Director of technology Work, Jobs in Leicester, Eng (with Salaries)

Director of Assessment Integrity and Innovation
Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) —Whoberley
- £81,000 a year
- Part-time
- Presentation skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
3d
Service Desk & Operations Manager
ProvisionIT —Leicester
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Accounting
- QuickBooks
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Work from home
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12d
Project Director
ALSTOM —Derby
- £100,000 a year
- Travel
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
7d
Project Manager - Renewable Energy
Myriad Products —Melton Mowbray
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Project management
- Travel
- Work from home
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Senior Finance Manager
AMETEK, Inc. —Leicester
- £70,000 - £90,000 a year
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Accounting
Director of AI enablement
Bleckmann Solutions B.V. —Lutterworth
- AI
- Leadership
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Senior Research Engineer (SRE)- Automation Transformation
The Manufacturing Technology Centre —Coventry
- £55,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
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Deputy Director of Library & Archives (111796-0626)
University of Warwick —Coventry
- £79,198 - £87,305 a year
- University
- Teaching
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Senior Programme Manager
NHS Supply Chain —Nottingham
- £77,701 - £91,413 a year
- Hybrid work
- Patient care
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
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ERP Modernisation Programme Director
RS Group —Corby
- Remote
- PMP
- Project management
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Director, Human Resources EMEAI
AMETEK, Inc. —Leicester
- English
- Master's degree
- Team management
Operations Director
Keystone Group —Swadlincote
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Office Administrator
Element Logic —Leicester
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
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S&P Computersysteme GmbH —Leicester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
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Kindeva Drug Delivery Careers —Loughborough
- Full-time
- Human resources
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- Free parking
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Head of Sustainability
CPL Aromas —Brixworth
- Analysis skills
- Project management
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Senior E-Commerce Specialist / E-Commerce Manager
Flawless Vape Distribution —Leicester
- £40,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Project management
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Director, RevTech and GTM Systems
Ideagen —Ruddington
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Infrastructure Decarbonisation Technical Director
AECOM —Nottingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Business development
- Mentoring
Digital Launch Manager
Dunelm —Leicester
- Communication skills
11d

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Director of Assessment Integrity and Innovation

Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) -
Whoberley

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£81,000 a year
3 days ago

Benefits

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

Qualifications

Presentation skills

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Reference number

471057

Salary

£81,000

GBP

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 1

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFQUAL - Strategy

Type of role

Senior leadership
Strategy
Other

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-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/

Job description

The use of technology in qualifications and assessment creates opportunities for innovation alongside new risks to standards and public confidence.

We are looking for an exceptional senior leader to help Ofqual navigate this changing landscape and shape how regulation responds.

In this high-profile role, you will lead Ofqual's approach to assessment integrity, AI and innovation, providing strategic advice to the Executive and Board, and influencing thinking across government and the qualifications sector.

You will be responsible for identifying and responding to emerging risks and opportunities, shaping regulatory approaches that balance innovation with fairness and standards, and leading cross-organisational work to deliver system-wide impact.

We are looking for someone with strong strategic judgement, experience of operating in complex and highly scrutinised environments, and a proven ability to influence at senior levels.

You will combine an understanding of technology and innovation with the ability to make difficult decisions, manage competing priorities, and communicate complex issues clearly and confidently.

Person specification

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

Behaviours

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

Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

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

Understanding of the evolving potential and use of technology in assessment
Understanding of the role of regulation to both safeguard the use of technology, while enabling effective innovation

Benefits

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, Experience and Technical skills.

Please note that Ofqual does not offer Visa sponsorship.

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

Ofqual has adopted anonymised recruitment. This means that your name, date of birth and other personal details will not be seen by the sift panel. Youll be asked to remove all personal details from your CV when you apply.

When you press the apply now button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the shortlisting panel), your career history and qualifications.

You will then be asked to provide a personal statement evidencing how you meet the essential criteria shown on the job description attached to this advert. Once this job has closed, the job description will no longer be available. You may wish to save a copy for your records.

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your personal statement, how you meet these requirements as this will form a key part of your evidence when the panel is scoring your application, against the requirements of the role.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift will be undertaken using the work history and personal statement against the lead essential criteria, which is track record of influencing at system level (government regulators, stakeholders, industry).

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

Please submit your application by 25 July 2026 at 23:55pm.

Interview dates 18 and 19 August 2026 (subject to change).

We often have similar roles available at different grades. If a candidate is suitable for a similar role or at a lower grade than they applied for, we may extend an offer without the need to go through a further selection process, providing the role has comparable behaviours and essential criteria.

As part of our positive action commitment, if you are from an ethnic minority background and would like to discuss the role in more detail ahead of submitting your application, please email [email protected] and we will arrange for a call to take place with one of our senior team.

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 2024-2027 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2022-2025

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.

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

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 : Ofqual Recruitment Team
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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