Head of Professional Standards (Policy)

Job Title: Head of Professional Standards (Policy)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000

Working arrangement: Predominantly home-working

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic leadership and ownership of all aspects of the regulatory policy framework.
• Leadership and management of the professional standards team.
• Plan and manage appropriate internal and expert stakeholder input into policy programmes, commissioning research where necessary.
• Fostering constructive relationships with Authorised Education Training Organisations.
• Undertaking speaking and other external engagements whilst representing the organisation.
• Experience of managing multiple complex policy projects, leading on them, engaging stakeholders and managing risk.
• Experience of working within a similar educational, training or regulatory field
• Well-developed strategic thinking and analytical skills including the ability to source and interpret complex data.
• Significant experience in leadership and people and performance management.

Essential Criteria:

• Degree or equivalent level of experience.
• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple complex policy projects, leading on them, engaging stakeholders and managing risk.
• Considerable experience of working within a similar educational, training or regulatory field
• Well-developed strategic thinking and analytical skills including the ability to source and interpret complex data.
• Significant experience in leadership and people and performance management.
• Ability to provide inspirational leadership to champion the new team and embed its work across the organisation focussing on a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration
• Demonstrable experience of putting in place new processes and systems for efficient delivery.
• Proven ability to develop innovative solutions
• Demonstrated experience in decision making- and problem-solving.
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and accurately, verbally and in writing, for a variety of audiences.