Delivery Monitoring and Project Management Lead

Are you looking for a new, exciting, and high-profile role shaping the growth mission and driving delivery of the Chancellor’s priorities ? If so, we’d love to hear from you !

About the Team

The Growth Delivery Unit (GDU) is a new team established to drive delivery of the Chancellor’s priorities and support her growth mission leadership. We do that by combining policy, analytical, project management and data science skills to monitor the progress of policies and projects from announcement to actually delivering real-world outcomes; identify when and why progress is being blocked; and intervene to overcome those barriers. This role is part of our recruitment to put the GDU on a permanent footing across both our London and Darlington offices.

We are a friendly team with a can-do attitude. Our work can be fast paced but we work flexibly to support each other. We offer lots of development support to help you thrive. Diversity and team wellbeing are very important to us. Our work is relatable and interesting because it is focused on priority issues which are often in the news and have tangible impacts.

About the Job

This is a new role so its responsibilities will inevitably evolve over time and the role holder should be willing and excited for their responsibilities to change and expand as the job and the GDU develops. At the outset, the post holder will :

·        Plan and manage regular complex information-gathering processes across government to monitor project delivery. Currently that means supervising the process to collate weekly updates on the delivery progress of the Chancellor’s top priority growth projects and policies; and working with the analysis and data science branch to continuously improve the process and automate elements.

·        Build and manage relationships across government to support this process and wider collaboration.

·        Develop an understanding of the policies and projects being monitored, the wider growth mission, and political and strategic drivers to support effective communication of these topics; identify strategically important issues; and spot risks and blockers to delivery progress.

·        Work with colleagues across government to come up with effective and creative solutions to problems and barriers to delivery.

·        Effectively communicate delivery updates and proposed solutions to senior officials, special advisors, and ministers, including the Chancellor, verbally and in writing. Work with the analysis and data science branch to communicate via innovative presentational products such as project dashboards when appropriate. Currently we have a weekly Director General/Special Adviser delivery stocktake meeting which this role will be expected to regularly lead. There is also a weekly Chancellor meeting led by the GDU Deputy Director, who will be looking to this role for support in preparation.

·        Line manage an SEO policy adviser who will support this delivery monitoring work. Providing quality branch leadership alongside the E2 Head of Unit and Range E Head of Delivery Governance, maintaining a clear focus on development, inclusion and wellbeing.

About You

The post-holder will work in a fast-paced political environment with opportunities to influence ministers, senior officials, and special advisers. They will need to collaborate with colleagues across the Treasury, other Government departments, and beyond Whitehall. They will also experience working in a multi-disciplinary team and gain insights into a broad range of growth-related policies, mission-led government, and ensuring policy is delivered effectively.

Some of the Benefits our people love!

·        25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month

·        Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)

·        Generous parental and adoption leave packages

·        Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28%

·        Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances

·        A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form