Grade 6 Senior Leader

DWP is looking to fill various roles within our Service Delivery Optimisation Directorate, and our Deployment & Change Management Directorate. Here are some of the roles:- + Planning and Performance Lead + Head of Centre of Excellence + Head of Service Assurance and Response + Head of Operational Response + Operating Hours and Workforce Scheduling Project + Change Delivery Manager, Be an active member of your Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the wider Departmental agendas and providing visible, accessible and effective senior leadership, taking a personal lead in communicating messages with clarity and conviction. Create and sustain effective relationships with senior stakeholders, including Directors and key delivery partners/stakeholders, to develop stronger working across DWP to create powerful, purposeful partnerships. Be a resourceful, self-starting leader with experience of delivering in a fast-paced environment and leading high profile work strands that deliver high levels of performance and customer service. Be responsible for personally delivering large, complex or business/policy sensitive changes or operational performance reporting and be accountable for the delivery and quality of activity in your area. In your membership of Senior Leadership Teams, role model exceptional leadership, working flexibly across boundaries, building capability in line with Professional Standards and undertaking regular activity to build and sustain engagement. Through your behaviour and ways of working make DWP an inclusive place where people can be their best., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: + Leadership + Communicating and Influencing + Working Together + Managing a Quality Service, The written sift will be conducted using evidence from your Personal Statement of 1250 words and will be assessed against the Chosen Key Criteria within the advert. In the event of a large number of applications we will use the Lead Criteria set out in the Person Specification to initially assess your application during the Sift stage. Candidates who pass the initial Sift may be progressed to a full Sift or direct to interview. Interview Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview. This will be a video interview. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. The interview panel will be a minimum of two people. The interview will assess a 5-minute presentation, Behaviours, and Strengths. The interview aims to be more of a conversation exploring the candidate’s capability for the role. To help you prepare and settle into the interview you will be sent the presentation scope and Behaviour questions in advance of the interview, up to 5 days prior to your interview. These questions should be treated as confidential. Candidates will be asked further probing questions to determine suitability for the role. Candidates will be asked further probing questions to determine suitability for the role. You will be assessed against: + Leadership (Level 4) + Communicating and Influencing (Level 4) + Working Together (Level 4) + Managing a Quality Service (Level 4) It may help to use the WHO or STAR model to explain: What the task/work was, How you approached the task/work/situation and what the Outcomes were, what did you achieve? Or What was the Situation? What were the Tasks? What Action did you take? What were the Results of your actions? At interview candidates will be asked to provide their location preference. Selection and Feedback We will notify all candidates as soon as possible. Feedback will only be provided following an interview. A reserve list will be held for up to 3 months, which we may also use to fill future similar vacancies. Candidates should note that if successful in this campaign, you will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before applying for any other lateral moves within DWP. Reserve lists Reserve List – You may be placed on a reserve list if your application is successful but we cannot immediately offer you a post, please note: + If you are offered the role you applied for, in a location you have expressed a preference for, and you decline the offer or are unable to take up post within a reasonable time frame you will be withdrawn from the campaign and removed from the reserve list, other than in exceptional circumstances

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+ If DWP makes an offer of an alternative role or location to that which you originally applied for, and you decline that offer, you will be able to remain on the reserve list.
• Note - Exceptional circumstances could be when a candidate has requested a contractual Part Time Working Pattern, and this pattern cannot be accommodated in the initial role offered or in cases of serious ill health.
Further Information Find out more about Working for DWP A reserve list may be held for a period of 3 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to DWP 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., The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. DWP is recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, demonstrating the departmental commitment to attracting, recruiting and retaining disabled people and supporting them in achieving their full potential. We run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the advertised role. To be considered for an interview, you must have, + 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 Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)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).Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

+ A transformational leader to their teams and beyond. Inspiring colleagues through difficult situations, transforming performance and building high performing teams through challenging and changing circumstances. + An excellent communicator with the ability to influence and motivate people at all levels. You will be confident delivering written and verbal communications to a very high standard for senior leaders and key stakeholders. Other Criteria: + The ability to translate tasks into action, providing clear direction for the teams you work with, that they can align behind and deliver. + Excellent analytical and numeracy skills and the need to be accurate even when working at pace. + Experience of leading and delivering across multidisciplinary teams and forging strong working relationships, being comfortable dealing with stakeholders at all levels. + You will have the ability to understand and lead change, inspiring and obtaining commitment from colleagues by encouraging discussion, innovation, and ideas in support of long-term organisational vision. + You will actively promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, demonstrating the DWP values with support and care for colleagues and creating opportunities for all. + Excel in proactively developing and maintaining positive and professional working relationships with diverse groups of people and organisations, prioritising the needs of the business while negotiating best outcomes for all stakeholders. + A track record of building your own and others capability, continually reviewing learning needs and development to ensure changing business requirements can be delivered professionally at pace., + A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities; or a long-term health condition. + Demonstrated that you meet all the minimum qualifying criteria set out in the advertisement for the post at the application and testing stages. A full definition and examples of conditions can be found on this webpage. You will be asked at the initial application stage if you wish to apply via the scheme. 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.

Alongside your salary of £72,664, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £21,050 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. + 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%