About the job

Job summary

The Leadership College for Government (LCG) equips public service leaders and managers with the skills, knowledge, and networks to solve today's most complex problems. We offer various leadership and management programmes and events across the country and to all levels of civil servants. The LCG is part of the Government Campus, which is overseen by the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit. The Campus has a mission to drive up capability across Government in an evidence-based and impact-led way, and it unifies a wide range of learning and development interventions around an innovative and future-facing core curriculum.
This role is part of the Public Leadership Development Team within the LCG.
This team delivers short courses and programmes for public sector chief executive officers (CEOs), deputy CEOs and their equivalents, as well as Civil Service leaders at this level. The aim of our work is to improve knowledge and expertise about working together across systems, as well as build networks and measurably improve delivery.
More details about our work can be found on our website https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ceo-and-deputy-ceo-level-development

Job description

We are looking for a learning and development manager to support the PublicSector Leadership Development team to design and deliver residential modules
and learning & development events to public sector CEOs and Deputy-CEOs (and their equivalents).
The planned leadership events programme for the year includes:
● 4 x 2 or 3 day residentials as part of our flagship Leading Collaborative Organisations programme.

● One annual conference.
● Webinar series (3 per year).
● Media training.
● Summer panel and networking event.
● One day course on Working with Governments and Parliaments, delivered twice.
● Other ad hoc day events in conjunction with other teams in the LCG.

All of our roles are flexible and changing, according to the needs of the leaders we work with and the work we’re delivering at the time. We also want to create
opportunities for you; to do work that you find interesting, that develops you, and that gives you the opportunity to shape your role.Within that context, you will be working on the following projects:

● Supporting the end-to-end design and delivery of a suite of programmes for CEOs and Deputy CEOs across the public sector.
● Supporting the evaluation of our programmes and events to track their effectiveness to ensure that they meet the needs of, and are relevant and continue to be accessed by, our leaders.
● Horizon scanning for best practice in the L+D field, ensuring the programme content and delivery is cutting edge, applying this learning to programme delivery and evaluating its impact.
● Working with colleagues and provider partners to deliver programmes at event venues across the UK, including negotiating and managing contracts.
● Stakeholder management with delegates and speakers.
● Understanding what delegates need and using knowledge to inform our suite of events.
● Offering ad-hoc admin support across team.
● Any other duties as required.

Person specification

We are looking for someone creative, innovative and with attention to detail, who is passionate about creating high quality learning and development programmes. The successful candidate will have:
● L&D design and delivery experience.
● Demonstrable understanding, gained through relevant experience, of the different needs of very senior groups and individuals;
● Experience managing external contracts to deliver agreed outcomes;
● Task-focused, highly organised and tenacious, with outstanding project planning skills;
● Knowledge of the public sector;
● Completed, working towards or desire to commence a CIPD qualification in L&D.

Additional information:

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,400, Cabinet Office contributes £9,558 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 and Experience.

Application process

Please apply by submitting your previous experience and skills, and a personal statement.

Your Personal statement should illustrate how you meet the requirements of this role in 500 words or fewer.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the personal statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

Expected timeline (subject to change)

We expect to sift w/c 11th March with results sent out w/c 25th. 

Allowing for Easter leave, we expect to interview w/c 8th April. 

We will interview by video call. 

At interview candidates will be assessed on Behaviours Changing and Improving, Managing a Quality Service and Working Together.

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service and Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk 

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

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Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. 

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: 

Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. 

Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter

Please note that this role requires CTC clearance, which would normally need 3 years UK residency in the past 3 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

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 counter-terrorist 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

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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.