Senior Team Leader - London, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £40,262 - £44,724

For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DEFRA
Strategy
Strategy
Type of role:
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
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LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy.

Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day lives, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.

Strategy Directorate
Strategy is a fast-paced, dynamic, and challenging environment.

Our purpose is to give a high quality and timely service to Ministers and the Permanent Secretary, and to ensure that Defra group is able to achieve the strategic objectives we set out in our Business Plan.

We work in support of Defra's strategic objectives, look at how we can join up with other initiatives across the organisation to get things done, support each other to deliver excellent work, help Defra to make good decisions and we identify and unblock barriers to change.

Location
This role will be based at the London Defra office.

We value flexible working, the ability to work at home on an adhoc basis will be available to be considered.

Job description:

The Ministerial Contact Unit (MCU) is a fastpaced operational unit within Defra's Strategy Directorate with responsibility for correspondence and Parliamentary Questions. This challenging post provides an excellent opportunity to get an overview of Defra's business and experience of working in a fastmoving delivery environment. If you want to develop your understanding of Defra's customers and the issues they care about, then working in the MCU is the perfect place for you. Moreover, if you want to develop your management and leadership skills to prepare you for promotion, get used to delivering results under pressure, and have a broader picture of Defra's portfolio, this is also the place to be. The MCU is a flexible and supportive place to work, with a team that wants to keep improving.

Person specification:

Working as part of the Senior Management Team to develop and deliver strategic planning
Providing a challenge function to drive up performance with the ability to analyse data tailored for each specific function
Manage teams to ensure the correspondence process delivers a highquality service to Ministers and Defra customers alike
Line management of up to 3 HEOs
Acting as part of the Senior Management Team to provide strong and cohesive support for the Grade 6 and to help set the direction for a unit of 60 people and a budget of £2.3 million
Promoting a culture of continuous improvement, including crosscutting project work to ensure the unit is in good shape to meet future challenges

Languages:

English
Behaviours:

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

Leadership
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills:

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

Written English test

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £40,262, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £10,870 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

A career in the Civil Service is like no other.

If you're looking to join a world class team and develop your career with us, then the Civil Service is the place for you You might be wondering, "what's in it for me"? Take a look below at some of the benefits available to you as a civil servant in Defra.

Strategy Directorate Benefits:

Learning and Development
Everyone in Defra is supported to develop their skills and capabilities.

When you join the Directorate, you will be welcomed into your new team through an induction programme that will provide you with helpful information on the civil service, Defra, our work and our policies.

Your line manager will also work with you to establish your priorities for the year, developing a performance, learning and development plan tailored to you and your role, while also working with you to connect you with a civil service mentor to help empower you in your new role with the opportunity to benefit from paid for coaching.

Department Benefits:

Technology
We're a firm believer in agile and flexible working. When you jo