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About the team:
BDUK has a clear mission: to ensure that homes and businesses across the UK can access fast and reliable digital connectivity. We are helping to build the digital infrastructure that will underpin the UKs growth over the coming decades. Your role is to ensure that briefings and correspondence inform and promote BDUKs progress to relevant stakeholders.
Job Purpose:
This is an exciting role that places you at the heart of a fast-paced team within BDUK at a time of increased attention from Number 10, industry, MPs and Ministers. The post will provide the successful applicant with excellent insights into the work of the ministerial team. You will lead on drafting high quality ministerial briefings and correspondence, as well as leading on responding to parliamentary questions. You will be the first port of call for all Ministerial and public queries relating to BDUK activity, and ensure that BDUK is highly regarded by DSIT and Ministers alike.
Job description
- Supporting on stakeholder management and engagement to ensure that briefing and correspondence products incorporate the
views of a wide range of stakeholders
- Lead on the drafting and coordination of briefings for Ministers and Senior Officials on behalf of BDUK, in line with ministerial
priorities/preferences
- Leading the drafting of high-quality replies to Ministerial and public correspondence, coordinating with teams across BDUK
- Coordinating responses to Parliamentary Questions, managing input from teams across BDUK and managing Senior Leadership
sign off
- Work closely with Ministerial Private Offices and Parliamentary teams to ensure MPs are notified of BDUK publications
- Managing the teams mailboxes and workflow, identifying and assigning work to colleagues, triaging and logging requests as
appropriate
- Working with the Ministerial and Parliamentary Support Team to ensure the BDUK is meeting its response targets
- Providing a leadership role with the wider Briefings and Parliamentary Affairs team, identifying improvements to ways of
working with processes and reporting within the wider team
- Managing and supporting both digital and in-person engagement
- Support the development of communications materials for a range of channels to assist internal and external engagement
- Help to produce, publish and maintain content on gov.uk and other BDUK digital platforms
- Supporting BDUK values and behaviours
- Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities considered appropriate by the management of the organisation
Person specification
Successful Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Excellent writing skills
- Experience in drafting ministerial briefings and/or responses to parliamentary questions, FOIs and other correspondence
- Experience or interest in strategic communications, stakeholder relations and/or media relations
- The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Be able to pick up technical subject matter quickly
- The ability to create and maintain good relationships across teams, directorates and departments
- Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to schedule and manage virtual meetings and communications
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
£8,608 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
Please see slide 9 of the Candidate Pack.
Please submit your CV and supporting statement (maximum 750 words) by 23:55 on 08/01/2023 via the CS Jobs portal.
Your CV should set out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements.
Your Supporting Statement (max. 750 words) should explain how your personal skills, qualities and experience make you a suitable candidate for the role.
The following behaviours will be tested at application and interview:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Managing a Quality service
- Delivering at Pace
Applications will be reviewed by a panel who will look at the Skills and Experience provided in the submitted CVs and Supporting Statements. Please note, your application must provide evidence of the skills & experience outlined in the key criteria to be progressed to the next stage. Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the personal statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
First Stage Interview/Assessment
Candidates successful at the review stage may be invited to attend a first stage interview/assessment.
Interview
During the interview process, candidates may be asked to provide further evidence of their skills and experience.
Interviews may also include a presentation exercise. The interview will be a a blended assessment consisting of a series of questions against the Civil Service Success Profiles Behaviours and Strengths.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to BDUK 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
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 bdukrecruitment.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.
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 /Disclosure Scotland/Access NI 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.
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.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Job contact :
- Name : BDUK Recruitment Team
- Email : bdukrecruitment@dcms.gov.uk
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- Email : bdukrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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