About the job

Job summary

In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you’d like to work in, we’d love to hear from you.

This role is based in the Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco (ADT) team in the OHID London regional office.  OHID London supports the delivery of national and regional priorities, and the ADT team focuses on reducing the harm of alcohol drugs and tobacco in London.  The team works with a wide range of strategic and operational partners to deliver national programmes and regional approaches, supporting and influencing action and integrating partner approaches.  Through their partnerships and delivery of networks, the ADT seek to understand and address strategic and operational barriers, and share best practice to support improved outcomes for Londoners.  The team also works closely with national partners to jointly deliver programmes, share regional challenges and support the development of national and regional approaches.

Job description

This role is based in the Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco (ADT) team in the OHID London regional office.  OHID London supports the delivery of national and regional priorities, and the ADT team focuses on reducing the harm of alcohol drugs and tobacco in London.  The team works with a wide range of strategic and operational partners to deliver national programmes and regional approaches, supporting and influencing action and integrating partner approaches.  Through their partnerships and delivery of networks, the ADT seek to understand and address strategic and operational barriers and share best practice, to support improved outcomes for Londoners.  The team also works closely with national partners to jointly deliver programmes, share regional challenges and support the development of national and regional approaches.

The SEO role will contribute significantly to the ADT team programme development and delivery by undertaking a range of project support activities, and supporting effective delivery of the team’s programmes and business objectives.  The postholder will have the opportunity to lead on key projects, meet and work with a wide range of national, regional and local stakeholders, and contribute to strategic and operational developments.

Your normal place of work will be your contractual primary workplace, London.  Within DHSC we offer non-contractual hybrid working. The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time spent in the office, enabling in person interaction and collaboration and enhancing team working, learning, and support. 

You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas and some travel may be required across the DHSC estate. 

Opportunities for some working from home may be available; other flexible working options may be discussed with the hiring manager in line with individual circumstances and business need. 

There are a limited number of DHSC colleagues who have existing agreed homeworking contracts resulting from Our Future Estate Programme 2023-2024. Colleagues covered by these arrangements are eligible to apply for this role whilst continuing their agreed existing home working arrangement. Occasional travel to DHSC offices or other locations may still be required according to business need. Travel and subsistence will be provided in line with the pre-agreed homeworker arrangements.  

Person specification

The postholder will facilitate the smooth running of the ADT by supporting programme development and delivery, managing the team’s networks and  contributing to programme development and delivery.  The role is likely to evolve in line with ministerial and regional priorities and postholder skills and interest, with the postholder taking leadership on an area of work. 

Key Activities Include:

• Undertaking a arrange of project and programme support activities to deliver ADT’s programmes, providing support across a range of themes and team members.  ADT programmes  are primarily developed and delivered in partnership with national, regional and local partners.  The postholder will therefore  develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals and groups internal and external to OHID London.
• Leading on the administration and delivery of the ADT teams network meetings with local authority commissioning leads, drug and alcohol treatment providers and other ADT events and workshops.
• Supporting the management of nationally driven programmes, including performance assurance and diagnostic meetings with local and regional stakeholders
• Preparing reports, collating data, supporting the development of  presentation material.
• Other duties as reasonably required by your line manager.

Key Skills and Experience Required:

• Experience of working in partnership with and communicating with, a range of stakeholders, managing stakeholder relations and building partnerships
• Experience of planning and managing a range of efficient and effective projects and programmes and successfully delivering intended outcomes, to time, quality standards and budget.
• Experience of, and ability to write clear briefings and reports on complex projects, including data extraction and collation, for a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to balance working independently and closely with a team, and manage competing and changing priorities, and deliver to tight timescales. 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,043, Department of Health and Social Care contributes £10,806 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability, Experience and Technical skills.

Sift date: W/C 29/07/2024 and/or W/C 05/08/2024

Interview date: expected W/C 12/08/2024

Interview location: By Video

The available interview slots will be released with the sift scores. 

Applications will be sifted on Online Tests, Behaviours, CV, and Statement of Suitability.

Please use your CV to set out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role. These can be found in the ‘key skills and experience required for the role’ section of the advert.

Please use your statement of suitability to (in no more than 500 words) outline how you meet the key skills and experience required for the role as set out in the job advert.  

 Candidates will be required to complete a Verbal Reasoning Test and a Judgement Test as part of the online application, this will follow immediately after the initial short application form is submitted. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the full application. Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended) to give yourself enough time to complete your full application. The closing date for the tests and for submitting your full application is 15/07/2024. If you fail to complete the online test and submit your full application before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.

An initial sift based on the Lead Behaviour; Changing and Improving, and the CV, may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

At interview candidates will be assessed on Behaviours, Strengths, Technical Skills, and Experience.

Candidates will be asked to give a presentation which will assess a Technical Skill. Details of the presentation question will be issued to candidates with the release of the sift scores.

To find out more about working in the department please visit our page on the Civil Service Careers Website > and to find out more information on how to apply visit the Civil Service Careers Website here 

Applicants who are appointable but were not successful in appointment to this vacancy, may be held on a reserve list for up to 12 months, and contacted if similar vacancies become available. 

Please be aware that some travel may be required across the DHSC estate. 

Please note that applicants will require BPSS Clearance.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.