Department for Work and Pensions
SCS 1 Head of Engagement - Synergy
Job Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Job Description
As Head of Stakeholder Engagement, you will lead a proactive programme of strategic communications in the Synergy Programme, reporting directly to the SRO and Programme Director. Your role will be to further Programme objectives, including helping to shift mindsets and associated ways of working to land significant cultural transformation at all levels.
You will play a pivotal role in leading and coordinating Synergy communications from the centre, working with Communication partners across the four departments and with our strategic partners and suppliers to ensure consistency, coherence and a clear narrative that describes our transformation journey and ambition as well as responding to any requests for further information and clarity as the Programme progresses. Your work will be both proactive and reactive and you will need to be able to balance competing priorities, using limited resource effectively to achieve this. You will provide strong leadership and strategic direction to lead the team to provide a high-quality, timely and accurate communications function for the Programme.
Please see the candidate pack attached to the advert for Key responsibilities.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
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.
For more information about the Synergy Programme, this role and the applications process, please see the candidate pack attached.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
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:
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
Location: Manchester, GB
Posted Date: 9/30/2024
You will play a pivotal role in leading and coordinating Synergy communications from the centre, working with Communication partners across the four departments and with our strategic partners and suppliers to ensure consistency, coherence and a clear narrative that describes our transformation journey and ambition as well as responding to any requests for further information and clarity as the Programme progresses. Your work will be both proactive and reactive and you will need to be able to balance competing priorities, using limited resource effectively to achieve this. You will provide strong leadership and strategic direction to lead the team to provide a high-quality, timely and accurate communications function for the Programme.
Please see the candidate pack attached to the advert for Key responsibilities.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Demonstrable experience of leading communications teams, in a fast paced and complex programme or change management environment, to deliver strategic communications and build programme and stakeholder wide engagement that maximise change adoption and acceptance (Lead criteria)
- Being a visible, senior leader, helping to shape an innovative, inclusive culture that champions continuous improvement and development
- Ability to influence and challenge assumptions in an assertive yet constructive way across a multi-stakeholder environment, working collaboratively and in partnership with senior delivery partners, suppliers, and clients to deliver programme priorities
- Demonstrable experience of working in a large, complex organisation with a range of senior stakeholders at board and/or Ministerial level (or equivalent) including preparing briefings for senior managers or officials.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
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 employer contribution of 28.97%
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.
For more information about the Synergy Programme, this role and the applications process, please see the candidate pack attached.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
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
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
Location: Manchester, GB
Posted Date: 9/30/2024
Contact Information
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