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Executive Assistant to the Regional Director

🏢 Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills 📍 London, England 💼 Government
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£43,842 - £44,248
£3,654 - £3,687 / mo
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Location Base
London, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Details

Reference number

267757

Salary

£43,842 - £44,248
£43,842 per annum. Rising to £44,248 per annum on successful completion of probation..

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer
B1

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFSTED - Inspection and Improvement - Regional Support Team

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support
Analytical
Operational Delivery
Secretarial
Other

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Clive House, London

About the job

Job summary

The post holder will provide high-level executive support to one of Ofsted’s eight Regional Directors. Working closely with the Regional Director, who is also supported by a Personal Assistant, the Executive Assistant will manage the interface between the Regional Director, internal colleagues and external stakeholders. The post holder will establish effective and efficient systems to support the Regional Director across their range of responsibilities, ensuring the Regional Director has the information and advice they need, whilst providing excellent customer service.

Job description

The key responsibilities of the role are outlined below. However, this is an overview of the role and is not exhaustive. Ofsted reserves the right to assign other duties appropriate to the B1 grade as required.

Act as the main liaison point between the Regional Director and key external and internal stakeholders, including the commission and provision of high quality briefings in advance of meetings and engagements, to support the Regional Director in developing and maintaining effective relationships.

Maintain an overview of all key issues and work requiring the Regional Director’s attention, prioritising and flagging work that comes into the office and liaising with colleagues to resolve issues as they arise.

Develop and maintain high-level systems to organise and deal with the flow of business to and from the Regional Director’s office including all aspects of regional correspondence, complaints and quality assurance work.

Undertake specific projects and research and analysis on behalf of the Regional Director and SHMI, including presenting findings in papers, reports and PowerPoint presentations.

Ensure effective organisation and delivery of regional events such as conferences, seminars, workshops and meetings.

Person specification

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Changing and Improving
  • Leadership
  • Working Together
  • Developing Self and Others

Technical skills

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

  • Ability to work effectively as a member of a senior leadership team, demonstrating adaptability, innovation and drive.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to proactively plan and prioritise work effectively ensuring objectives, targets and deadlines are met.
  • Good analytical, problem solving and project management skills with experience of delivering high quality work and organisational change.

Benefits

Ofsted operates a hybrid-working approach, allowing colleagues to benefit from time in the office, with the flexibility also to work from home. Our expectation is that you will spend at least 60% of your time working in your allocated office, or at external meetings or events. The exact balance will depend on the nature of your role and the suitability of your home environment, and will be discussed and agreed with your line manager.

Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.

Any move to Ofsted from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.

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.
Shortlisting:
The selection panel will assess your application based on your evidence you have provided against the essential criteria as set out in the job description and person specification.

You will also be asked to provide information within the “Employer/Activity History” section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this will be used in the sifting process).

Interview:
At the interview stage, you will be assessed on the listed behaviours and experience as set out in the person specification.

Assessment:
Candidates will be required to undertake an assessment. Further details will be provided to candidates on the day of the interviews.

Assessment and Interviews will take place during week commencing Monday 6 March 2023 at Clive House, London.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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 Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).
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.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

    Name :
    Talent and Resourcing Team
    Email :
    recruitment@ofsted.gov.uk
    Telephone :
    03000130815

Recruitment team :

    Email :
    recruitment@ofsted.gov.uk

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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

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2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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