Senior Officer

2 months ago

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

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 342060**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 - Vocational and Technical Qualifications**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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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**:
**About the team**

We have a number of permanent senior officer roles available within our Vocational and Technical Qualifications Directorate.

The roles are available within our Qualification Delivery team and our Awarding Organisation Performance team which form part of the VTQ Operations Unit.

The VTQ Qualification Delivery team is responsible for monitoring awarding organisations’ safe delivery of vocational and technical qualifications. The team regulate awarding organisations’ response to delivery risks to specific qualification types and broader areas of qualification delivery.

The VTQ Awarding Organisations (AO) Performance team is responsible for monitoring awarding organisations’ compliance, capability, and capacity. The team is responsible for understanding and regulating risks posed by each awarding organisation’s governance and portfolio, as well as managing risks to awarding organisations’ stability driven by the wider landscape.

**What will the post holder be doing?**

Successful applicants will have a working knowledge and understanding of corporate governance and enterprise risk management and/or qualification development and delivery, experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and strong analytical skills.

**Duties and responsibilities to include, but is not limited to**:

- Support the implementation of Ofqual’s qualification monitoring strategy by contributing to the commission or use of regulatory tools and processes including, but not limited to research, audit, investigation, and enforcement.
- Carry out detailed planning and complete timely actions to deliver regulatory activities to achieve Ofqual’s strategic priorities. Actively manage workload, identify priorities, seek colleagues’ input, meet deadlines, and keep managers informed of progress in a timely way.
- Commission and brief internal and external experts on proposed, and actual, specialist work. Ensure all relevant information is made available to them. Review feedback from experts and support managers to identify appropriate lines of enquiry, in line with Ofqual’s regulations.
- Collate and analyse intelligence about qualification delivery to draft and/or contribute to briefings and meeting agendas. Contribute to briefings, reports and presentations about key regulatory risks and issues in a way that is clear, accessible, and appropriate for the intended audience.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:

- A level 6 qualification 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:

- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others

**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 gener

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