Editor - London, 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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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £32,804 - £36,332- £32,804 per annum (National) / £36,004 per annum (London). Rising to £33,132 per annum (National) / £36,332 per annum (London) on successful completion of probation.


Job grade:


  • Higher Executive Officer
  • B2 APT
    Contract type:
  • Temporary
  • Fixed Term
    Length of employment:
  • This post is being offered on a temporary basis for 12 months. Please note that there may be the possibility of an extension, depending on business requirements.

Business area:


  • Strategy and Engagement Directorate
    Type of role:
  • Communications / Marketing
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Location

  • Piccadilly Gate, Manchester or Clive House, LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills.

We inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.

Every week, we carry out hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits throughout England and publish the results online. We also report on standards across the country and are accountable directly to Parliament. Ofsted's inspections are independent and impartial.

External affairs provides oversight of Ofsted's stakeholder relationships with parent groups, representative bodies, Parliamentarians and others.

We work across strategic communications, parliamentary affairs, engagement and correspondence to boost Ofsted's brand and develop two-way communication with a range of audiences.

Our work - and that of the wider communications team - is informed by rigorous insight and evaluation of everything we do.

The Editor reports to the Chief Editor. They are responsible for templating, formatting, editing and proofreading documents on time and to a high standard.

They champion the house style, liaise with and advise authors, prepare final content and assist with the team's general work and responsibilities.


Job description:

The key responsibilities of the role are outlined below. However, this is an overview of the role and is not exhaustive. Ofsted reserves the right to assign other duties appropriate to the
B2 APT grade as required.

  • Providing a highquality copy editing and proofreading service. Preparing a wide range of documents and products for publishing.
  • Being a point of contact for enquiries concerning use of Ofsted's brand and logo, including advising external stakeholders on brand and logo use. Giving robust advice to senior colleagues to ensure that all style, accessibility and brand issues are adhered to across all of Ofsted's publications.
  • Working as an advocate for clear writing, assisting with the 'Clearly Ofsted' clear writing campaign and encouraging colleagues across the organisation to engage with this.
  • Assisting with the production of designed or printed materials.
  • Assisting with the upkeep of Ofsted's style guide and glossary, ensuring that these are responsive and include current and correct terminology.
  • Working collaboratively with teams across Ofsted, providing editorial advice and support as they work on research reports, policies, the Annual Report and guidance pages.

Person specification:


  • Please refer to the job description for further information

Behaviours:

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

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

Technical skills:

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

  • Substantial and demonstrable experience of editing, writing and proofreading to a high standard, taking into account house style, accessibility, including principles of clear writing, and audience.
  • Able to maintain, strong productive relationships with teams across a wider organisation, including advising senior colleagues. Thinking strategically and working proactively to improve the quality of written content.
  • Desirable criteria: These may be explored at the interview stage Able to identify goodquality and wellshot images that reflect Ofsted's work, ethos and values.
Working knowledge of using GOV.UK's Whitehall publisher, digital survey tools

  • Substantial and demonstrable experience of editing, writing and proofreading to a high standard, taking into account house style, accessibility, including principles of clear writing, and audience.
  • Able to maintain, strong productive relationships with teams across a wider organisation, including advising senior colleagues. Thinking strategically and working proactively to improve the quality of written content.

Benefits:


Ofsted operates a hybrid working approach, allowing colleagues to benefit from time in the office, with the flexibility also to work from home.

Our expectation is that you will
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