Technology Business Support Officer

The post holder will report directly to the directorate's Executive Assistant and will provide effective and efficient business support service for the senior leadership team within the directorate. As the Business Support Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that effective end-to-end secretariat support for a number of Technology led meetings is provided by coordinating meetings and actions and ensuring governance requirements are met through the preparation of board and committee papers. You will work flexibly to cover various areas of wider responsibility to provide efficient, effective and flexible administrative support to the Technology senior leadership team and will actively contribute to the work of the wider team. You will be highly organised and proactive with the ability to work confidently under pressure, managing competing priorities and deadlines. There will be the opportunity to identify how to do things differently as we search for continuous improvement in how we work. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted's well-established team. You will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. You will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home. Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the point of application and for the duration of employment. Job description Please refer to the job specification for further information. Person specification Please refer to the job specification for further information. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture

• Making Effective Decisions

• Managing a Quality Service

• Delivering at Pace, Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident - Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this. 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 for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details This vacancy is using , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Application and shortlisting: The selection panel will assess your application based on your evidence you have provided against the essential criteria as set out in the person specification. You will also be asked to provide information within the "Employer/Activity History" section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this may be used in the sifting process). Assessment and interview: Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlisting stage will be invited to an assessment and interview where they will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and the experience/technical skills set out in section 3 of the job specification. We will invite the most suitable candidates to attend an assessment and interview via Microsoft Teams on week commencing on Monday 8 June 2026. 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 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

• 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

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• Experience of handling and actioning sensitive information on behalf of others.
• Experience of working collaboratively across teams and influencing the behaviour and actions of others to complete work within timescales.
• Understanding and successful application of expert administrative, organisational and IT skills.
• Ability to plan ahead on the basis of known workloads, regularly reviewing and revising plans in response to changes in priority.

Benefits Alongside your salary of £31,496, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £9,124 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.