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Job summary
The Government People Group (GPG) exists to work with departments, professions, and functions to build a modern, effective Civil Service.
We support the government workforce with the right skills and capability. We are working with leaders to get the right people in the right jobs, with the right skills and continuous learning, to excel in their roles.
We provide leadership and, in turn, create leaders with exceptional line management capability across departments, influencing partners in the wider public sector and beyond. This involves getting our retention and reward strategy right, to nurture specific skills, and
create pride and resilience in our workforce.
Our role is also to provide system leadership across central government in pulling together back-office services. Collectively, we help support the Cabinet Office’s priority to drive efficiencies and reforms that will make government work better to ultimately provide a better service to the public.
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About the role
The advertised post sits within the GPG Business Management Team, a team responsible for providing the essential support functions needed by the business unit to ensure its successful running. GPG is a recently formed unit following a merger of two existing teams, so there will be an opportunity for the post holder to learn new skills, develop new products and processes and positively influence the immediate and wider team culture. As GPG continues to form, the post holder will be expected to be responsive to its evolving needs, so they will need to be comfortable working in a changing environment and across boundaries.
The successful candidate will be an experienced data-handler with a passion for data and experience of using it to improve business outcomes; they will be able to bring data to life using visuals that aid comprehension and facilitate rich conversations. The post holder will be a key figure in establishing a new suite of data-based reports for GPGs senior team (and the business unit at large) with the opportunity to innovate and set direction. They will need to approach issues and challenges with a creative, can-do attitude to find the best solutions for the business.
Duties
- Lead in the production and maintenance of Management Information Dashboards and reports.
- Establish effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and track organisational performance against them.
- Work closely with the team lead to develop, establish and embed a suite of Tableau-created dashboards/reports that make best use of available data to enrich and improve business discussions and outcomes.
- Support the corporate services team in improving data maturity for the wider business unit and embedding people analytics best practice.
- Oversee the management of GPG data held in workforce data systems, including staff in post spreadsheets, Organimi and OrgVue.
- Ensure robust data standards are established and maintained.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with line management of at least one direct report.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- High level of competency in everyday spreadsheet packages like MS Excel and Google Sheets.
- Experience of data analysis and associated software packages.
- Proven ability to utilise and present data in a manner that engages audiences and improves business conversations and outcomes.
- Experience of producing management dashboards that convey complex information using clear and concise visualisations.
- The ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with colleagues from all backgrounds and at all levels of seniority.
Desirable
- Experience of Tableau.
- Qualification in, or experience of, People Analytics.
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
£11,029 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 which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.
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Application process
You will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement as part of the application process.
Your CV should provide a clear job history related to the advertised role. Your personal statement (maximum 1000 words) should outline how you meet the essential and desirable criteria. We would like you to draw out your experience connected to the role profile.
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.
Selection process
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influence
- Making Effective Decisions
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date TBC
Expected interview date/s TBC
Interview location – Virtual
Reasonable adjustments
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 cabinetofficerecruitment.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 you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘contact point for applicants’ section.
Further information
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘contact point for applicants’ section.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
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
A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.
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 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.
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.
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 : Business Management Team
- Email : expertservices.bmt@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.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.
