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Job title – Policy Advisor
Profession- Policy
Directorate – Data & Cyber Security
Full Time equivalent - 37.5 hours
No of Roles – 3
Contract Type – Permanent
Location - Home working or based at a UKHSA site
UKHSA offers hybrid working or home working for its employees – this means that whilst the role will be based in one of our UKHSA offices, there will be opportunities for an element of working from home. The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business need and in line with departmental policy. Some business travel will be required to other UKHSA offices. Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available
Working Pattern – Full Time / Part Time / Job Share / Flexible Working / Hybrid Working
Grade & Salary – Grade SEO. National banding - £37,056 - £42,481per annum. Inner London - £40,876 - £45,998 per annum. Outer London - £38,967- £44,240 per annum.
New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.
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.
For further details please refer to the Information Sheet- Starting Salaries & Benefits attachment
This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&C’s are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/.
Closing Date – 02/03/2023. 23:55pm. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered
Interview Date – 16/03/2023 and 17/03/2023 Please note, these dates are subject to change.
Occupational Health Requirements - No special OH requirements
Pre-application Question - Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department. Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post? https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/
Job Overview
We are looking for three SEO policy advisers to be part of a newly created strategy and policy team within the Data, Analytics and Surveillance Group of UKHSA.
The purpose of the roles is to help establish a strong strategy and policy presence within Data, Analytics and Surveillance (DA&S) to enable DA&S to provide an accurate and robust to the Covid Inquiry and deliver the data strategy.
The three policy advisers will initially be focussed on either the Covid-19 Inquiry or the data strategy implementation, but will be expected to come together as a team and work across the team’s policy and strategy priorities.
The policy advisers will:
- Carry out project-based work on a range of policy priorities including work to contribute to the Covid-19 Inquiry
- Work with G7s and G6 to build relationships and establish a strategy and policy function for DA&S Group
- Raise awareness of the Data Strategy across UKHSA and help ensure that the implementation of the Strategy is successful
- Support the planning and implementation of Capability Maturity Assessments across the Agency
Job description
Working to either the G7 head of group strategy or G7 data strategy implementation lead, the policy advisers will contribute to a variety of policy and strategy priorities. Working on the Covid-19 inquiry response you will build relationships with colleagues in central teams and across DA&S to provide full and accurate responses to requests from the Inquiry. You will commission and pull together witness evidence, carry out project work to prepare us for future requests and brief senior officials to prepare them for giving oral evidence to the Inquiry. You will provide advice for colleagues on disclosure, and work with Information Management and Privacy colleagues to ensure we comply with data retention requirements.
Working to implement the data strategy, you will help to raise awareness of the data strategy across UKHSA, building relationships within and outside of the Group. You will support the planning and implementation of Capability Maturity Assessments across the Agency, and support in the development and measurement of metrics to evaluate Data Strategy progress. You will also help to continually evolve the Data Strategy.
Policy advisers will initially be focussed on either the Covid-19 Inquiry response or the Data Strategy implementation, but will be expected to come together as a team to support across the team’s priorities.
These roles require the ability to work with and across a range of teams to realise our objectives. Our ideal candidates would be skilled policy professionals who have worked in a data environment, or data specialists who have some experience in working in policy.
Person specification
Essential skills:
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to seek out evidence and reflect it accurately in policy documents- Good communication and networking skills
- Excellent written skills, Experience of writing detailed policy documents and briefings.
- Project management skills, able to plan and track work, and manage risks
- Skilled at working across and with a wide range of teams to collaborate on work
- Knowledgeable about records management
- Experience of working closely with and briefing senior leaders
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
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%
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Selection process details
You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed and sifted in line with the essential criteria.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and strengths
This part of the selection process should outline how you consider your skills, experience and achievements, and provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined.
You will also be asked to provide information within the ‘Employer/ Activity history’ section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. This will be used in sifting process and will be scored.
Stage 1: Application & Sift
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 1000 words regarding the following behaviours:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
providing examples of how you meet the essential criteria. It should also detail what you and your experience can bring to the role. We suggest using the STAR (situation, task, action, result) method to demonstrate real-life examples for the specified essential criteria. Please note, only information provided within the stated word count will be considered.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview
Stage 2: Panel Interview
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single video interview
The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
Reserve List:
Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available.
If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.
DBS - People working with government systems must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which includes a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role is BPSS however there may be a requirement for this role to be SC cleared and you should familiarise yourself with the criteria of security clearance.
This role is Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants. Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules 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)
- 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
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
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 welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
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Government baseline personnel security standard
It’s important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following:
- life sentences
- arson
- sexual offences
- hate and terror offences
Some departments will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role
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Nationality requirements
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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