Policy Advisor - Manchester, United Kingdom - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £31,884 - £36,024

National £31,884 £36,024 + benefits

Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer

Senior Executive Officer

Band B
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DCMS
Corporate Strategy
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Belfast, Darlington, Loughborough, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

The King's Award for Voluntary Service Team (3 people) administers the King's Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS). The award was formerly known as the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. (We are currently in the process of making the transition to the King's Award). The award recognises exceptional contributions to the community by groups of volunteers.

It is the most prestigious award given to voluntary groups annually (around 250 are awarded each round) and has the equivalent status of an MBE.

The KAVS Team, along with colleagues managing national Honours nominations, is part of the Public Bodies, Appointments, Honours & Awards (PBAHA) Team (36 people) - led by Deputy Director, Gemma Brough.

We are based in the Corporate Strategy Division of DCMS.

You would have the opportunity to experience other parts of the wider team's work - in particularly the Honours nomination process.

Job description:

We are looking for a highly-capable individual with proven presentational, stakeholder management, project planning and organisational skills to lead the administration of this prestigious annual award and ensure that it is delivered to a high standard and on schedule each year.

The role involves close working with high-level internal and external stakeholders, including the Royal Household, No 10, Cabinet Office, the Lord-Lieutenants (who are the monarch's personal representatives in each lieutenancy county and who conduct the local assessment phase) and the award's National Assessment Committee - chaired by Sir Martyn Lewis CBE.

This is an important aspect of the job, so you will need to be able to demonstrate a strong ability to work collaboratively with senior external stakeholders.

The role also offers opportunities to engage with incredible individuals who have dedicated years of their lives to giving their time in service to others and groups of people who have come together to affect change in their community.

Key responsibilities will include:

Leading the delivery of the annual KAVS, ensuring all project deadlines are met
Working to improve existing processes

- (First 6 months only) playing a key role delivering an award presentation event for recipients of our Platinum Jubilee Award.

Delivery of any prospective changes to KAVS (including a change in date and name) and ensure these are communicated to key stakeholders effective.
Working closely with key stakeholders, including the award's Chair, the National Assessment Committee, the Royal Household, Cabinet Office and No10.
Providing advice and support to nominators, awardees and around 100 Lord-Lieutenants.
Delivering and presenting/attending promotional seminars to Lieutenancies across the UK.
Managing supplier contracts and ensuring that value for money is achieved.
Drafting Ministerial submissions and policy papers.

Person specification:

Essential requirements:

Results focussed with strong planning, coordination and project management skills.
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, able to communicate professionally, confidently and effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
Proven stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly, in order to help build strong relationships within DCMS, and with high profile stakeholders including the Royal Household, No10 and with the Lord-Lieutenants across the United Kingdom.

Desirable skills:

Previous experience working on similar Awards/Departmental Honours
Experience of maintaining a budget.
Familiarity with Google Suite or a similar Cloud based system.
Experience of working with Cabinet Office, Buckingham Palace and/or No10

Behaviours:

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

Managing a Quality Service
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
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: