Artificial Intelligence Development Consultant - Remote

City & Guilds - Associate Recruitment
Manchester
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Artificial Intelligence Development Consultant - Remote

Company: City and Guilds

Location: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Job Description

Would you like to be involved with supporting the development of qualifications in AI? We are looking for Development Consultants to join our team and be part of a growing network of associates. This role offers the opportunity to work with City & Guilds alongside your current job to build additional income with competitive daily rates and contribute to expanding your skills and development.

Development Consultants have a wide-ranging role in the qualification and assessment development process. Some of the key responsibilities you may conduct include:

  • Scoping qualification content – e.g., qualification and unit structures, rules of combinations, assessment design
  • Writing unit content
  • Drafting assessments and sample assessment materials – e.g., multiple-choice question papers, knowledge tests, practical assessments, professional discussions, portfolios of evidence
  • Reviewing and amending assessments as part of reviewing panels or as a scrutineer
  • Reviewing the mapping of content against standards or other qualifications
Person specification / Qualifications
  • We are looking for someone who has:
  • Significant and broad practical experience within the digital sector, including applying digital tools to optimise workflows, increase productivity, and embed continuous improvement through responsible automation, system integration, and AI-enabled solutions.
  • A minimum of 3 years’ experience operating at a level above standard practitioner level.
  • Experience advising on suitable project types for assessment, ensuring relevance across multiple sectors and a range of technology domains.
  • The ability to recommend when and how assessment materials should be updated in line with evolving technologies.
  • Contextualized training for each development you are involved in; attendance at online and face-to-face meetings as well as some remote activities.
  • All development activities must take place within the UK.
  • When completing your application, read the person specification fully and map your application to show where you meet the requirements set out.

We believe that diversity and inclusion strengthen and enrich us, and that it is the responsibility of everyone at City & Guilds Limited to drive this value. We work hard to be inclusive in our approach to recruitment and associate opportunities, whilst still ensuring we meet our regulatory requirements. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from diverse and underrepresented communities.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Note: Equal Employment Opportunity statements are included as part of our commitment to an inclusive workplace.


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