Heads of Regulatory Portfolios Salary: £82,082 - £86,006 plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension Fixed term contract: 18 months Location: Bristol

We are the independent regulator of higher education in England. We aim to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers.

The higher education sector in England is complex and diverse and the OfS’s approach to regulation recognises this. Our strategy signals a shift from an organisation in a start‑up phase to an established regulator that understands its regulatory tools and how best to use them to shape incentives across the sector we regulate.

We work to ensure that students in England enjoy higher education provision that is high quality; that their access to opportunity, success and progression is not limited by background, location or characteristics; and that providers are well and sustainably led.

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