Senior officer design and development

Ofqual, working closely with the Department for Education (DfE), is embarking on a major multi‑year programme of qualification reform across England’s qualifications system. This includes supporting the redevelopment of GCSEs and A levels and overseeing the introduction and accreditation of new qualifications, including V Levels, Foundation Certificates and Occupational Certificates. The role contributes to securing the long‑term quality, validity, and coherence of the nation’s qualifications. Find out more Curriculum and Assessment Review final report: Building a world-class curriculum for all Post-16 education and skills white paper - GOV.UK For us to be able to deliver this important project, we have various opportunities available at Senior Manager, Manager and Officer level. Look out for other opportunities. All will generally work within our Policy and Design and Development (D and D) teams. These teams lead on both general and subject-specific policy and assessment considerations, including developing appropriate regulatory expectations and reviewing qualification and assessment materials against those expectations. The Design and Development teams focus on developing subject specific regulatory expectations on assessment approaches. Person Specification The Senior Officer will support the team by carrying out a range of activities in the VTQ Design and Development or GQ Design, Development and Evaluation team, including supporting the review of qualification specifications and assessment arrangements. They will be expected to engage with existing and proposed regulatory requirements and qualifications, and to ensure that allocated cases are effectively and appropriately progressed through regulatory review processes. They will organise and take part in discussions with internal and external stakeholders, such as exam boards/awarding organisations and the Department for Education.