Your new company

Your new role

• Leading the organisation’s professional standards functions, including teacher registration and qualifications oversight.
• Managing regulatory processes and contributing to the development of future legislative frameworks.
• Overseeing data quality and reporting to support strategic decision-making.
• Advising senior leadership on professional standards and policy matters.
• Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the UK and Ireland.
• Supporting internal governance, audit, and performance management processes.

What you'll need to succeed

• Educated to degree level, or relevant equivalent experience.
• A relevant professional qualification (e.g. teacher, lecturer, membership of a professional body).
• Proven track record in a senior management/leadership role.
• Experience of working as an educator in NI.
• Experience of managing operational functions and projects.
• Good understanding of the education system in NI.
• Ability to deputise for the CEO
• Ability to work at a strategic level and be ‘hands-on’
• Excellent leadership and management skills.
• Excellent planning and implementation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• A demonstrable commitment to customer focus and service improvement.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite.
• A strong presence, with the ability to represent the organisation
• Well-developed interpersonal, diplomacy, negotiation and influencing skills.
• A demonstrable commitment to excellence, quality and continuous improvement.

• A relevant postgraduate qualification (e.g. PGCE, Masters in Education, Educational Leadership qualification).

• Experience of working the NI public sector and/or regulation.

• Experience of budgeting, procurement, tendering, contractual arrangements and monitoring.
• Experience of preparing and implementing strategic and operational business plans and managing performance targets.

• Knowledge of policy development within the teaching profession in NI.

What you'll get in return

• £29.75 per hour
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• 6-month temporary position initially with opportunity to move to a fixed term contract
• The chance to make a meaningful impact on the teaching profession in Northern Ireland.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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