Ofqual Chair
OFQUAL
Coventry
- Expired
- Salary:
- Honorarium - £43,400 pa
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 September 2016
Job overview
Time commitment – approximately two days a week.
Ofqual regulates qualifications and examinations in England. It ensures high standards and public confidence in the qualifications system. It is independent and reports directly to Parliament. Ofqual’s Board provides strategic leadership to the organisation, setting its aims, values and standards and overseeing its work.
The Secretary of State is seeking to appoint a Chair who can provide strategic leadership and insight to Ofqual, working with the Board and Ministers. They will provide support and challenge to the Chief Regulator and the executive team. Candidates will have held senior public or private sector positions and possibly some non-executive roles and be passionate about improving standards in education. Educational and/or regulatory experience would be desirable.
The new Chair will join Ofqual at a time of significant change for qualifications and examinations. They will support Ofqual in being a strong and credible regulator, delivering qualifications which contribute to making a truly world-class education system.
For further details please visit the Centre for Public Appointments website: https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/. For a confidential discussion please contact Stephen Rogers at stephen.rogers@education.gsi.gov.uk or by calling 0370 000 2288.
Closing date is noon on 23 September.
About OFQUAL
- OFQUAL
- Spring Place, Coventry Business Park, Herald Avenue
- Coventry
- CV5 6UB
- United Kingdom
We are the new regulator of qualifications, exams and tests in England. Our work will ensure that learners get the results they deserve and that the qualifications they receive count, both now and in the future.
We will do this by:
• ensuring that the awarding organisations that offer and deliver qualifications have good systems in place, and that
they are held to account for their performance
• making sure that all qualifications offered by awarding organisations are fair and are comparable with other
qualifications
• monitoring standards in qualifications, exams and tests, and reporting on our findings
• ensuring that there is fair access to qualifications for all candidates
• ensuring the quality of marking of exams, tests and other assessments to make sure that learners get the results
their work deserves
• making sure that the qualifications market provides value for money and meets the needs of learners and
employers
• encouraging debate about important topics, such as standards of exams and qualifications
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