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Office for Students Hiring for Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Panel Manager Job at Remote , UK Full Time
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Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Panel Manager
Fixed Term February to September 2023
Remote working
£49,613 – £54,222 pro rata
About us
The Office for Students (OfS) exists to ensure that English higher education offers the best experience and the best value – for students, for taxpayers, for the economy and for the public good. We have high ambitions and offer great opportunities to get involved in bringing that vision to life.
The role
The key responsibilities for this role are outlined below.
Managing the assessment process for a panel sub-group:
- Panel members are clear about their own activities and deadlines, and their progress is actively monitored
- Issue intervention or escalation as appropriate to ensure all individual assessments completed on time to required standard
- Meeting agendas are planned and finalised within a framework set out by OfS senior staff
- Meetings are effectively facilitated and issues resolved as necessary
- Verification queries from members are processed in a timely manner
- The TEF team receive reports on progress and issues arising
- Consistent approaches across the TEF team to supporting the panel sub-groups
Guiding and supporting the panel sub-group:
- Assessment and decision-making guidance is consistently adhered to
- Reliable knowledge of the TEF is used in providing accurate advice to the sub-group
- Members’ queries are resolved or escalated effectively
- Positive working relationships with members and their confidence is maintained
- The conduct of the sub-group is inclusive, and all members are respected and valued
- OfS behaviours and values are modelled throughout the process
- Feedback is sought and improvements identified, implementing them in real time where possible
Documenting the sub-group’s decisions:
- Accurate notes of discussions and records of decisions are produced
- Sub-group members are supported to draft clear rationales and panel statements
- Panel rationales and statements are finalised by the officer, and the officer ensures they meet required standards and different sections are tailored for different audiences
- Collection, sharing and use of TEF information adheres to information management and confidentiality policies and procedures
About you
The key person attributes to fulfil this role include: confident in working collaboratively with a dispersed team of OfS staff and panel members to deliver a complex and high profile programme. The post holders will be able to rapidly develop and apply expert knowledge of the TEF, and have excellent communication and writing skills.
The post holders will be able to work autonomously as well as sharing tasks, have strong analytical skills allowing them to interpret complex information, and keen attention to detail to ensure guidance is adhered to. They will manage their own workload and proactively monitor delivery by a dispersed team, intervening as appropriate to ensure delivery on schedule and to a high standard. They will build strong working relationships with panel members and the OfS team, valuing diverse perspectives and ensuring inclusive working practices.
In your application we would like you to demonstrate your experience and ability in the following areas, focussing on what you’ve done, how you’ve done it and the results you achieved:
Knowledge and Learning
- Knowledge of the TEF methodology and processes
- Understanding of the regulatory context in which the TEF operates
- Ability to interpret and apply guidance or procedures, and problem solve
- when faced with complexity and novelty
Planning
- Ability to prioritise flexibly and proactively across a team
- Project management, including selecting and deploying appropriate methodologies
Communications
- Clear and accurate written and oral communications, tailored to different audiences
- Ability to confidently interact with people with diverse experiences and perspectives
- Ability to explain the TEF methodology and decisions
Relationships
- Ability to engage effectively and build relationships with a wide range of people (including at senior levels)
- Delegating work, supporting others to deliver as required
It is critical to the role that candidates are available during the following periods of time to support TEF Panel meetings:
27-31 March
24-27 April
3-5 May
30-31 May
12-15 June
21-23 June
Additionally, it would be beneficial for induction to the role if candidates are able to attend a TEF Panel event on 2-3 February. If candidates would be unable to start in the post until after 2-3 February, we would ask whether you may be able to arrange attendance.
Working for us
The OfS regulates the higher education sector on behalf of all students. We value diversity and the wealth of perspectives, experience and ideas that it brings to our work, and we strive to embed equality of opportunity in everything we do.
We recruit based on fair and open competition and welcome applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, race and ethnicity, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. To attract the widest possible field of qualified applicants, flexible working, for example job share and part time working, apply to this role.
Closing date for applications 3 January.
