Independent Member, Qualifications and Assessment Committee, RICS
Why This Role Matters
The QAC's remit is broad and far-reaching. It recommends policy and frameworks for professional competence, entry and admission to the profession, and transfer between grades of membership. It oversees assessment standards and methodologies, ensuring they are applied consistently and effectively across global markets. It safeguards education and qualification standards, scrutinizing the accreditation of university programs, post-qualification registers and credentials. And it ensures that everything it does holds up to the highest standards of public interest governance across every jurisdiction in which RICS operates.
Why Now?
Whilst the QAC's oversight spans the full breadth of RICS' qualifications and competence framework, developments in education and assessment, including the RICS-wide Qualifications and Professional Development programme make this a particularly compelling moment to join. These appointments will not just be oversight roles in a steady-state environment. They will be active, substantive governance contributions during one of the most consequential periods of change in RICS' education and assessments.
How Your Expertise Will Be Utilised
- Scrutiny of professional competence frameworks and entry requirements
- Oversight of assessment methodologies and the standards applied to assessors
- Decisions on the accreditation and recognition of education programs
- Ongoing development of qualification policy that must remain coherent and credible across the globe with differing legal, educational and professional expectations
Who We Are Looking For
- Candidates with built their careers around the governance, quality assurance and credibility of professional standards, qualifications, assessment, accreditation or professional education
- Experience in higher education quality assurance and accreditation, governance and independent oversight, assessment methodology and standards, experience in professional standards development, education and regulatory law, equality and inclusion in professional pathways, or the governance of qualifications across multiple jurisdictions
About The Qualifications And Assessment Committee
The QAC is a permanent sub-committee of the RICS Standards and Regulation Board, operating under delegated authority and reporting to the SRB. It comprises four RICS members and four independent (non-RICS) members, plus a Chartered Member as Chair. It provides oversight and assurance of professional competence, education and qualification standards, and entry and admission to the profession, ensuring that RICS' assessment framework remains robust, transparent and globally consistent.
Practical Details
- Remuneration: £3,400 per annum
- Time commitment: Approximately 10 days per year, including four quarterly meetings and an annual strategy session
- Location: Meetings are primarily virtual, with one in-person meeting per year in London or Birmingham
- Term: Up to three years, with the possibility of reappointment for a second term (six years maximum)
How To Apply
To ensure independence during this recruitment process, Michelle Paoloni of House Recruitment is supporting RICS on this appointment. Submit a copy of your CV and supporting statement to RICS@houserecruitment.co.uk A full Candidate Pack is available for review here. Closing date: applications close 12:00 (UK time) Friday 24 July 2026 Interviews: Panel interviews via MS Teams, Wednesday 12 August 2026 and Thursday 13 August 2026.