Post 16 Analysis and Development Team Leader

We are seeking a Senior Data & Analytics Lead to oversee a multidisciplinary team of around eight data professionals across multiple sites, delivering high-quality analysis and data products to support further education, skills, and teacher development inspection work. You will lead a portfolio of analytical and technology projects aligned to Ofsted’s strategic priorities, ensuring outputs are accurate, timely, and subject to proportionate quality assurance. This role combines leadership, project management, and strong analytical capability to drive service delivery and continuous improvement.

You will work closely with stakeholders to set analytical priorities, respond to operational and policy needs, and shape innovative digital solutions that strengthen decision-making. Confident in navigating ambiguity and influencing senior colleagues, you will present clear, impactful recommendations and champion data-driven approaches. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on public services through technical expertise, strategic leadership, and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They 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., * Experience leading the development and maintenance of customer-facing tools, ideally using Python, Django and Azure technologies.

Assessment and interview:

Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlist stage will be invited to an assessment and interview where you will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and on the technical/experience skills as detailed in the job specification.

Assessment and interviews will be held during the week commencing 29 June 2026 at 2 Rivergate, Bristol.

Details on the assessment will be provided near the time of the interview.

Candidates within the GSS profession who are already badged can request to be assessed for badging at Grade 7 level, during the interview stage. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks., * 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

Do you have experience in Python?, * Experience leading the development and maintenance of customer-facing tools, ideally using Python, Django and Azure technologies.

• Ability to assimilate and analyse a wide range of complex information and data, using appropriates analysis tools and drawing out key insights.
• Experience of leading a multi-disciplinary team of technical specialists and analysts, making the most of individual’s contribution, encouraging personal development, that enables effective succession planning to ensure the continuity of services.
• Experience of leading, managing a range of priorities simultaneously, including: management of scope, resources, risks; planning & tracking delivery; working effectively with stakeholders to understand their needs, deliver the services required.
• Experience of overseeing large and complex data structures and reporting systems, to support critical services., This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Company pension
• Flexible schedule, Alongside your salary of £69,322, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £20,082 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 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.

Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.