Enforcement Engagement and Development Partner

Are you a natural influencer who loves to have challenging conversations?
Do you have an engaging and positive manner?
Can you draft written communications that are accessible for all?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!, The successful Enforcement Engagement and Development Partner will provide enabling support for the Enforcement directorate at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Contributing to the planning for improved staff engagement, business improvement and professional development of staff and managers within the directorate. The role holder will create the environment for development activities to take place, sharing best practice and escalating trends and areas that need further action.
The role holder will lead development activities across the directorate and provide practical support and assurance to Enforcement managers that this is being delivered consistently and effectively. They will contribute to the creation of role specific Continual Professional Development for Enforcement and organise directorate wide events.
They will support the directorate’s managers in creating the right culture, driving change when required seeking to ensure that the DVSA cultural values are embedded throughout the directorate, challenging individuals and teams, behaviours and attitudes.
Identify trends and issues, collaborating with managers and business experts to build solutions and engaging with Senior Leaders to deliver the solutions and support in the evaluation of their effectiveness.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
+ Provide active support to the Enforcement directorate with induction and on-boarding of new entrants/apprentices into the business and the completion of the required new entrant training.
+ Work with and support line managers of new entrants to ensure induction is learning focused, to provide the best outcome for both the individual and the business.
+ Champion corporate messages and to ensure they are cascaded in a timely manner.
+ Support the cascade of mandatory training throughout the directorate.
+ Manage and execute national events for Enforcement.
+ Arrange smaller events for the Enforcement Leadership Team as and when required.
+ Drive forward and facilitate business improvement across the business. Share best practice and escalate trends/topics that need further action with managers and HR Business Partners.
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Candidate Pack., This role can be based in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, Nottingham or Swansea, your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. This role is suitable for hybrid working, and therefore a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements. Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement where employees have the flexibility to work remotely combined with a minimum of 60% of their working time a month at either their principal workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, to carry out separate duties at alternative working locations or DVSA sites. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.
If you have questions regarding how hybrid working is practised within the business area, or any reasonable adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may currently have or need in place if successful in your application, please contact the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).
This role requires frequent travel to DVSA in Bristol, and occasional travel, including overnight stays to non DVSA sites for conferences.
Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement, for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.
Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
About Us
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.
We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
We’re working hard to:
+ make roads safer.
+ improve services for our customers.
+ make road transport greener and healthier.
+ harness the potential of technology and data.
+ grow and level up the economy.
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.

Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Developing Self and Others
+ Managing a Quality Service, As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
For your Personal Statement, please provide detailed evidence of the following:
+ Your experience of delivering coaching or mentoring.
+ Your experience of delivering difficult messages.
+ Your experience of planning and booking large events.
Your Personal Statement will be limited to a maximum of 750 words.
The sift is due to take place 07 - 08 November 2024.
Interviews are likely to be held from 20 November 2024.
This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We’ll try to meet the dates we’ve set out in the advert. But there may be occasions when these dates will change. We’ll give you plenty of notice of any important dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
+ an interview
If you would like to find out more about what it’s like to work for DVSA and how to apply, we will be holding virtual sessions to find out more. Please click here to secure your place at one of our upcoming events.
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Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes., 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 will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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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
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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.

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).

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To thrive in this role, you have experience of having successfully delivered coaching or mentoring. You are a natural communicator and are able to hold your own during challenging conversations, and have experience of delivering sometimes difficult messages.
You have strong organisational skills and the ability prioritise a heavy workload. You can deliver plans to achieve tight deadlines, seeing your work through to completion.
You are a confident individual and are comfortable with delivering presentations. You have the ability to plan and book large events, such as external conferences.
You can demonstrate good IT skills, particularly MS products such as SharePoint and Teams.

Alongside your salary of £32,603, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £9,445 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
+ Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
+ 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
+ Latest IT and Tech devices.
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
+ Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
+ Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
+ Employee assistance programme for health and wellbeing.
+ Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.