About the job

Job summary

DESNZ

The responsibilities for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero for 2023 are as follows: 

• Delivering security of energy supply 
• Ensuring properly functioning energy markets 
• Encouraging greater energy efficiency 
• Seizing the opportunities of net zero to lead the world in new green industries 

For 2023, our priorities are: 

• Ensure security of energy supply this winter, next winter and in the longer-term – bringing down energy bills and reducing inflation. 
• Ensure the UK is on track to meet its legally binding Net Zero commitments and support economic growth by significantly speeding up delivery of network infrastructure and domestic energy production. 
• Improve the energy efficiency of UK homes, businesses and public sector buildings to meet the 15% demand reduction ambition. 
• Deliver current schemes to support energy consumers with their bills and develop options for long-term reform to improve how the electricity market works for families and businesses. 
• Seize the economic benefits of Net Zero, including the jobs and growth created through investment in new green industries. 
• Pass the Energy Bill to support the emerging CCUS and hydrogen sectors; to update the governance of the energy system; and to reduce the time taken to consent offshore wind. 

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.

Find Out More

We regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/departmentforenergysecurityandnetzero?

You can also follow our LinkedIn Careers Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/desnz-careers/

Job description

We are the Centre of Excellence (CoE) Team. We are part of the 'Implementation and Delivery Directorate' (IDD), who report into the Permanent Secretary. Our directorate is at the centre of project delivery in DESNZ, performing a vital role in securing the success of the Government’s ambitious agenda. We provide professional support to enable our project delivery function to delivery departmental outcomes. This includes:

• Personal Development – professionalising the project delivery function and supporting individual development needs.

• Delivery Capability – underpinning the function with clear direction for the future.

• Tools, Standards & Frameworks – providing colleagues with the standards, guidance and tools to delivery high quality outcomes.

• Consultancy Service – promoting a culture of continuous improvement enabling colleagues to apply best practice.

• Engagement, Networks and Support – connecting colleagues with stakeholders, their peers and the profession to build effective relationships.

This is an exciting time to join our team. DESNZ's portfolio is growing, and the number of project delivery professionals is increasing, so the opportunity to make a positive impact has never been so high. As part of our team, you'll be seizing that opportunity. You'll be building new relationships across our department, partner organisations and government - working with others focused on achieving outstanding delivery in government.

You'll play an active part in fulling our responsibility to:

• Develop and improve DESNZ’s exemplary project delivery profession - growing their skills and experience to deliver ever more complex and challenging projects.

• Build a strong, connected, and inclusive project delivery community - making knowledge, experience and support available to peers.

• Provide the tools, help and guidance staff need to manage project delivery - so best practise becomes common practise.

So, if you are: passionate about building capability; looking for a great place to grow your career in government project delivery and you are sociable, collaborative and thrive in a busy and friendly workplace, then this Project Delivery Data and Governance Manager role may be for you.

Person specification

You will be responsible for proactively developing project delivery capability across the project delivery profession and other colleagues across DESNZ.

You will be line managed by our Project Delivery Capability Lead and work collaboratively with our Change Lead, Frameworks and Standards Lead and PPPM Tool Product Owner to embed better ways of working to successfully delivery DESNZ projects.

The role will work collaboratively with the SEO capability manager to deliver process and data improvements across the end-to-end capability service offer, as well as manage SRO (Senior Responsible Owner) Governance across our significant projects and programmes. 

Ensuring these processes run smoothly and meet the needs of the department. Although badged as a Portfolio Analyst, the role will be a hybrid of Portfolio Analyst and Business Analyst roles within the Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF).

On arrival, your first priority will be to review our current data structures and develop new ways to capture and manage our data through the use of PowerApps and PowerBI.

Responsibilities:

• Own the development, improvement and maintenance of profession people and capability data.
  
  
• Develop and maintain a ‘front door’ service request PowerApp which would include approval workflows to support the Centre of Excellence service offering: recruitment, pay enhancement and learning & development.
  
  
• Develop and own a database to link our project delivery capability data between PowerApps, Dashboards, GOST and HR People data.
  
  
• Refresh and improve dashboards for SRO governance and capability data to support capability reviews with the permanent secretary and other senior stakeholders.
  
  
• Generate data insights with actionable recommendations to support quarterly project delivery capability reviews and ad-hoc commissions with the Project Delivery Head of Profession.
  
  
• Own and manage SRO Governance within the department, facilitating the Delivery Leader Selection Process and SRO appointment process across the department’s major projects and programmes.
  
  
• Own and manage the access and tracking to Senior Leadership training programmes such as the Major Projects Leadership Academy and Project Leadership Programme.
  
  
• Support the roll-out of the Project Delivery Accreditation programme across the project delivery profession working collaboratively with the SEO Capability Manager.
  
  
• Hold responsibility for the maintenance of Government Online Skills Tool (GOST) utilising its data to inform improvements to the capability service offer.
  
  
• Ensure capability data, profession people data and performance metrics are maintained, updated and tracked at appropriate intervals.
  
  
• Support and maintain integration between existing departmental PowerApps platforms, such as managing updates to the SharePoint Content Change Control PowerApp.
  
  
• Support the wider CoE with PowerApp and dashboard development & maintenance to demonstrate the CoE service offer e.g. consultancy from our Learning from Experience and change management provision; our project delivery mentoring scheme; our delivery maturity assessments, etc.

Skills and experience

Essential skills & experience

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft PowerApps and PowerBI.

• Experience of analysing data, drawing conclusions and recommending actions to take.

• Experience of working in a programme, project or change environment.

• Experience of building and leading a quality service

• Comfortable making decisions and setting direction without having the full picture; applying knowledge and experience to reduce ambiguity.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Software including MS Teams, Excel, Outlook

Desirable skills

• The ability to operate across organisational boundaries and work in complex operating environments.

• Experience of working with professions or functions. 

• Experience of managing and maintaining people and capability data.

As part of the department's learning offer, we will support you in obtaining the necessary qualifications. However, it would be desirable if the candidate held one of the following qualifications in line with the PDCF for Portfolio Analyst 2 as below:

• PRINCE2 Practitioner

• Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner

• Management of Risk Foundation

• Management of Risk Practitioner

• Managing Portfolios Foundation

• Managing Portfolios Practitioner

• APM Project Management Qualification

• PMI Certificate in Associate Project Management

• PMI the complete Project Management Professional

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,470, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero contributes £10,116 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, Experience and Technical skills.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and a behavioural statement.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Please use your personal statement (in no more than 750 words) to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the Essential skills, experience and key responsibilities for this role.

Please note - the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.

Applications will be sifted on the behavioural statement and personal statement.

In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement.

Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

The interview will consist of behaviour and technical questions.

Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.

Sift and interview dates

Expected Timeline subject to change

Sift dates: w/c 08/01/2024

Interview dates: w/c 15/01/2024

Interview Location: MS Teams.

Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.

Further Information

The successful candidate may be eligible for a £1500 pay enhancement subject to having a valid qualification and project delivery experience relevant to that of a Portfolio Analyst 2.  For further information please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/project-delivery-capability-framework-for-civil-servants

This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

Reasonable Adjustment

We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.

We fully support adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.

We do not have an exhaustive list of adjustments that we support but just some examples include additional time to complete your application form, behaviour questions up to 72 hours prior to interview and having extra time at interview. 

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

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

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

A location-based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.

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

Any move to the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero  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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

DESNZ does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home). 

DESNZ cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.

DESNZ holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

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

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.

Feedback

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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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.