Employee wellbeing is high on our agenda and we strive to promote a socially friendly, welcoming work atmosphere. We are firmly of the view that a happy team is a productive team.

We offer opportunities to develop personally and professionally and we encourage employees to balance their work and their personal lives.

In addition to living our values we strive to continue to be a Great Place to Work.

Please click on the interactive wheel below to learn more about how we are a great place to work. Click in the middle of the wheel to watch our Chief Executive, Stuart Payne, discuss the importance of our values and how they underpin everything we do.

Key Benefits

Flexible working week of 37 hours

Competitive pension plan

Death in service benefit

25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days, plus 4 fixed and 4 flexible bank holidays per year

Full pay for the first 26 weeks of maternity leave

Shared parental leave

10 days of paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

Childcare scheme

Great Place to Work Career Support L&D: To provide help and advice to staff, through different methods, to help them make informed decisions about their career. Rewards and Recognition Providing an attractive and fair approach to pay, pension and bonuses, rewarding delivery and the right behaviours. Collaborate, Innovate and Deliver Ensuring a safe place for everyone to do their work, and an environment that supports & enables us to deliver. A fundamental part of this is enhancing digital skills as the need across the industry has never been greater. Wellbeing Providing resources, support and time for all NSTA staff to be able to effectively deliver for the industry whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Listen, Engage & Include At the NSTA we pride ourselves on being a listening regulator and this includes listening and learning from our colleagues, respecting and valuing the benefit that an inclusive workplace can bring and ensuring that everyone feels connected to the work we do. Leadership Capability Developing and supporting leadership skills and experience within the NSTA.

Values and behaviours

Our values and behaviours are at the heart of everything we do. Created by our people, they guide how we act and how we expect to be treated, providing a sound basis for decisions.

 

Values Definition

Fair
In our work we are honest and straightforward. We are open and data-led in our analysis, proportionate and balanced in our decisions.

Accountable
We are reasonable and responsible in exercising our powers and take the appropriate actions to deliver our commitments with pace.

Considerate
We are a respectful and inclusive organisation that supports collaboration. We seek to understand the views of others and engender trust.

Robust
We support security of supply, whilst championing the transition to net zero, holding all parties to account.