Director of Communications Coventry, England
Job description
Details
Reference number
Salary
Job grade
Contract type
Business area
Type of role
Other
Working pattern
Number of jobs available
Contents
Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
Apply and further information
Location
About the job
Job summary
For more information about the work we do please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual
We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. We are proud of the action we are taking to support EDI and Wellbeing and welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds to support our ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both our employees and the learners we support.
As part of our positive action commitment, if you are from an ethnic minority background and would like to discuss the role in more detail ahead of submitting your application please email [email protected] and we will arrange for a call to take place with one of our senior team.
Ofqual is a rewarding, dynamic place to work. We offer employees the opportunity to develop within their role and progress through the organisation via a number of Learning and Development opportunities and activities.
Job description
You’ll be working directly with the Chief Regulator, to set communications strategies that will achieve Ofqual’s strategic priorities.
You will have experience in leading the delivery of complex and coordinated communications across multiple channels, all to secure the confidence of students, parents, teachers and key influential stakeholders in qualifications.
Media interest is guaranteed, not least over the critical and busy summer period when national qualifications are taken in schools and colleges across the country, marked and results are issued in August. The Director of Communications plays a key role throughout that period – both externally and internally.
You’ll need to be an established leader, who can build strong and effective working relationships with colleagues both within and outside the organisation, to secure alignment between stakeholder and communications approaches.
Ofqual has office locations in Coventry, London and Cambridge. The Director of Communications will be expected to spend time in both the London and Coventry offices, with some national travel.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide expert communications and media advice to the Chief Regulator to enable Ofqual to be effective in regulating on behalf of students and apprentices and achieving its strategic priorities.
- Responsible for setting strategy, using channels and developing tactics for communicating with key audiences to maximise Ofqual’s impact.
- Accountable for developing and managing effective media relationships to support Ofqual’s public confidence work.
- Lead and manage relationships with the Government Communications Service, the Department for Education’s communications team, other Government institutions,
- Lead and manage Ofqual’s media relations and ensure the provision of effective and pro-active press office functions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
As a Civil Servant, you will benefit from a leading, modern employment offer which includes flexible working arrangements that support people at different stages in their lives, and pensions among the best available in the UK, as well as generous annual leave entitlements.
Other benefits you can enjoy include:
Performance Related Pay scheme- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Regular professional development
- Health and wellbeing initiatives such as mini-medicals, flu vaccinations
- Employee assistance programme and occupational health
- Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for VDU users, if appropriate
- Family friendly policies
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Access to exclusive discounts
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
Things you need to know
Selection process details
To submit your completed application and associated application documents please email: [email protected] you wish to discuss any aspect of the role further, please contact Moloney Search on 0207 368 5100 to speak to Francesca Sloan.
All applications should be received by 11.55pm on the 1st May 2023.
Please be aware that expenses incurred by candidates during the recruitment process will not be reimbursed.
There may be a reserve list from which further appointments could be made.
Reasonable adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you require assistance or need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should tell us what changes or help you might need further in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional. You should contact us at [email protected] to discuss your needs.
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.
Ofqual is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of ethnic origin, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or any factor unrelated to someone's ability to perform the job.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
Security
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Working for the Civil Service
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).
Apply and further information
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Recruitment team :
