Delivery Centre of Excellence Lead (Methods, Tools, Knowledge and Continuous Improvement)

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Deputy Private Secretary to the Senior President of Tribunals, Judicial Office (Ref: 256+)
UK Civil Service • London, United Kingdom • via LinkedIn
1 day ago
Full–time
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Location

This position is based at CTS Royal Courts of Justice, WC2A 2LL

About The Job

Job summaryPlease refer to Job DescriptionJob descriptionJob Description (JD)

Group/Directorate/Team: Private Office Directorate/ Senior President of Tribunals Private OfficeRole: Deputy Private Secretary to the Senior President of Tribunals

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Role title: Deputy Private Secretary to the Senior President of Tribunals

Team/Directorate

Senior President of Tribunals Private Office / Private Office Directorate

Overview Of The Judicial Office

The Judicial Office (JO) reports to, and is accountable, to the Lady Chief Justice (LCJ). It was established in 2006 to provide support to the LCJ and to the wider judiciary in upholding the rule of law and in delivering justice impartially, speedily and efficiently, following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, who holds those same responsibilities for the reserved Tribunals judiciary, including Scotland and Northern Ireland. The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions.

We are an Arms Length Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. This creates an interesting and complex environment in which to work where we agree our priorities with the senior judiciary and receive our funding to deliver them from the Ministry of Justice. The Judicial Office has been through a period of significant growth resulting from an expansion of our remit and responsibilities.See JO staff talk about working here: https://design102.wistia.com/medias/uhgtmbtnlv

Overview Of The Team

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy Judicial Private Office and would suit someone looking for a stretching role working with some of the most senior judiciary in the country.

The post is in the Private Office of the Senior President of Tribunals, currently Sir Keith Lindblom. Based within the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ), the postholder will work closely with the Senior President to provide policy, strategy, governance, and administrative advice and assistance in support of his statutory leadership responsibilities and strategic priorities.

Hybrid Working Requirement

This position is eligible for hybrid working (current minimum requirement for time spent at base location is 60%, which is subject to business requirements).

The support provided by judicial Private Offices necessarily involves working before and after court in keeping with the judges diary commitments and sitting patterns. Some early mornings and late evenings can be expected though every effort will be made to accommodate flexibility where necessary.

Summary Of The Role

We are recruiting a permanent Deputy Private Secretary to join the Office of the Senior President of Tribunals. The Senior President is the independent head of the tribunals judiciary, with responsibility for around 5,000 judicial office holders across a range of jurisdictions including employment, immigration and asylum, social security, and information rights. He is supported by a Private Office of 8 staff, who together provide policy and legal advice, and general secretariat and administrative support to him, and to the most senior tribunals judges (including Chamber and Tribunal Presidents) across the United Kingdom.

The postholder will play a critical role in ensuring the Senior President receives high quality policy and legal advice. They will be expected to lead on policy projects, as well as supporting and deputising for the Private Secretary when necessary.

Responsibilities,Activities & Duties

The postholder will need to build strong relationships across Judicial Office and the justice system more broadly, including HMCTS, MOJ, and with other Government Departments. They will need to be confident dealing with senior officials and able to gain the confidence and trust of the judiciary, whilst providing appropriate challenge.

They Will Be Expected To

Provide high quality written and oral advice/briefing, sometimes within short timeframes, to the Senior President and other senior judiciary or JO officials; Act as an ambassador for the Senior President and the Chamber/Tribunal Presidents with other senior judges and senior officials from MoJ, HMCTS, and OGDs, and senior stakeholder organisations. Communicating with appropriate authority, accuracy and sensitivity views/concerns/questions as required.

Assist the Senior President with the preparation of articles, speaking notes, report forewords, and other internal and external communications.

Essential Knowledge, Experience And Skills

The successful candidate must:

be able to influence and manage upwards and speak with authority when dealing with senior officials or judiciary; have excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

be able to and work flexibly to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment;

be able to work independently to manage their workload and address unforeseen challenges professionally and quickly.

Desirable Knowledge, Experience And Skills

working knowledge of the reserved unified tribunals; experience of working closely with the judiciary, and an interest in the workings of the courts and tribunals system more widely.

Behaviours (for Recruitment/Success Profiles)
• Communicating and Influencing o Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

Assessment process at application

CV (max. 750 words) outlining previous experience and achievements

5 behaviour statements (sift on lead behaviour of Communicating and Influencing if large number of applications received)

Assessment process at interview

In person interview at RCJ5 behaviour questions + 3 strength questions

Security Clearance Required

CTCPerson specificationPlease refer to Job DescriptionBehaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £47,657, Ministry of Justice contributes £13,806 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.+7%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.SecuritySuccessful 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 counter-terrorist 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 requirementsOpen to UK nationals only.Working for the Civil ServiceThe 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.Diversity and InclusionThe 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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• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
• Telephone : 0345 241 535+

Recruitment team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further informationAppointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

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Delivery Centre of Excellence Lead (Methods, Tools, Knowledge and Continuous Improvement)
UK Civil Service • Didcot, United Kingdom • via LinkedIn
1 day ago
Full–time
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Job description
Contents
• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1EP : Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8FT : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE4 5SP : Didcot, South East England, OX11 0DF

About The Job

Job summary

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) and provides technical advice on the governments space strategy, supporting the UK space sector to deliver the governments vision.

