Policy Officer

3 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills Full time

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

- 341413**Salary**:

- £34,280 - £34,623- £34,280 per annum. Rising to £34,623 per annum 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
- Temporary**Length of employment**:

- One on a permanent basis and one role temporary for 24 months. We may extend the role beyond this, depending on business requirements.**Business area**:

- OFSTED - Education - Inspection and Regulation**Type of role**:

- Analytical
- Planning
- Policy
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

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Location
- 2 Rivergate, Bristol; Piccadilly Gate, ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are recruiting for a Policy Officer to join our Cross Remit team.

This is an exciting time to be joining Ofsted, as we embark on Sir Martyn Oliver’s Big Listen. As a Policy Officer in the Education Directorate, you will be at the heart of delivering Ofsted’s strategy for the future. You will play a leading role ensuring that the development of policy is effectively managed and coordinated. You will need to have a keen eye for the big picture, and ensure you can comfortably work with inspection evidence, changes in wider government, user engagement and best practice so that Ofsted’s work drives improvement in the experiences and outcomes of children and young people.

As a member of the Cross-Remit team, you will also have the opportunity to lead on exciting cross-cutting pieces of work and lead high-profile work across the organisation. You will need to be comfortable demonstrating leadership and co-ordinating stakeholders to deliver our priorities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

**Job description**:

- Please refer to the job specification for further information.**Person specification**:

- Please refer to the job specification for further information.**Qualifications**:

- Degree level qualification or equivalent qualification**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

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

- Knowledge and experience of developing policies, guidance and/or frameworks under which an organisation delivers its work.
- Track record of planning projects and delivering them at pace.
- Experience of building positive and effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £34,280, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £9,255 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.**Application and Shortlisting**:
**Assessment and Interview**:
Assessment and interviews will be held during the **week commencing Monday 18 March 2024 **via Microsoft Teams.

Please be aware that, as part of our pre-employment checks, you will be required to complete an online health questionnaire.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expec

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