials).
• Align assessments to EQF and other relevant qualification frameworks.
• Ensure validity, reliability, fairness, and psychometric soundness.
• Develop question banks, blueprints, rubrics, and scoring methodologies aligned with learning outcomes.
• Apply modern assessment methodologies (Bloom's Taxonomy, competency-based assessment, job-task alignment).
• Define learning outcomes, evidence requirements, and assessment criteria for each certification pathway.
• Review and improve assessments produced by internal teams or external vendors.
• Support conversion of assessments into SCORM or platform-native formats for scalable delivery.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure technical accuracy and industry relevance.

Credentialing & Certification Systems Ownership

• Lead the creation, governance, and lifecycle management of digital credentials (e.g., Europass EDCs, Accredible).
• Maintain credential metadata, templates, policies, and version control.
• Oversee operational handover processes for certificate creation, issuing, and ongoing maintenance.
• Identify risks (technical, vendor, operational) and design mitigation strategies.

Strategic Leadership & Standards Integration

• Define and maintain a forward-looking credentialing strategy aligned with EU standards, labour-market needs, and Skills Institute goals.
• Act as the internal authority on standards such as EQF, ESCO, EU micro-credentials frameworks, and EU transparency instruments.
• Contribute expertise to EU-funded and strategic projects requiring credentialing or assessment design.
• Provide technical input for RFPs related to assessment systems, credentialing platforms, and skills intelligence.
• Monitor trends in professional certification and ensure our approach remains leading-edge.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with Learning Designers to ensure assessments are robust, scalable, and pedagogically sound.
• Collaborate with Delivery teams on credential issuing, workflows, and readiness.
• Partner with Learning Experience Design, Skills Intelligence, and Delivery to ensure credentialing supports learner pathways and program structure.
• Provide evaluation criteria, requirements, and scoring support for vendor assessments related to credentialing and data infrastructure.
• Work collaboratively across all Skills Institute and InnoEnergy functions.

External Representation & Thought Leadership

• Represent the Skills Institute at conferences, industry events, EU forums, and partner workshops.
• Act as a public-facing subject-matter expert on assessment, certification, micro-credentials, and quality standards.
• Support employer engagement by communicating the value and rigor of our credentials.
• Contribute to white papers, briefs, and public documentation on skills and credentialing.

Do you have experience in Quality assurance?, Do you have a Master's degree?, Required

• 7+ years in assessment design, credentialing, instructional design, or VET sector roles.
• Proven experience aligning assessments with competency frameworks (VET, reskilling, or similar).
• Experience designing, developing, or managing digital credentials.
• Experience maintaining and improving micro-credentials, stackable certificates, or professional learning programs.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles across online, hybrid, and face-to-face delivery.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience working within cross-functional or matrixed organisations.
• Knowledge of quality assurance frameworks in learning product development.

Nice to Have

• Experience with EU-funded project reporting (Horizon, Erasmus+, etc.).
• Background in psychometrics, test development, or educational measurement.
• Familiarity with skills intelligence platforms (e.g., Lightcast, Helix) or credentialing systems (e.g., Accredible, Credly).
• Experience using Storyline, Rise, or similar tools for building assessments.
• Experience managing assessment or certification systems in a European university, industry association, or VET training organisation.

Key Competencies

• Domain Expertise: Strong knowledge of assessment design, CBE, credentialing, EQF, micro-credentials, and European skills frameworks.
• Analytical Strength: Attention to validity, reliability, evidence requirements; ability to identify gaps and design solutions.
• Operational Discipline: Strong planning, tracking, and course-correction capabilities; able to deliver consistently and on time.
• Cross-Functional Communicator: Able to bridge program, business, and technical needs; effective translator across teams.
• Resilience & Prioritisation: Confident managing multiple projects and stakeholders in a dynamic environment.
• Technical Capability: Comfortable with LMS environments, SCORM workflows, and digital credentialing tools; able to work effectively with platform and engineering teams.

Success Measures (First 12 Months)

• A consistent assessment design and review framework implemented across all programs.
• A scalable governance model for certification and credentialing adopted across teams.
• All existing and new certifications fully aligned with EQF and internal quality standards.
• Delivery of high-quality assessment and credentialing inputs for EU project deliverables.

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive secondary benefits.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• A supportive and inclusive company culture.

InnoEnergy operates at the centre of the energy transition and is the leading innovation engine in sustainable energy, bringing the technology and skills required to accelerate the green deal, progress towards global decarbonization goals, and improve energy security and supply. Ranked as Europe's top impact investor in cleantech in 2022 and 2023, and recognised globally as the most active sustainable energy investor, EIT InnoEnergy backs innovations across a range of areas. These include energy storage, transport and mobility, renewables and sustainable buildings and cities - leveraging its trusted ecosystem of 1200+ partners and 34 shareholders. The 180+ portfolio companies are on track to generate €72.8 billion in revenue and potentially save 1.1G tons of CO2e annually by 2030. Collectively, these companies have raised €8 billion in investment to date, with 90% of start-ups already working with corporates. InnoEnergy is the driving force behind three strategic European initiatives which include the European Battery Alliance (EBA), the European Green Hydrogen Acceleration Centre (EGHAC) and the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA). InnoEnergy was established in 2010 and is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), an independent EU body set up in 2008 to drive innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe. Since its inception, EIT InnoEnergy has screened more than 7,000 start-ups, launched more than 300 products to market, overseen its portfolio companies filing 290+ patents. EIT InnoEnergy has 8 offices across Europe and 1 in the US. The Masters+ program offers 5 degrees across top universities in Europe. Students can obtain two master's degrees in two years studying in several top European universities. In addition, students can earn certificates in innovation, entrepreneurship, and AI. During their studies, students gain access the InnoEnergy ecosystem and can participate internships. 1600 alumni have graduated from the engineering programmes.