Head of Regulatory Investigations
GTC Scotland
- Closing: 12:00pm, 15th Apr 2024 BST
Job Description
Role Purpose
Head of Regulatory Investigations at GTC Scotland is part of our extended leadership team. Working in close collaboration with the other Heads, Strategic Directors and Chief Executive, you will have profile and impact with overall responsibility for our regulatory function (our statutory function to investigate the fitness to teach of registrants and applicants for registration).
As an ambassador for GTC Scotland internally and externally, you will have significant leadership responsibilities of others and tasks ultimately ensuring that GTC Scotland delivers our statutory functions and meets the needs of the teaching profession, our partners and the public.
Role Specific Responsibilities
Lead our regulatory investigation function, inspiring and motivating those that work in it as their senior leader.
Lead function-wide planning, performance monitoring and reporting and hold the senior operational oversight, ensuring we are getting where we need to and achieving best practice.
Identify, manage and mitigate risk in your functional area
Actively horizon scan to develop our regulatory vision and ensure we are informed about, and aimed towards achieving, best regulatory practice, looking outwards to identify areas where our regulatory work and impact in the public interest could be improved by influencing and/or collaborating externally.
Create, communicate and realise function-wide strategy, including identifying changes required to our Fitness to Teach Rules to improve our regulatory process and then making these changes happen in collaboration with the Head of Policy.
Inspire change in how we carry out our regulatory work to improve our organisational performance and impact and lead and influence both internally and externally to make this change happen.
Actively connect with the other Heads of Functional Areas to ensure clear and cohesive plans, strategy, policy and operational performance that has impact.
Effectively control and manage resource and budget for your functional area including management of our external suppliers to ensure they deliver in line with our requirements, collaborating with the Head of Delivery appropriately.
Lead our external engagement with partner agencies and stakeholders in the regulatory context, working in collaboration with the Head of Education and Standards where this engagement relates to our education system partners and the teaching profession as well as the Head of Policy as appropriate.
Lead, manage and motivate Regulatory Investigations Manager and Regulatory Solicitors.
Perform other duties that may be reasonably required within the scope of your role as assigned to you.
Responsibilities of All GTC Scotland Employees
Commit to GTC Scotland’s values and principles
Understand that our communities improve through the provision of strong and effective education, and you have a role in helping that happen
Take ownership and responsibility through your work
Be self-aware, understanding your own strengths and areas for development
Be a restless learner, seeking opportunities for your own growth
Deliver work effectively to ensure impact
Work collaboratively to share and develop expertise
Ask for help when you need it
Be flexible and adaptive to meet our needs and those of our registrants
Actively find and develop solutions to issues
Responsibilities of All GTC Scotland Leaders and Managers
Have high expectations of yourself, colleagues and the organisation
Grow and empower others, scaffold the learning of others
Effectively coach others, ensuring we deliver with impact
Be a highly effective communicator
Effectively monitor and manage performance
Strive for continual improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB or LLB (Hons) (SCQF Level 9 or Level 10 respectively) and Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice or equivalent (SCQF Level 11)
Qualified solicitor and holder of (or entitled to hold) a full and unrestricted Law Society of Scotland practising certificate
Evidence of ongoing professional learning
Desirable
Post-graduate qualification in leadership or management
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
Proven leadership skills and experience in the effective management of people and teams
Proven leadership experience involving effective regulatory management
Evidenced leadership experience in developing and establishing policy and strategy and ensuring that it is realised
Evidenced strong leadership experience in building and maintaining effective working partnerships with internal and external users and partners
Evidence of leadership and management of delivering with impact including ensuring effective quality control
Evidence of effective decision-making that takes account of complex and/or difficult circumstances
Evidence of change leadership
Proven ability to balance operational detail and strategic planning
Effective resource management
Deep evidenced understanding of effective regulatory planning, management and operations
Experience working for or with a regulatory body
High quality written skills
High quality analytical skills
Good digital literacy including competency with Microsoft 365 applications (including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Dynamics)
Desirable
An understanding of the political educational context and the impact for GTC Scotland
Evidence of achieving excellent service delivery
Personal Qualities
Essential
Excellent communication
Strong influencing skills
Strong ability to work with others to develop shared solutions to complex issues
Self-directed, excellent organiser, delegator
A commitment to excellence in self and others and ongoing learning
Ambassadorial skills with the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality and discretion
Ability to motivate and inspire others
Special Conditions
Essential
Membership of Law Society of Scotland with unrestricted practising certificate
Additional Information
Who we are:
We are the General Teaching Council for Scotland. We register and regulate the teaching profession as a safeguard for the quality of education in Scotland. We work to maintain and enhance trust in teaching. We are a statutory body meaning our role is set out in law - we are independent of government.
Why work for us?
Make a difference to the quality of learning and teaching for children , young people and adult learners in Scotland.
Flexible working is our default and is open to all. You will have flexibility over when and where you work, depending on the requirements of the role. Most of our people choose to primarily work from home but office space is available if preferred. You will be expected to travel to our office in Edinburgh to attend collaborative events and as the role requires. Please talk to us about your individual flexibility preferences.
Learning is one of our core principles. We will support your learning and development to help you perform at your best in your role and to develop your future career.
Annual leave entitlement is a generous 42 days (294 hours).
Local Government Pension Scheme is open to all employees.
Our Values
Trust and Respect - All of us are equally important. We seek out and listen to others’ views. We support each other and build positive working relationships.
Integrity – We do what we say we will. We deliver on our plans and effectively communicate with others. We are committed to continually learning and improving.
Social Justice – We embrace diversity. We understand the importance of positive wellbeing and seek to support each other and our registrants. We want you to feel like you belong.
Removing bias from the hiring process
Applications closed Mon 15th Apr 2024
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review
Applications closed Mon 15th Apr 2024