Associate Assessments Manager - CDDO London, England
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A part of the Cabinet Office, the Central Digital and Data Office leads the digital, data and technology (DDaT) function for government. We put the right conditions in place to achieve digital, data and technology transformation at scale by working with departments, and other government functions like commercial, project delivery and security professionals.
We are responsible for:
- Digital, Data and Technology Strategy and Standards, like the Technology Code of Practice, the Service Standard and Open Standards
- Cross-government DDaT performance and assurance, including Spend Controls
- DDaT Capability Development, including the DDaT pay framework
Our priorities are:
- Set the cross-government strategy for digital and data
- Establish functional metrics and processes to ensure delivery of the strategy
- Assure against a set of co-created ‘red lines’ and the Technology Code of Practice
- Manage operations, governance, portfolio management and executive private office for CDDO
For the Assurance Service, we:
- Operate assurance processes across Government
- Product manage cross-government assurance tooling
- Manage strategic roadmap / portfolio of digital programmes
- Develop and maintain DDaT performance framework and Digital Dashboard
- Deliver the Quarterly Business Review process
Job description
This is an important role ensuring new government services meet user needs and are consistently high quality.
You’ll do this by supporting assessments of services against the Service Standard, to make sure the process is efficient, effective and consistent. You'll also help people in departments understand the Service Standard and how to make digital services so good that people prefer to use them.
You can help shape the strategic direction of the Service Standard and to improve the service we offer. The role will involve working with departments before, during and after assessments, and supporting communities of Digital, Data and Technology specialists who take part in the assessment process.
This is an excellent opportunity to work with senior stakeholders and experts in digital disciplines, and with those involved in building digital services across all government departments and agencies.
As an Associate Assessment Manager you’ll:
- coordinate Service Assessments efficiently and effectively, working closely with communities of assessors from across government
- schedule Service Assessors to ensure that each assessment has a skilled and capable panel of assessors present
- provide oversight of Assessments to ensure consistency in outcomes and quality in Assessment reports
- build capability through developing and running training sessions for new assessors
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Person specification
We’re looking for people with strong interpersonal skills who enjoy working in a delivery-focused, agile environment. We’re looking for people who care about technology and who know how to help projects succeed, and constructively identify issues or risks.
It’s essential that you have:
- experience of communicating complex subjects in a clear and easy to understand way
- the ability to make sound judgements under pressure and balance competing demands
- experience of successfully managing stakeholders, and the ability to form and maintain strong collaborative working relationships
- the ability to run a process to a high standard, with excellent organisational skills
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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 average employer contribution of 27%
- Career progression
- Paid volunteering leave
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Career coaching
- Advances on pay
- Death in service benefits
- Cycle to work scheme / facilities
- Access to children's holiday play schemes across different location
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The standard selection process for roles at CDDO consists of:
- An application screening process - Simply, hit apply. We only ask for a Cover Letter (up to 750 words) and a CV. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above.
- An interview - We will asses you against the behaviours listed and your experience
Depending on the volume of applications we may also include an additional stage, which you will be invited to should you pass the application screening stage.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
CDDO offers hybrid working for all employees. This means that everyone does some working from home/remote working and also spends some time in their local office. You will agree to your hybrid working arrangement with your line manager in line with your preferences and business needs.
A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.
Candidates that do not pass the interview, however, have demonstrated an acceptable standard will be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.
Security Clearance: The level of clearance required for this role is BPSS. Further details are outlined in Security vetting for employees.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. For further information see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prison-leavers-project-improving-outcomes-for-prison-leavers
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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