RegulationManagers

Regulation Managers **Salary** : £45,536 – £ 46,701 plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension **Fixed** **term contract** : 18 months **Location** : Bristol We are the independent regulator of higher education in England. We aim to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers. The higher education sector in England is complex and diverse and the OfS’s approach to regulation recognises this. Our strategy signals a shift from an organisation in a start–up phase to an established regulator that understands its regulatory tools and how best to use them to shape incentives across the sector we regulate. We work to ensure that students in England enjoy higher education provision that is high quality; that their access to opportunity, success and progression is not limited by background, location or characteristics; and that providers are well and sustainably led. **About the role** We are looking for a number Regulation Managers to work across the Regulation directorate on a wide range of projects, building breadth and depth of regulatory experience over time. This is one of a number of agile roles that supports the OfS’s statutory functions and plays a key part in protecting the interests of students through proportionate, evidence–based regulation. You may be involved in: * managing and assessing provider applications for registration, degree awarding powers, and university title * monitoring and investigating provider compliance with registration conditions, using regulatory intelligence to assess risk and intervene where needed * managing and delivering quality and standards assessments and contributing to policy development * leading work on financial sustainability, market exit, and student protection * delivering funded programmes and initiatives * improving internal systems that support provider services * supporting complaints–handling work, including a future