Head of Stakeholder Engagement (Office for Students)

Office for Students

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Reference number

374284

Salary

£63,386 - £69,444

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Other

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Location

Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford Filton Abbey Wood BRISTOL - Sanctuary Buildings 20 Great Smith Street London

About the job

Job summary

Head of Stakeholder Engagement

Bristol or London

£63,386 - £69,444 Plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension and London weighting if applicable

The Office for Students is the independent regulator of higher education in England. We aim to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers. We’re looking for skilled, committed people who care about students and their experience of higher education.

We’re proud of our people, our culture and the benefits we offer. We care about supporting and developing our staff, working together to achieve more than each of us can do alone, and we want to create a welcoming and engaging working environment which is free from discrimination.

Join us and you’ll be part of an energetic, forward-looking organisation with high ambitions and big opportunities for our people.

Job description

About the job

The OfS is at a pivotal time in its evolution as a regulator, and good communications and engagement is critical to its success. The Head of Stakeholder Engagement will be responsible for driving a range of stakeholder engagement work, and ensuring the OfS has the right relationships in place to help it achieve its strategic goals in the interests of students.

Person specification

About you

You will be responsible for driving forward the OfS’s stakeholder engagement strategy and managing key stakeholder relationships, notably key sector groups, parliamentarians and policymakers.

You will maintain and further develop our relationships with sector groups and representatives, lead our parliamentary and political engagement and increase visibility of OfS work and expertise across higher education, parliament and government.

You will have political acumen, excellent networking and influencing skills, and the ability to exercise good judgement under pressure.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £63,386, Office for Students contributes £18,362 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Working for us

The OfS regulates the higher education sector on behalf of all students. We value diversity and the wealth of perspectives, experience and ideas that it brings to our work, and we strive to embed equality of opportunity in everything we do.

We recruit based on fair and open competition and welcome applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, race and ethnicity, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

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) (opens in a new window)
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 (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.

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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : The Recruitment Team
Email : RecruitmentTeam@officeforstudents.org.uk
Telephone : 0117 931 7444

Recruitment team

Email : RecruitmentTeam@officeforstudents.org.uk

Further information

Careers - Office for Students