strategic planner Birmingham, England
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The responsibilities for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for 2023 are as follows:
- Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement
- Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth
- Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure and regulation to support our economy, security and public services
- R&D funding
For 2023, our priorities are:
- Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world.
- Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs – including by delivering world-class physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent.
- Put our public services – including the NHS and schools – at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of in-house STEM capability to improve outcomes for people.
- Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world.
- Deliver key legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our pro-innovation approach to regulating AI.
- Pass the remaining stages of the reformed Online Safety Bill to keep British people, especially children, safe online.
Our Inclusive Environment
We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department 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. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.
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Thank you for your interest in DSIT. There has never been a better time to join HR as we start to set up the new department. Whether you are at the start of your career, returning from a break or looking for a change of direction, DSIT is where you want to be. We have teams based at our regional hubs – Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Manchester, Edinburgh and coming soon in 2024 is Bristol.
We have a really exciting agenda - harnessing the power of data, and technological transformation – and the HR team’s expertise and services are critical in enabling the new department to function and deliver its mission.
We need brilliant people to make DSIT a great place to work and want our team to lead by example. Within the team we believe that L&D is critical to grow our capability, development and stretch ourselves. You will be joining a welcoming and inspiring working environment in which colleagues look out for and support one another. I really hope you can join us to play a part in DSIT as we enter an exciting chapter of our creation and in making the department the best across Civil Service.
You will have a unique opportunity to shape and develop the workforce planning strategies from the ground up. Leading the SWP team in the creation and development of strategic workforce plans and identifying and resolving skills gaps to ensure that DSIT has the right workforce that it needs to meet its future goals, in alignment with strategic business plans. You can have influence over DSIT’s workforce in a time of ever changing demand. This role has significant impact on HR’s reputation as a strategic organisation capable of planning ahead to pinpoint strategic issues and support the deliver of a quality strategic workforce plan.
You will be taking ownership of building and delivering a dynamic Strategic Workforce approach across the department. This will involve activities such as the below:
- Workforce Analysis: Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the department’s current and future workforce needs, including skills, competencies, and demographics. Identify key trends, gaps and areas of improvement.
- Strategic Planning: Collaborate with department leaders and stakeholders to scope, design and implement long-term strategic workforce plans that align with the department’s goals and objectives. Translate departmental strategies into actionable workforce requirements and identify potential risks and opportunities.
- Metrics and Reporting: Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness of workforce planning strategies. Prepare reports and presentations to communicate insights and recommendation to department professional boards.
- Utilising Data: You will be working with relevant data teams to gain insight from multiple data sources and distil complex data sets into accessible formats for improved stakeholder understanding. Call for high quality data to support the executive board in decision making and to ultimately enable the formation of a strategic workforce plan that deliver the departments long term objectives.
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment and integration of workforce planning initiatives. Build strong relationships and collaborate closely with HR, people analytics, business groups and other departments to understand organisational priorities, develop workforce data and communicate key conclusions.
- Change Management: Provide guidance and support during the establishment and growth of the new department. Assess workforce impact during organisational changes and develop strategies to mitigate risks and manage the transition effectively.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- The ability to see the bigger picture and bring multiple pieces together to deliver an effective and efficient project.
- Outstanding collaboration skills, able engage with internal and external stakeholders including senior stakeholders.
- Project management skills and/or experience of delivering a transformation project across a wide area utilising a range of resources.
- Strong understanding of workforce planning methodologies, analytics, and best practice.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and make strategic recommendations.
- Expert / practical strategic workforce planning experience will be essential.
- CIPD Membership or a willingness to work towards it
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Benefits
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 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 Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- 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 hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a number of behaviour statements.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Applications will be sifted on behavioural statements.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead behaviour statement -Seeing the Big Picture.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions.
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 14/08/2023
Interview dates: 21/08/2023
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
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Reasonable Adjustment
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
We fully support adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.
We do not have an exhaustive list of adjustments that we support but just some examples include additional time to complete your application form, behaviour questions up to 72 hours prior to interview and having extra time at interview.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
DSIT does not currently hold a sponsorship licence and cannot offer Visa Sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]
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.
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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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