Job Description

Details

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Reference number

424308
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Salary

36,354
35,994 per annum. Rising to 36,354 per annum on successful completion of probation
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
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Job grade

Higher Executive Officer
B2 APT###

Contract type

Permanent###

Business area

Operations###

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support

Other###

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-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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2 Rivergate, Bristol or Loxley House, Nottingham

About the job

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Job summary

We are recruiting for an Inspection Support Team Leader to join our Inspection Support Team.


Reporting to the Inspection Support Manager, this role is key to providing the management and co-ordination of effective inspection and inspector support within a regional office, ensuring that a seamless and efficient service is consistently delivered to customers. The Inspection Support Team Leader will manage the Inspection Support Supervisors, develop the training needs of their team, and look to continuously improve, document, and embed effective administrative processes.


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.

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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:


Changing and Improving Leadership Working Together Delivering at Pace ###

Technical skills

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


Good written and verbal communication, influencing and negotiating skills, working effectively with team members and relevant stakeholders both internally and externally to provide an excellent quality service. Ability to lead and motivate a team of staff to ensure they are effective and well-motivated. Proven experience of managing and improving a support function, with the ability to prioritise, plan and deliver key activities or projects through initiative and sound decision making. Proven experience of managing a team through a period of change.

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 36,354, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes 10,531 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.

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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 may be used in the sifting process).

Interview

Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlisting stage will be invited to an interview at where they will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and the experience skills set out in section 2 of the job specification.


Interviews will be held during the

week commencing Monday

22 September 2025

at

2 Rivergate, Bristol or Loxley House, Nottingham

. Location to be confirmed near the time of the interview.



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

Security

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
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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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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

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Job contact :

Name : People Services Delivery Team Email : Jobs@ofsted.gov.uk Telephone : 03000 131 487
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Recruitment team

Email : Jobs@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:





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/