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Apprentice - Policy

Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) -
Whoberley

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Job details

Full-time
£22,857 a year

Benefits

Free parking
Season ticket loan
Free flu jabs
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

GCSE
Presentation skills
A Level

Full job description

Details

Reference number

470326

Salary

£22,857

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Administrative Officer

Contract type

Apprenticeship

Business area

OFQUAL - Policy

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

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Location

Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 2GN

About the job

Job summary

Ofqual is the independent qualifications regulator for England. We currently regulate 200+ awarding organisations, and approx. 11,600 certified qualifications.

These include GCSEs, AS and A levels, and a broad range of vocational and technical qualifications.

For more information about the work we do please visit our website and our Careers Pages https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual and https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/ofqual-hub/

About the team

The apprentice role sits within the policy team at Ofqual. The Policy Team helps decide how qualifications should work and be regulated.

They translate big questions (like How should GCSEs be assessed?) into clear rules and approaches. This includes current work on qualification reform, shaping the GCSEs and A levels of the future.

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and organised Apprentice to join Ofquals Policy Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop valuable skills while working at the heart of qualification regulation, supporting high-profile policy projects that impact learners and other users of qualifications across the country.

As an Apprentice Policy Officer, you will gain hands-on experience supporting the development and delivery of qualification policy. You will work closely with colleagues across Ofqual, including senior leaders, and engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Alongside your role, you will complete the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship, building professional skills that will support your long-term career.

The core skills required for the role include the ability to express ideas clearly, engage effectively with others, build strong working relationships and the ability to deliver high-quality work on time

We are looking for someone enthusiastic, methodical and eager to learn. You dont need prior policy experiencejust the right skills and a desire develop in the role.

Person specification

Please refer to the job description attached for a full list of essential criteria to support your application.

Qualifications

5 GCSE passes, including English and Mathematics

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £22,857, Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) contributes £6,621 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

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:

Organisational performance related bonus
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 rail season ticket loan
Access to exclusive discounts
Free car parking

We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing throughout the organisation. We are proud of the action we are taking to support this. We 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.

Due to our continued commitment and focus in relation to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, our inclusion and fair treatment score based on the Civil Service 2024 annual people survey ranks us joint 5th out of 104 participating departments.

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.

Ofqual has a highly engaged workforce. Our 2024 Civil Service People Survey score on engagement was 71%, against 64% for the whole Civil Service, and was the joint 12th highest of the 104 participating CS departments.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Please note that Ofqual does not offer Visa sponsorship.

You will be assessed on the Behaviours shown above at interview stage.

We reserve the right to offer a second interview, if required.

Please submit your application by 28 July 2026 at 23:55pm.

Interview dates week commencing 17 August 2026 tbc (subject to change).

Ofqual works flexibly, with a hybrid office/home based working model. Employees will spend a minimum of two days per week working from our office in Coventry. As Coventry will be your base location expenses for travel to the office will not be paid.

Final panel interviews will be held in person. Further details will be provided at invite to interview stage.

One of our resourcing colleagues will be on hand to answer any queries you may have throughout the process.

Please be aware that expenses incurred by candidates during the recruitment process will not be reimbursed.

A reserve list may be held for up to 6 months. Ofqual may use this to fill future suitably similar vacancies for candidates who are considered appointable following interview.

Reasonable adjustments

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 youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. You should contact us at [email protected] to discuss your needs.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

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 .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Derby Business College Ltd
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should first contact Ofqual by email: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can then contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

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