Director Strategy and Markets
Organisation name: OFQUAL
Salary amount: £80,000
Contract type: Full-time
Location of position: Coventry
Application deadline: 12th August 2024
Job description
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.
For more information about what we do please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual The Director of Strategy and Markets has a central role to play in working with the Chief Regulator and Board to set the organisation’s strategy and maximise our impact. They will need to be a clear strategic thinker, able to see connections, opportunities and identify how best to leverage Ofqual’s impact on behalf of students and apprentices.
The role is broad and includes leading work to deliver against Ofqual’s statutory objectives in relation to value for money and efficiency in the qualifications market, clarity in the market and promoting the benefits of taking a regulated qualification. The post-holder will also be accountable for much of Ofqual’s work looking to the future of how qualifications and assessments are designed and delivered.
We’re looking for someone with the ability to lead a team of experts working across a range of domains. You’ll need to be effective and thrive in an organisational culture that highly prizes collaborative and multi-disciplinary working across all Ofqual’s directorates.
Shortlisting will take place between 13 and 15/08/24
Fireside chats will be on 28/08/24
Interview date is Thursday 5th September 2024
As part of our positive action commitment, if you are from an ethnic minority background and would like to discuss the role in more detail ahead of submitting your application, please email recruitment@ofqual.gov.uk and we will arrange for a call to take place with one of our senior team.