About the job

Job summary

The Corporate Transformation department are directly improving the workplace for colleagues and freeing up their time to deliver critical services: from maintaining and reshaping the places they work to improving their experience of expense claims, transactional HR, finance and procurement tasks. Leading all internal facing change in DWP and contributing significantly to the same agenda in MOJ, HO and Defra through our Synergy programme, improving the working lives of over 220,000 colleagues​.

Hear more from Director General, Debbie Alder, about this role. 

The major programmes, projects and every day work deliver modern efficient government infrastructure, in the form of smaller, better, greener and safer working environments, and efficiency through best in class shared services​:

• Leading all internal facing change in DWP and contribute significantly to the same agenda in MOJ, HO and Defra through our Synergy programme, improving the working lives of over 220,000 colleagues​
• Leading on Government Reform for DWP and partner regularly with other departments to build innovation and sustainability into future ​
• Improving where colleagues work through delivery of the Workplace Transformation Programme and Estates activity - responding to immediate issues, whilst planning to reduce the longer-term Carbon footprint of the largest commercial estate in Government​
• Leading Programmes such as the £3bn Workplace Services programme and the Critical Security Infrastructure which will positively impact every jobcentre in the UK
• Supporting colleagues and citizens to thrive in a safe and supportive physical environment daily​

Job description

The Deputy Director, Group Strategy and Coordination has distinct elements to support the Corporate Transformation Group deliver its ambition and purpose. You will have high levels of responsibility to lead and challenge existing activity and co-create solutions to enable delivery. 

​The post holder has accountability for:

• Leadership of the DG Private Office, Group Governance and Group Risk team, our Group Communications team, and of the Disability Champion lead for DWP, to enable delivery of the core DG accountabilities, and drive forward the Group Vision and leadership statement and lead on the cluster operating model opportunities and future strategy for DWP, Defra, Home Office and Ministry of Justice
• Personal performance in acting as advisor to and providing briefings for the Director General. Representative for, the Director General Corporate Transformation​ in specific meetings such as Risk Assurance Board
• Operate at a whole system level - with experts and stakeholders including at Director level – to ensure that Corporate Transformation Group delivers its objectives and purpose. 

Location - You will be required to travel to London a minimum of twice a week.

To know more about the role and responsibilities, please see the Candidate pack attached to the advert. 

Person specification

Essential:​

• Experience working at a whole system level - with experts and senior SCS stakeholders – to develop approaches based on a deep understanding of customers or colleagues, and the levers to effect positive outcomes
• Strong evidence of successfully influencing and managing complex senior stakeholder relationships and an ability to build trust-based relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across dispersed multi organisation teams, developing and maintaining effective networks
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to quickly distil large amounts of information from a variety of sources into sound recommendations and communicate complex issues clearly both verbally and in writing
• An ability to work independently and proactively, bringing flexibility, professional curiosity, and diverse perspectives into your work. ​
• Demonstrable experience of working successfully in multi-discipline teams to deliver
• Extensive experience of providing visible and collaborative leadership within a complex organisation, with a proven ability to build high performing teams – growing confidence. and capability, employee engagement, and an inclusive culture

Desirable:​

Experience of working in two or more of the following areas in a large scale or complex organisation:​

• Programme Management, Business Change, Business Management, Governance, Policy and Strategy. 

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%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application process outlined below:​

A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years;​

A supporting statement (maximum 1250 words) explaining why you want to work for DWP in this role; how you consider your personal skills, qualities, and experience providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification. ​

To find out more about how to apply for this role, please see the Candidate pack. 

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. 

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for 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.