Education and Leadership Policy Officer

2 months ago


Wales, United Kingdom ASCL Full time

**Education and Leadership Policy Officer**

**Location: Wales, Cymru
- Home working with travel across Wales**

**Salary: £59,808-£66,107 (£35,885-£39,664 pro rata 0.6 FTE)**

**Part time**

**Part time, 35 hours per week
- 9am-5pm**

**The Vacancy**

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is the leading professional association and trade union for all school and college leaders. We are proud to support and represent more than 22,000 leaders of primary, secondary and post-16 education fromacross the UK.

In Wales, ASCL Cymru speaks with authority to influence national, regional and local government policy and practice; provides individual advice and support to members on professional matters and their employment and delivers first-class professional development.

We are actively seeking a suitably qualified and experienced professional to join 'ASCL Team Cymru’.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of the ASCL Cymru team, to help influence the direction of national and local policy in a variety of contexts and to develop their own profile as an expert in education policy. You will beable to carry out research, seek and collate views from appropriate stakeholders and identify emerging issues across all phases of school and college provision to draft and produce policy papers and reports.

With excellent presentation and communication skills, and with proven knowledge of current Welsh education policies relevant to school and college leaders, you are likely to have recently held either a policy-focused role or a leadership role in an educationpolicy organisation, education setting or other relevant educational organisation.

Working closely within an extremely well-regarded and supportive ASCL Team Cymru, who represent members and influence policy, you may occasionally be asked to deputise for the director.

The position is home-based although involves frequent travel across Wales to attend meetings with key stakeholders and deliver training and consultancy to members. There will be regular contact with and visits to ASCL HQ in Leicester, plus training and development.IT and telephone equipment will be provided.

This role is paid on a five-point incremental range from £59,808 to £66,107 per annum (£35,885 - £39,664 pro rata 0.6). The current vacancy is for a 0.6 part time post usually worked as three full days per week with flexibility over days worked. Reasonabletravel and out-of-pocket expenses are also covered.

ASCL is an equal opportunities employer and offers a very generous package of benefits, including a pension scheme to which the Association contributes 9%.

**INTERESTED?**

**Closing Date: Thursday 16 February at 4pm**

**Interviews: Wednesday 1st March at National Headquarters in Leicester**

**Start date: Ideally 1 June 2023 but dependent on individual circumstances.**

**Previous applicants need not apply.



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