Inspection Planning Team Leader - Manchester, 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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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £32,804 - £33,132- £32,804 per annum rising to £33,134 on successful completion of probation.
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:


  • Higher Executive Officer

  • B2 APT
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • Digital and Operations
    Type of role:
  • Administration / Corporate Support
  • Analytical
  • Business Management and Improvement
  • Planning
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Location

  • Piccadilly Gate, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:


  • Reporting to the Inspection Planning Manager, and working with the other Team Leader, the post holder is responsible for managing one half of the team of Inspection Planning Officers and administrators. They will contribute to the production of the national work programmes of inspection and regulation within designated remit areas. The post holder is a central contact for internal and external stakeholders, dealing with inspection scheduling queries. They are responsible for the overall maintenance of and changes to inspection schedules, inspector work programmes, including programming other work, for example, inspectors' Research and Evaluation activity.

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.

  • A central point of contact for regions to facilitate the timely production of work programmes to the required quality standards. Manage proactively the daytoday adjustments of the work programme as agreed with key stakeholders. Resolving complex queries as necessary.
  • Deliver and monitor the agreed service levels and where possible drive for improved consistency in process and quality. Provide regular reports to the IPT senior team identifying issues, risks and good practice.
  • Performance manage the IPT Inspection Planning Officers and administrators to meet their objectives. Ensure consistency of practice, quality assuring their work to agreed standards.
  • Delivery of the training needs of the immediate team to promote continuous professional development. Improve team and individual skills, systems and structures to deliver a quality service.
  • Use management information to inform corporate operational decision making and regional dialogue. This will include any emerging risks to the delivery of the work programme.
  • Quality assure outputs to ensure compliance with the agreed scheduling principles and departmental KPIs.

Person specification:


  • Please refer to job specification for further information

Behaviours:

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

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together

Technical skills:

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

  • Ability to analyse situations, identify problems and come up with effective solutions in a timely manner, considering all available options and potential consequences.
  • Ability to effectively manage and coordinate own work and that of a team, including setting priorities, delegating tasks and tracking progress.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues (at all levels) and stakeholders both internally and externally.

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £32,804, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £8,857 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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 spend at least 60% of your time working in your office, or at external meetings or events.

The exact balance will depend on the nature of your role and the suitability of your home environment, and will be discussed and agreed with your line manager.


Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this.

Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.

Any move to Ofsted from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility
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