Head of Regulatory Portfolio

Posted by: Office For Students

Employed By: Office For Students

Job Title: Head of Regulatory Portfolio

Salary: £79,498 - £83,299 Plus generous defined benefit Civil Service Pension

Contract: Full time

Location: Bristol/London

Application Deadline: 15 December 2024 at 23:55

The OfS is the statutory regulator for higher education in England. Our aim is to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers. We do so by regulating the higher education providers on our register to make sure they are delivering high quality courses and positive outcomes for their students; where they are not, we take action.

The higher education sector in England is complex and diverse and the OfS’s approach to regulation recognises this. Our new strategy signals a shift from an organisation in a start-up phase to an established regulator that understands its regulatory tools and how best to use them to shape incentives across the sector we regulate. We work to ensure that students in England enjoy higher education provision that is high quality; that their access to opportunity, success and progression is not limited by background, location or characteristics; and that providers are well and sustainably led.

As part of the continuing expansion of our regulatory work and a number of internal promotions, we are now looking for a number of vital ‘Head of’ roles within our Regulation directorate. These roles are responsible for delivering the core regulatory work in relation to a specific set of ongoing conditions of registration or for a particular aspect of the regulatory system. As a Head of Regulatory Portfolio, you can expect to be leading a team delivering case work, monitoring the compliance of providers, and developing our approach to assessment, monitoring and compliance in one or more of:

• TEF

• Condition B3

• Transformation: including taking forward actions from the Public Bodies Review (Fit for the Future: Independent Review of the Office for Students - GOV.UK) and corresponding activities

  Key to success in these roles will be your ability to understand and interpret complex regulatory and legal frameworks, regardless of whether or not you have previous experience working in a regulator, in order to reach fair, evidence-based judgements on complex issues.

  You will be equally adept at quickly adapting to working within higher education and able to learn and understand the key issues and challenges facing the sector. You will be people focused, committed to our mission of driving positive outcomes for students, and able to work at pace within complex and ambiguous environments. Regardless of the focus of your portfolio, you will be an experienced leader of people and able to demonstrate an ability to motivate, develop and deliver exceptional results through people across an organisation.

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  How to Apply

  Closing date for applications is 23:55 on Sunday 15 December 2024.
  We will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application after 6 January 2025.

  Candidates through to the next stage will be tasked with a written exercise to be completed by 19 January 2025.
  The final stage will be an interview either week beginning 27 January or 3 February 2025.