Deputy Director of Policy
Deputy Director of Policy
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Due to the retirement of the current postholder the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is seeking to appoint a Deputy Director of Policy. This role will report to the Senior Director of Strategy Policy and Professional Development.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the most respected and influential organisations in UK education and to lead major strands of our engagement with the government and other agencies.
ASCL is a trade union and professional association which supports and represents over 25000 school and college leaders. We work closely with ministers advisers civil servants and other organisations to ensure the voices of our members are front and central in policymaking and to coconstruct policy which enhances the lives and life chances of the children young people and staff in schools and colleges across the UK.
This role will support the Senior Director of Strategy Policy and Professional Development as one of two Deputy Directors of Policy leading and overseeing the Associations policy influencing work in a number of areas. These include the training recruitment and retention of the school and college workforce (including ITE) pay and conditions of service school and college funding and business leadership across a broad range of educational settings including primary secondary post16 and independent.
You will manage a team of highly experienced and effective policy specialists who focus on these areas lead on specific areas of policy as required and sit on ASCLs extended leadership group.
The successful candidate will be a thought leader in their own right while also being skilled at gathering synthesizing and effectively representing the views of ASCLs diverse membership. You will have a deep knowledge and understanding both of the school and college landscape and of how education policy is made. You will be a clear communicator a persuasive influencer and an effective and collegiate manager and colleague.
This role is paid on a fivepoint incremental range fromper annum. Reasonable travel and outofpocket expenses are also covered. Equipment is provided. This is a homebased role with significant travel required to London ASCL HQ in Leicester and across the UK.
ASCL is an equal opportunities employer and offers a very generous package of benefits including 33 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension scheme to which the association contributes 9. We encourage applications regardless of age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.
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The closing date for applications is5pm on Wednesday 16 April.
Interviews will be held in Leicester onMonday 12 May.
Start date: As soon as possible but dependent on individual circumstances.
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The Company
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is the leading professional association and trade union for all school and college leaders. We are proud to support and represent more than 20500 school and college leaders of primary secondary and post16 education from across the UK.
Our members are responsible for the education of more than four million young people and children. We work to shape national education policy provides advice and support to our members and deliver firstclass professional development.
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