Job Description

Details

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Reference number

428183

Salary

69,322
68,635 per annum (pro rata). Rising to 69,322 per annum (pro rata) on successful completion of probation.

Part-time minimum hours 22 hours/3 days per week.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Grade 7
Band A

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Senior leadership

Other

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham

2 Rivergate, Bristol

Piccadilly Gate, Manchester

Loxley House, Nottingham

About the job

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Delivery Performance Manager to join Ofsted.


This is a new role and an exciting opportunity to work across the organisation to deliver change that will enhance operational performance. The role will focus on improving the accountability for effective and efficient performance across Ofsted's national delivery hubs. They will lead on the development of management information and insight that that will be used to hold regional directors to account through a 'star chamber' to evaluate the effective performance of their hub.


They will also contribute more widely to national delivery supporting the Deputy Director (RASAF) and National Director (Delivery) find solutions to emerging risks and issues. The role will have lots of variety and the post holder will be required to work with senior leaders across the whole organisation.


They will look to drive operational effectiveness and efficiency by undertaking 'deep dive' reviews to provide information and insight in to focus areas. The work will vary over time as the post holder will be responsive to solving and implementing change that leads to impactful improvement.


This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted's well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

Job description

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Person specification

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Behaviours

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


Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Leadership Working Together Managing a Quality Service Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

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


Experience of developing and interpreting management information that supports operational delivery. Proven ability to collate and evaluate complex information and share findings with impact to senior managers. Identify areas for improvement think creatively about business focused solutions to issues, applying flexibility & credibility ensuring continuous improvement of the service whilst understanding the business, financial, strategic & political context. An ability to manage the implementation of projects to deliver defined objectives and priorities. Ability to give clear advice to senior managers and stakeholders. Excellent written and verbal communication skills combined with an ability to present complex information in simple, concise, and visually engaging ways. Evidence of developing relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, particularly at senior level, from a range of different specialism such as policy, finance, and operational delivery teams. Ideally a good understand of Ofsted's regional delivery model and its remits. (Desirable)

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

Experience of developing and interpreting management information that supports operational delivery. Proven ability to collate and evaluate complex information and share findings with impact to senior managers. Identify areas for improvement think creatively about business focused solutions to issues, applying flexibility & credibility ensuring continuous improvement of the service whilst understanding the business, financial, strategic & political context.

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 69,322, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes 20,082 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.


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

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Application and Shortlisting:

The selection panel will assess your application based on your evidence you have provided against the essential criteria as set out in the 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

Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlisting stage will be invited to an interview where they will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours, and the experience/technical skills set out in section 3 of the job specification.


We will invite the most suitable candidates to attend an

interview

during week commencing

Monday 13

October 2025 or Monday 20 October 2025

via

Microsoft teams

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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 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

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

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : People Services Delivery Email : Jobs@ofsted.gov.uk Telephone : 0300 013 1487
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Recruitment team

Email : Jobs@ofsted.gov.uk

Further information

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/recrutiment