# Policy Support Officer **Company**: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills **Location**: Bristol, South West **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Job type**: Full time **Salary**: GBP 32,196 - 36,189 per year **Category**: Policy & Public Affairs **Industry**: Education **Apply**: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/policy-support-officer-109101?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_abf90677-1d6 ## Description We are recruiting a Policy Support Officer to join our Early Year Regulatory Policy and Practice Team. The postholder will provide administrative support to developing Ofsted’s Early Years policy for registering and regulating childcare. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The successful candidate 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. Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the point of application and for the duration of employment. **Responsibilities** The job specification provides further information on the responsibilities of the role. **Behaviours** We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: - Making Effective Decisions - Leadership - Developing Self and Others - Delivering at Pace **Technical skills** We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: - Evidence of organisational skills and ability to meet objectives and deadlines with minimal supervision. - Evidence of producing high-quality advice, guidance or training materials for stakeholders. - Ability to exercise initiative and be flexible to changing priorities. - Experience of analysing and summarising information from a range of sources. - Evidence of identifying and developing solutions that enable improved ways of working. - Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner (verbally and in writing), tailoring content according to the audience. **Benefits** Alongside your salary of £32,196, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £9,327 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 employee 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** **Artificial intelligence** Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. **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 job specification. Use the STAR model (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to present your evidence. You will also be asked to provide information within the “Employer/Activity History” section of the application form. **Interview:** Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlist stage will be invited to an interview where you will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and on the technical/experience skills as detailed in the job specification. Interviews will be held during the week commencing 30 November held remotely via Microsoft Teams. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. **Security** Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) 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 ## Skills ### Required - organisational skills - producing high-quality advice - initiative and flexibility - analysing and summarising information - identifying and developing solutions - clear and concise communication --- Source: [Apply at jobsgopublic.com](https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/policy-support-officer-109101?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)