- Applying cross-government spend controls processes and approach to DfT�s digital, data and technology projects and initiatives.
- Guiding and influencing the way project plans are defined to ensure compliance with the requirements of the DSS (Digital Service Standard) and the TCOP (Technology Code of Practice).
- Acting as the main point of contact between the CO (Cabinet Office) and DfT for spend control assurance, providing project-related information, interpreting. and explaining government spend controls requirements and suggesting options to overcome non-compliance situations.
- Collating and analysing data on spend assurance, making this information available to management.
- Ensuring that risk levels and tolerance with regard to spend control are understood, articulated and communicated.
- Build and maintain trusted and productive working relationships with key stakeholders, including CDDO.
- Be an advocate for Spend Control across DfT, ensuring the process, its importance and relevance is understood and appreciated by key stakeholders.
- Identify and utilise opportunities to raise the profile and awareness of Spend Control.
- Play a leading role in the improvement of spend control policies and strategies across the DfT family by identifying, planning and implementing initiatives to improve our work in this area.
- Line-managing at least one assurance professional.
- Continuously building and developing the required skills and capabilities of the people they manage.
- As the Lead Digital Assurance Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring that the department's digital and technology spend is aligned with the Spend Control framework and other relevant cross-government standards and policies.
- You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the department and its agencies, providing advice, guidance and influence on how to comply with the Spend Controls process and how to deliver value for money and user-centred solutions.
- You will also lead a team of digital assurance officers who will support you in reviewing and assessing digital and technology spend proposals and business cases, as well as monitoring and reporting on the progress and outcomes of approved projects.
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Lead Digital Assurance Officer - Swansea, United Kingdom - UK Civil Service
Description
Job summary
We are looking for a Lead Digital Assurance Officer to join our Digital Services Team.
The Department for Transport (DfT) delivers a unique and varied range of digital initiatives and projects. This role is crucial in ensuring that what we do is in line with the cross-government Spend Controls laid down by the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), part of the Cabinet Office. This key post ensures we get best value and suitable services from the money we spend.
Job description
In the Lead Digital Assurance Officer role you will be responsible for:
Delivery and Spend Assurance
Governance, Control and Management
Advocacy and improvement
People and Organisation
For more details about the role please see the attached Role Profile.
Person specification
DfT: Digital Service
Additional Information
A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.�
Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required.
We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.��
Behaviours
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Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.