Locations: 10 South Colonnade, London; Piccadilly Gate, Manchester; 2 Rivergate, Bristol; 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham; Loxley House, Nottingham About the job Job summary Ofsted’s role is to raise standards and improve the lives of children, young people, and learners through intelligent, responsible, and focused inspection and regulation. We inspect and regulate services that provide care and inspect education and skills training. Every week, we conduct hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits and publish the results. We also report on standards across the country and are accountable directly to Parliament as a non-ministerial department. Our inspections are independent and impartial, and we work on behalf of children and their families. Our values are professionalism, empathy, courtesy, and respect. It is the responsibility of all Ofsted employees to ensure the safeguarding of children and students is paramount and always lead by example. Job description Our Deputy Director, Post-16 Education, Training and Skills will lead the continuous improvement and development of Ofsted’s inspection policy and methodology for 16-19 further education & skills provision, adult learning, apprenticeship, and provision for learners in receipt of high needs funding. In addition, the post holder will lead the development of inspection policy and methodology for the Teacher Development remits (ITE and ECF/NPQ), for the inspection of education, skills and work provision in prisons and the inspection of welfare and duty of care in Ministry of Defence training establishments. They will provide visible and strategic leadership and management to the Post-16 Education, Training and Skills team ensuring that Ofsted’s work in this area is well focused and driving system-wide improvement. Reporting directly to the National Director, Education, the Deputy Director, Post-16 Education, Training and Skills will be Ofsted’s chief adviser on inspection policy and practice, advising the National Director, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI) and Chief Operating Officer on all relevant matters relating to this remit. Representing the National Director, senior management team and Ofsted, the role holder will build effective relationships and influence internal and external stakeholders, and opinion formers. In fulfilling this role, the Deputy Director will ensure that Ofsted’s work is driving real improvements in the system, through a process of continuous improvement and framework and related policy development, informed by inspection evidence, stakeholder engagement and best practice. Qualifications Degree level qualification or equivalent. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Benefits Alongside your salary of £108,574, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £31,453 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. This is a Senior Civil Service post subject to Senior Civil Service terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Civil Service may wish to be aware of key elements of the Senior Civil Service terms and conditions for those joining the Civil Service: 25 days annual leave, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after five years’ service. This is in addition to eight public holidays. This will be complemented by one further day paid privilege entitlement to mark the King’s Birthday. A competitive contributory pension scheme that you can enter as soon as you join and where we will make a significant contribution to the cost of your pension. Your contribution comes out of your salary before any tax is taken and will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. Alongside your salary of £108,574, Ofsted contributes up to 30.3% towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Generous paid maternity and paternity leave which is notably more than the statutory minimum offered by many other employers. Occupational sick pay. Existing Civil Servants’ annual leave entitlement will be subject to the normal rules of appointment on promotion or level move. Ofsted is devoted to  equality ,  diversity  and  inclusion.  Within our  Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027  we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a  Disability Confident – Leader , we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our  Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group . We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using  Success Profiles  and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. All applications will be considered by the selection panel. The panel will consider how your application demonstrates that you can fulfil the criteria set out in the person specification. We will inform you whether or not you were successful at each stage. Shortlist The panel will assess your application, including statement of suitability against the essential and desirable criteria of the person specification. Those who best meet the criteria will be shortlisted. Staff Engagement Exercise Shortlisted candidates will be required to take part in a Staff Engagement Exercise with Ofsted staff. Candidates will be given a topic ahead of the session and will be expected to hold a two-way discussion. This will not result in a pass or fail decision. The exercise is designed to support the panel’s decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview. Psychometric assessment Shortlisted candidates will be required to take part in online psychometric assessments, followed by a telephone conversation with an occupational psychologist. These assessments will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, they are designed to support the panel’s decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview. Full details and guidance on these assessments will be provided to all shortlisted candidates. Panel interview and presentation Shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend a panel interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion about your previous experience and how you meet the criteria of the person specification. As part of this process, you will also be asked to undertake a short presentation for the panel and will be given time on the day to prepare immediately prior to your interview. Interviews are expected to take place in London. Panel interview arrangements will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates as early as possible. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise. As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete  baseline personnel security standard  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) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 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 : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules Working for the Civil Service The  Civil Service Code  sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's  recruitment principles . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the  Civil Service People Plan  and the  Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy . Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the  Great Place to Work for Veterans  initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact: Name: SCS Recruitment Team Email: scsrecruitment@ofsted.gov.uk Recruitment team Email: scsrecruitment@ofsted.gov.uk Further information The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles, which can be found at:

https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/02a_RECRUITMENT-PRINCIPLES-April-2018-FINAL-.pdf

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should email Ofsted recruitment at jobs@ofsted.gov.uk in the first instance.

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at:  https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/civilservicerecruitmentcomplaints