Regulation Managers

Regulation Managers Salary: £45,536 – £46,701 plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension. Fixed term contract: 18 months. Location: Bristol.

Role Overview We are the independent regulator of higher education in England. The role involves working across the Regulation directorate on a wide range of projects, building breadth and depth of regulatory experience over time. You will support the OfS’s statutory functions and play a key part in protecting the interests of students through proportionate, evidence‑based regulation.

Responsibilities Manage and assess provider applications for registration, degree awarding powers, and university title. Monitor and investigate provider compliance with registration conditions, using regulatory intelligence to assess risk and intervene where needed. Deliver quality and standards assessments and contribute to policy development.

Lead work on financial sustainability, market exit, and student protection. Deliver funded programmes and initiatives and improve internal systems that support provider services. Support complaints–handling work, including a future free speech complaints scheme.

Collaborate within and across teams and portfolios to deliver the OfS business plan, respond to urgent work requests, and support shared objectives. Communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders, managing complex relationships with professionalism and sound judgement. Produce robust, evidence‑based assessments and recommendations to support effective decision‑making and consistent regulatory delivery.

Engage with providers to gather evidence, including 4–6 site visits per year (typically over two consecutive days) in some portfolios. Person Specification (essential skills) Work as part of a flexible team and support the delivery of the OfS’s regulatory functions. Understand and interpret the OfS’s regulatory framework to undertake assessments, risk assessments, and interventions; implement and communicate aspects of the framework to support teams.

Reach and convey reliable and robust judgments on the basis of complex and, at times, imperfect information and articulate the OfS’s approach clearly to providers. Work with high levels of complexity and ambiguity. Think broadly about the theory and practice of regulation.

Adopt a systems approach to service design and delivery. Work collaboratively and flexibly to deliver the team’s functions. Communicate policies and requirements clearly when working in teams that include external members.

Produce clear written documentation to comply with the OfS’s tone of voice guidance. Benefits Comprehensive learning and development. Annual leave starting at 25 days per year (plus public holidays).

Access to the Civil Service pension scheme. Variety of health benefits. EEO Statement We recruit based on fair and open competition and welcome applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, race and ethnicity, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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