Apprentice, Engagement Officer - Coventry, United Kingdom - Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation)

Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation)
Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation)
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Coventry, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £20,085 - £21,624
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Administrative Officer
    Contract type:
  • Temporary
  • Fixed term
  • Apprenticeship
    Length of employment:
  • 18 months
    Business area:
  • OFQUAL
  • Vocational and Technical Qualifications
    Type of role:
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

Things you need to know

Location

  • Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 3BHAbout the job

Job summary:

Ofqual is the independent qualifications regulator for England. We currently regulate 200+ awarding organisations, and approx. 11,600 certified qualifications. These include GCSEs, AS and A levels, and a broad range of vocational and technical qualifications. Regulating on behalf of students of all ages and apprentices is central to how we fulfil our statutory objectives.


Due to our continued commitment and focus in relation to EDI, our inclusion and fair treatment score based on the Civil Service 2022 annual people survey ranks us 4th out of 104 participating departments.

Ofqual is a rewarding, dynamic place to work.

We offer employees the opportunity to develop within their role and progress through the organisation via a number of Learning and Development opportunities and activities.


We are in the top ten Civil Service departments for staff engagement which focuses on motivation and commitment to organisational goals and values.

Based on the 2022 annual people survey Ofqual are ranked 9th out of 104 participating departments.


Job description:


Would you like to develop your business administration skills in a busy team that deals with the awarding organisations we regulate and works with colleagues across Ofqual.

We're looking for an apprentice to join our Awarding Organisations Engagement team. The team ensures awarding organisations understand what they need to do in order to comply with our regulations. We also use insight from our engagement to inform our work.


In this varied role you'll provide administrative and coordination support to the team and manage key processes that contribute to Ofqual's strategic priorities.

You'll also ensure awarding organisations have accurate information through our digital communications channels.


In a typical day you might be managing diaries, editing subtitles for webinars and crunching data to help us use the right engagement channels for our audiences.


As our Apprentice in Business Administration, you'll undertake the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship standard, and be a key member of our team.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we would love to hear from you


Person specification:


Qualifications:


  • 5 GCSE passes, including English and Mathematics.
(Essential)
Behaviours:

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

  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Managing a Quality Service

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £20,085, Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) contributes £5,805 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

As a Civil Servant, you will benefit from a leading, modern employment offer which includes flexible working arrangements that support people at different stages in their lives, and pensions among the best available in the UK, as well as generous annual leave entitlements.


Other benefits you can enjoy include:

  • Organisational performance related bonus
  • Cycletowork scheme
  • Regular professional development
  • Health and wellbeing initiatives such as minimedicals, flu vaccinations
  • Employee assistance programme and occupational health
  • Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for VDU users, if appropriate
  • Family friendly policies
  • Interest free season ticket loan
  • Access to exclusive discounts
  • A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
Things you need to know


Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
    Please note that we regret that we do not offer sponsorship opportunities at this time.


You will then be asked to provide a personal statement evidencing how you meet the essential criteria shown on the job description.

Ofqual has adopted anonymised recruitment.

This means that your name, date of birth and other personal details will not be seen by the sift panel.

You'll be asked to remove all personal details from your CV when you apply.

Ofqual works flexibly, with a hybrid office/home based working model. Employees will spend at least two to three days a week working from our office in Coventry. As Coven
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