Space is a part of everyday life. Satellites underpin our national economy, from agriculture and banking to aviation and shipping, and support our national security. Space science provides critical data to understand and address global challenges such as climate change, while missions to explore our solar system unite nations and advance humanitys horizons.

We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £16.5 billion and employs 47,000 people across the country.

Through our portfolio of programmes and projects, we encourage the development of national space capabilities and are an early-stage investor in space research and development. We also promote the UK space sectors interests and achievements; make connections to join up industry and academia; and represent the UK in international space programmes.

We have a powerful global voice, partnering with institutions across the world, including the European Space Agency.

More information about the Agency is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency

To discover more please watch this film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZZ-o0IkVU

Our Inclusive Environment

We have an inclusive culture to make UK Space Agency 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.

Job Description

Centre of Excellence
• Understanding and communicating the best practice contained within the HMG Teal Book, to ensure the Agency meets required standards.
• Liaising with Infrastructure Project Authority (IPA), DSIT PMO, and DSIT Departmental Assurance Coordinator to ensure that UK Space Agencys standards and tools for delivery are appropriate.
• Where necessary, adapting IPA and DSIT tools, templates and processes for appropriate UK Space Agency use.
• Leading, and facilitating, learning-from-experience practices and the development of recommendations and action plans for continuous improvement of skills, templates, tools and processes as a result.
• Development, dissemination, and provision, of guidance to delivery practitioners.
• Assisting the Agencys Head of Project Delivery Profession with administrative support in carrying out their role.
• Coordinating internal and external networking and community-of-practice initiatives for the UK Space Agency delivery community, including identification and coordination of external speakers.
• Networking with external organisations such as APM to learn and share best practice.
• Facilitating coaching and peer to peer knowledge sharing.
• Advising delivery professionals on carrier development opportunities, development planning, use of the PDCF and GOST tools.
• Planning continuous development of Verto and other information management (for P3M) capabilities within delivery teams.
• Planning and conducting delivery-specific induction of new joiners taking on delivery roles within the Agency.

Person specification

The Role Holder Will Be Required
• Ensuring that UK Space Agency, its leaders and delivery teams, have the appropriate tools, processes, and skills to carry out its delivery initiatives.
• Establishing and driving a culture of continuous improvement and learning-from-experience.
• Deputising for the Portfolio Delivery Manager.
• Duties and tasks commensurate with being an employee within UK Space Agency.

Essential Skills / Qualification
• Project or programme delivery experience.
• Good analytical and presentational skills.
• Confidence to work with multiple stakeholders across the organisation.
• Good communication skills, with experience of presenting technical information clearly.
• Good information visualisation skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision in engaging with stakeholders at all levels
• Tenacity, resilience and adaptability to changing priorities and processes.

Required Essential Qualifications
• Portfolio Office Experience.
• P3O Practitioner
• Managing Successful Programmes Foundation
• Management of Portfolios Foundation
• APM PMQ / Fundamentals or equivalent

UK Space Agency is currently going through IPAs Government Project Delivery Accreditation. The successful candidate will be expected to go through the accreditation process after joining UKSA, if theyre not currently already going through the process.

Project Delivery Capability Framework

This role is commensurate with the Portfolio Analyst, Assurance Manager, and Risk and Issues Manager roles at SEO grade in the Project Delivery Capability Framework.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
• Frameworks and Methodologies
• Business case development

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,415, UK Space Agency contributes £11,708 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

UK Space Agency offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.

Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.+7%

A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.

An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.

Access to a range of retail, travel, and lifestyle employee discounts.

A generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave package.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home, or elsewhere, as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this).  If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Things you need to know

Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

This post is advertised as a Fixed term or Loan contract for a period of 24 months

Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.

UK Space Agency Employees

You must seek approval from your substantive manager before applying for any non-permanent vacancy, this includes applying for a new post during an existing temporary posting. Please note that if applying for a temporary post within UK Space Agency or elsewhere on promotion, successful appointment will not automatically result in a permanent promotion - you will revert to your current substantive grade at the end of the Fixed Term or Loan period (unless funding has been approved to make the post permanent).

If applying for a secondment, you should confirm with your employer that, in principle, they are willing to second you before you apply for these posts.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement (maximum 500 words) and behaviour examples (maximum 250 words each).

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

The CV is for information purposes

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