Head of Public Appointments Team - London, United Kingdom - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £48,014 - £59,371
  • London: £52,764 £59,371 National: £48,014 £54,027 + benefits

Job grade:


  • Grade 7
  • Band A
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
  • Loan
  • Secondment
    Length of employment:
  • 2 years
    Business area:
  • DCMS
  • Corporate Strategy
    Type of role:
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share
    Number of jobs available:
  • 2Contents
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Location

  • Belfast, Darlington, London, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

The DCMS Public Bodies, Appointments, Honours & Awards (PBAHA) Team sits in the Corporate Strategy Directorate. The Corporate Strategy Directorate provides strategic oversight of the department including on governance.


The team, led by Deputy Director Gemma Brough, plays a crucial role in overseeing over 400 public appointments, implementing the framework for how DCMS works with its Public Bodies and utilising the honours and awards system to celebrate the, successes of those in our sectors.


Working closely with sponsor policy teams across the department and their Public Bodies, the team ensure the processes meet the business and policy objectives of DCMS Ministers, the Cabinet Office, the Palace and No 10.


Job description:


Head of Public Appointments key responsibilities:

  • Co-leading a team of 8 and directly line managing up to 4 Campaign Managers to ensure effective and high quality campaigns are run at pace across the all Chair and Trustee appointments in DCMS Public Bodies;
  • Effectively lead the team to deliver agreed priorities and stretching objectives and ensure they are supported in their work and their development;
  • Developing and maintaining close relationships both within DCMS and externally, effectively resolving emerging issues to achieve good outcomes and ensuring DCMS's high standing reputation is maintained; and,

Head of Honours and Awards key responsibilities:

  • Effectively lead a team of 6 (and support recruitment and induction of new team members);
  • Oversee the successful delivery of two honours rounds annually in line with department and Ministerial priorities;
  • Oversee the successful delivery of the annual Queen's' Award for Voluntary Service;
  • Oversee delivery of any prospective changes to Qavs (including a change in date and name) and ensure these are communicated to key stakeholders effectively;
  • Maintain effective relationships both internally and externally; and,
  • Ensure effective budget management of the QAVS programme budget; and effective contract management for both QAVS and Honours databases.

Person specification:


Essential requirements

  • Strong leadership and management skills able to support a team to understand how their work fits with the bigger picture, motivate staff under challenging circumstances and deliver the absolute best from a talented group of individuals;
  • Resultsfocussed and pragmatic and able to deliver outcomes which meet strict regulatory and governance standards, and continually build on and improve current processes;
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with a focus on building and strengthening relationships at all levels of the organisation and ability to maintain an effective network both in and outside the department;
  • Proactive in identifying potential barriers or tensions and can demonstrate creative problemsolving skills, often required at pace;
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to communicate persuasively and negotiate solutions confidently with Ministers, Senior Civil Servants and external stakeholders;
  • Resilient and adaptable, comfortable dealing with complexity and ambiguity, remaining calm in pressured situations and able to cut through this to provide clear direction and clear advice to senior stakeholders

Desirable skills

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Leadership
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Managing a Quality Service

Benefits:

DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We're committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department.

To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:


  • Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working
  • DCMS
staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home.

  • 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years' service.
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
  • 3 days of paid volunteering leave.
  • Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave.
  • Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year.
  • Occupational sick pay.
  • Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Heal
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