Implementation Advisor - Leeds, United Kingdom - Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £38,469 - £45,919

National: £38,469 £41,480,

Inner London:
£43,755 - £45,919
Job grade:

Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DWP
Policy Group
Type of role:
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Quarry House, Leeds, LS2 7UA, Caxton House, 111 Tothill St, London, SW1H 9NA, Kings Court, Hanover Way, Sheffield, S3 7UF. No other locations will be considered,About the job

Job summary:

Based within the Strategy directorate, in the Secretary of State's Implementation Unit (IU), you will have the opportunity to work at the heart of strategic policy making and implementation within Government, working closely with ministers and the Executive Team, and influencing the lives of millions of customers.

The IU's purpose is to work closely with the Secretary of State to interrogate delivery of the Department's strategic priorities

This will include:

tracking progress of priorities agreed with Ministers; working jointly with officials in HMT, No10 and the Cabinet Office to share and interrogate delivery reporting; and lead targeted projects ('deep dives') where further delivery insight is required to identify issues or accelerate progress.

Job description:

You will have the opportunity to work in a smart, flexible and responsive way, building skills in strategicthinking, stakeholder management and working with senior officials and ministers; and be part of a supportive and dynamic division

Person specification:

The post holder will be responsible for:
Working with ministers, senior officials and wider Government stakeholders to assure delivery of key Departmental priorities.

Leading assurance work on a junior ministerial portfolio (e.g. Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health) with responsibility for coordinating advice in advance of weekly stocktakes on progress with the ministerial team.

Maintaining a wider understanding of the wider strategic context and supporting activity across the wider Strategy directorate.

To do so you will need to:

Build a strong understanding of the delivery context for priority areas and feed in delivery expertise to departmental monitoring of those areas.

Work with Private Office to ensure that Ministers are kept abreast of progress (particularly in addressing implementation issues/barriers).

Coordinate deep dives into implementation issues to support performance improvement alongside routine work; leading on the scoping and delivery of projects using appropriate methodologies.

Build positive connections across teams at working and senior levels, and to manage and resolve tensions to support delivery.

Work in an agile way to respond to emerging issues to ensure that these are addressed in a timely way.

Maintain a good understanding of the strategic context and ensure that activity aligns with wider departmental priorities.

Support the ongoing development of the IU, including through further strengthening a learning and development culture in pushing the boundaries of traditional IU methodologies to reflect business needs.

Behaviours:

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

Making Effective Decisions
Seeing the Big Picture
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing

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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Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Stage 1Sift

Your CV will not be assessed and will be used for context and background only.

Your Personal Statement should demonstrate the following key criteria:

Strategic (lead criteria):You will be able to demonstrate how you manage uncertainty and make sure that your work remains relevant and useful for decision-makers despite changes in the external environment.

Problem solver:

You will have a good track-record of understanding complex issues and assessing a range of evidence in order to develop effective and workable proposals to improve delivery.

Outcome-oriented:You will be able to show experience of working with diverse stakeholders to deliver effective outcomes for key decision-makers under pressure.

Persuasive- You will be able to demonstrate experience of presenting complex arguments in a clear and accessible way that has changed the mind or influenced the view of key decision-makers. You will demonstrate your ability to take account of different and the ability to build trusting relationships.

**Stage 2