The Department for Education is looking for three new high-level directors to lead on funding, technical qualifications and skills strategy.
Job adverts for the posts went out this week, stating that the roles are “pivotal” in delivering the government’s skills agenda which is a “top priority” for the prime minister.
A permanent director of funding is sought to lead a team of 300 in the DfE’s Education and Skills Funding Agency.
The successful applicant, who will earn £95,000 a year, will take over from interim director of funding Owen Jenkins who has held the post since August 2021 after John Edwards stepped up to be the ESFA’s interim chief executive.
