Assistant Director (Grade 6) – His Majesty’s Inspector
Deadline to apply: 10am on 28 November 2024
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £70,455 – £82,245 plus a £6,920 recruitment and retention allowance per annum (Please note, starting salary will normally be offered at the minimum of the band)
We are looking for two of the brightest and best leaders to join us as Assistant Directors in our senior leadership team. In this role, you’ll manage a team of inspectors as well as leading on cross-organisation responsibilities.
Our Assistant Directors work across sectors, but for these two roles experience of leading work across tertiary education or within local authority education services would be an advantage.
Key tasks include :
* Lead and set direction for Estyn’s future work as part of our senior leadership team, and ensure that our organisational development and culture supports this
* Develop and deliver inspection frameworks, guidance and practice across our post-16 sectors to ensure continuous improvement in performance and inspection practice
* Ensure the delivery of high-quality cyclical inspection programmes and thematic reviews
* Edit, corroborate and quality assure inspection and thematic reports
* Develop strong relationships with our key partners across the education system
* Lead, advise, inform and influence policy discussions with Medr and the Welsh Government
* Identify and oversee the development of activities to build capacity and promote best practice in the education system in Wales
* Line manage and develop a group of inspectors
Welsh Language: We work in both Welsh and English and many of our stakeholders are bilingual. For this post Welsh language skills (spoken and written) are desirable .
Work hours and flexible working: Full time hours are 37 hours over a five day week (Monday to Friday), excluding breaks.