Policy Officer, Independent Schools - Bristol, United Kingdom - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
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Bristol, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Salary:

- £34,280 - £34,623- £34,280, rising to £34,623 post probation
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:


  • Higher Executive Officer

  • B2 APT
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • OFSTED
  • Education
    Type of role:
  • Policy
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

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Location

  • 2 Rivergate, Bristol; Piccadilly Gate, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

We are recruiting for a Policy Officer to join our Independent Schools team.


This part of the team is responsible for the continuous improvement and development of Ofsted's inspection policy and methodology for the independent schools it inspects.


As a Policy Officer, you will help us to ensure our policy is up to date by regularly reviewing and updating material.

As the post holder, you will work on strategic projects alongside the Policy Lead for independent schools, investigating emerging trends in the sector and ensuring our policy aligns with these.

As the post holder, you will be involved in stakeholder engagement with the sector and with other government departments. You will work with the Policy lead to ensure stakeholders are engaged as appropriate in our policy development.

You will also work with the DfE and Ofsted's regions to take ensure we support the DfE to take regulatory and enforcement action of failing schools.

Does this sound like you? This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted's well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team.

They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays.

We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.


Job description:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Person specification:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Changing and Improving
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Working Together

Technical skills:

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Knowledge and experience of developing policies, guidance and frameworks under which an organisation delivers its work.
  • Experience of managing a programme of work.
  • Track record of planning projects and delivering them to agreed timescales.
  • Experience of building positive and effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and team members.
  • Experience of promoting change or influencing the behaviour and actions of others.
  • Understanding of the education sector and Ofsted's work.

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £34,280, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £9,255 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills

Application and Shortlisting:


Interview and assessment:

Details on the assessment will be provided near the time of the interview.

Interviews will be held during the
week commencing Monday 26 February 2024.


Please be aware that, as part of our pre-employment checks, you will be required to complete an online health questionnaire.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment


Security:


  • People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)

  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service:

  • The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
  • We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Serv
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