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Job summary
Government Recruitment Service (GRS) was launched in September 2017 and is part of the Government People Group (GPG) in the Cabinet Office.
GRS is a vibrant, modern and exciting place to work, attracting a diverse workforce which represents the people we serve. We deliver around 70% of the recruitment volume across the Civil Service and aspire to be the recruitment partner of choice for all Civil Service departments, agencies and approved non-departmental public bodies.
Short Summary
You will provide thought leadership, be creative, think big and outside the box; challenge the status quo and generate solutions to new and existing learning and business challenges, translating these into specific interventions which deliver clear outcomes. You will deliver ad-hoc L&D sessions to contribute to the wider ecosystem of learning. You will be the voice for your business area and its people in the delivery of learning solutions, ensuring our offer meets their needs. You will coach senior leaders to articulate business problems and identify capability gaps within them, upskill line managers to build learning cultures within their teams, and create the time and space for individuals to reflect and be inspired and empowered to make decisions about their learning and career needs.
You will complement the core functional learning products owned by your learning design and delivery teammates, with a more agile and responsive project based response to learning requirements.
Underpinning all of this is your belief in the power of consultancy, and your expertise in building effective learning solutions. You wont take problems at face value – youll build relationships and knowledge of your business area to help you identify root causes. You know wherever there is a capability gap, theres normally some structural issues that need unpicking to ensure we dont set our people up to fail. This is a clean slate and were looking for someone who is passionate and dedicated to their craft, who wants to use their experiences to build something from the ground up.
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The Team
The Learning and Development (L&D) Team is newly formed – you will be part of creating a modern and effective capability function for GRS. The team is led by an SEO Senior L&D Manager, and following a recent learning needs analysis exercise we are recruiting an HEO Learning Design and Delivery Manager, EO Trainer Facilitator, and HEO L&D Business Partners.
You will work closely with your business partner colleagues to share best practice, identify opportunities for collaboration – and lean in when resource is needed to support organisational priorities. You will work with the Learning Design and Delivery Manager to ensure our core training portfolio reflects the ever changing business need, and that their interventions result in real behaviour change once people are back at their desks. You will build strong and trusting relationships with senior leaders in your business areas to identify and prioritise learning needs, and ensure a work environment that fosters a learning culture is in place. You will mentor and collaborate with line managers to ensure learning is part of the everyday.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a range of business relationships and develop to a high level of trust to ensure strategic capability needs can be identified
- Influence the development of a learning culture in the organisation and encourage the business to take ownership of the learning and development agenda
- Embed yourself in the business context to identify and exploit opportunities for reflective, peer to peer and experiential learning
- Work closely with the Design and Delivery team to ensure that learner experience is one of our top priorities – advocate for the needs of your business area, work with individuals and teams to establish whats in it for me, and collaborate to ensure learning outcomes are embedded in everyday work
- Hold regular career coaching and learning need identification sessions for staff
- Undertake programme and project management of end-to-end design and delivery for L&D products that are fun, engaging and informative; have the learner experience at heart; are aligned to strategy; relevant to need; and timely
- Measure the impact of your interventions to ensure they are building staff who can deliver what GRS needs now and in the future
Please read the attached candidate information pack for further information about the team, the roles we are offering and working within the Cabinet Office.
Person specification
- Proven track record in bringing your L&D or HR expertise to realise results for customers and stakeholders
- Recent experience of working in a learning environment with demonstrable knowledge and experience of different learning approaches and their application
- Confident presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal, in person and online – with the ability to present information clearly and effectively to different audiences
- Excellent project management skills, dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and prioritising a varied portfolio of work within a high pressure delivery schedule
- Data analysis and insight skills to identify and highlight business needs and help influence your stakeholders; and to evaluate the impact of your learning interventions
- A proactive and positive approach that engages others and role models the learning agility needed to build a learning culture
- Ability to work independently to get things done, whilst also identifying opportunities – and creating the right environment – for collaboration and teamwork
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- L&D Business Partnering
- L&D Design and Delivery
Benefits
£9,558 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 average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and a 1000 word personal statement, please evidence how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience to meet the person specification of this role.
At interview candidates will be assessed on the listed Behaviours and Technical skills along with Strength based questions. Technical skills will be tested through a presentation, further information will be provided to candidates when invited to interview.
Sift: The sift will be carried out throughout the live period of the advert and conclude 22/12/23.
Interview dates: w/c 2nd January and w/c 8th January. Sift and Interview dates are subject to change. Interviews will be held online via Google Meet.
Hybrid Working
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Cabinet Office 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.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland 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 Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk 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 Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
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 applicants 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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Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via recruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : GRS Recruitment Team
- Email : appointablecandidate.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : appointablecandidate.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk. For further information on the Recruitment Principles. and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.
