Future Shared Services Organisation Design and - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Department for Work and Pensions

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Salary:

- £52,412 - £63,517
Job grade:


  • Grade 7
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DWP
  • Corporate Transformation
    Type of role:
  • Project Delivery
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 2Contents
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  • Birmingham, Blackpool, LeedsAbout the job

Job summary:

Do you want to be part of an energetic, innovative team and bring your skills to one of the biggest changes to the administration of the Civil Service in decades?


We're looking for people who are flexible, intuitive and are comfortable taking high levels of volume, speed and complexity in their stride.


Two exciting new roles have come up in the Future Shared Services Organisation Design and Implementation Team within the Synergy Programme.

The Synergy Programme is the largest of five departmental clusters, comprising the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Home Office.

The Department of Work and Pensions hosts the Synergy Programme.

Your work will impact the procurement arrangements for Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) and Business Process Services for the next 15 years, impacting over 50% of all Civil Servants - that's 230,000 people across the four departments and arm's length bodies.


Synergy will support the delivery of critical Government services by enabling faster, more efficient and intuitive HR, Finance and procurement transactions, based on user needs.

It will also deliver better data reporting to underpin decision making.


Job description:

This is great opportunity to join a dedicated and supportive team.

We are looking for passionate people with experience of leading and delivering change at scale focussing on one or more the following areas:

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Managing delivery - working with the team to ensure that we can effectively plan and deliver our projects and the governance needs of the programme, or
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Service design and transition:

  • working with internal and external partners to design how we will work together in future and ensure an effective transition to those new ways of working, or
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Organisational design and development - working with partners and HR colleagues to identify and lead on all aspects of people related change.
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Change management - work with the team, stakeholders and programme to prepare, plan and deliver the changes agreed

  • Leading the delivery of individual projects to ensure that these are delivered on time and to standard,
  • Leading detailed planning, resource modelling and progress reporting, coordinating risks, interdependencies, and assumptions that may impact the delivery of projects enabling alignment with the wider programme through the Programme Management Office,
  • Working with stakeholders to coproduce and propose detailed designs for implementation, for example, by leading working groups and engaging with specialists when required
  • Designing and leading change management activities including developing all associated transition plans,
  • Designing stakeholder engagement plans and leading stakeholder engagement activities
  • Supporting communications planning and delivery
  • Identifying leading practice and learning from others, taking an evidenceled approach to design and implementation.
  • Contributing to the Synergy programme by sharing knowledge, effective problem solving and supporting others.

Person specification:


Essential

  • Experience of scoping, designing, and implementing complex change and transition programmes and projects across multiple organisations. (Lead)
  • Experience of complex and iterative planning & scheduling, resource modelling, managing risks and interdependencies and reporting across teams within a multidisciplinary environment.
  • Experience of planning and leading complex senior stakeholder engagement to design solutions which meet the needs of the programme and stakeholders.
  • Experience of planning and leading the delivery of change within organisations to successfully transition teams, services and outcomes.
  • Experience of working at pace, dealing with ambiguity and complex problem solving.

Desirable

  • A programme or project management qualification, or
  • A change management qualification, or
  • A CIPD qualification

Behaviours:

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

  • Leadership
  • Changing and Improving
  • Working Together
  • Making Effective Decisions

Benefits:


  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Relocation costs will not be reimbur

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