
Senior Officer Standards for Delivery and
6 months ago
**Details**:
**Reference number**:
- 351956**Salary**:
- £32,250 - £37,536- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:
- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:
- Permanent**Business area**:
- OFQUAL - General Qualifications**Type of role**:
- Other**Working pattern**:
- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:
- 1Contents
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About the job
**Benefits**:
Things you need to know
Location
- Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 2GNAbout 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**:
The General Qualifications Standards for Delivery and Performance team is responsible for monitoring how the exam boards secure timely delivery of high-quality, fair General Qualifications that students and users can rely on and take appropriate steps to protect students when delivery fails.
By working in the team, you will be part of regulation in action, using a wide range of tools to monitor exam boards’ activities and the validity of their qualifications. This could include everything from commissioning studies into the assessment functioning of live qualifications, understanding exam boards’ operational systems and how they manage risks, to supporting discrete projects to deliver strategic priorities.
**What will the post holder be doing?**
This is an important role where you will work to an annual assessment cycle, with varied responsibilities and requiring an adaptable, positive, and proactive approach to problem solving. You must be able to work collaboratively with internal experts and be comfortable building effective relationships with key external stakeholders (including a national exam board), to oversee and support the safe delivery of General Qualifications, and challenging (often upwards) when there are issues.
You will also have experience of using project management techniques to plan and lead discrete project work to support continuous improvement within the wider work of Ofqual and the sector.
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
- A level 6 qualifications such as an honours degree or experience demonstrating the capabilities associated with a qualification at that level**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
**Benefits**:
- Alongside your salary of £32,250, Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) contributes £8,707 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
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Regular professional development
- Health and wellbeing initiatives such as mini-medicals, 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 birt
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