Researcher

2 weeks ago

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

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

- 326212**Salary**:

- £32,804 - £33,132- £32,804 per annum. Rising to £33,132 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**Business area**:

- OFSTED - Corporate Strategy**Type of role**:

- Social Research
- Strategy
- Other**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham or 2 Rivergate, BristolAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are looking for a Researcher to join our Research and Evaluation team.

The Research and Evaluation team provides Ofsted’s research function. The team delivers all major thematic reports, the Chief Inspector’s Annual Report as well as evaluation of Ofsted’s inspection practice and impact.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering individual pieces of research to support the Research and Evaluation programme. They will ensure rigour of the best research practice while respecting the inspection context where evidence is primarily gathered to maximise the impact that Ofsted can have in raising standards.

The post holder will work across a variety of projects, assisting research/evaluation leads with primary and secondary evidence gathering, research design and data analysis.

They will build up knowledge of the range of data sources and research available and use this knowledge to carry out analysis, synthesise research and advise others on the basis of findings. They will provide advice about research methods and design, and critique reports prior to publication to ensure they are robust and balanced.

The post holder will build relationships with a range of colleagues from across the Research and Evaluation team and more widely in Ofsted.

**Job description**:

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

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

- Degree level qualification or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience or professional qualification.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing

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

- Sound experience of qualitative or quantitative research, data analysis and effective presentation of key findings.
- Experience of successful engagement with, and management of, internal and external stakeholders.
- A good understanding of quality in its widest sense, with experience of successfully implementing quality assurance procedures and an eye for detail.
- Proven written and verbal communication skills with the ability to negotiate.
- Ability to organise themselves and prioritise their work to deliver a challenging programme of work.
- Sound experience of qualitative or quantitative research, data analysis and effective presentation of key findings.
- Experience of successful engagement with, and management of, internal and external stakeholders.

**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.Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

Things you need to know

**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**:
**Interview**:
**Assessment**:
Interviews will be held remotely on **Wednesday 13 December or Thursday 14 December 2023** 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 requ

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