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Job summary
This role reports to the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) and will be a member of the Information and Digital Directorate (IDD) senior leadership team, supporting the CDIO with the collective leadership of the Directorate.
As Hera Digital Service Owner, you will co-ordinate and oversee operational service delivery and lead the continual improvement of Hera, the Oracle ERP solution for the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and international shared service partners.
You will be responsible for leading change and overseeing the transition from the current delivery programme and then be accountable for the overall quality and operation of the integrated cloud-based software as a Service Finance and HR system (Hera) as well as the continuous integration and management of the supply chain of delivery partners to configure, test and deploy ongoing releases and changes to the solution. Critical to the success of the role will be the ability to manage a range of external service providers and work closely with internal customers including finance and HR product owners, facilitating successful strategic partnering with all key parties.
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Person specification
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:
- User Focus (DDaT) provide direction on standards and methods to ensure user needs are met; embed a user centred approach
- Lifestyle Perspective (DDaT) lead teams through full lifecycle, identifying and addressing potential risks at all stages
Benefits
£20,250 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%
This role is offered by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). FCDO officers will remain on their legacy Departments Terms and Conditions.
Please note any move to the FCDO 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/.
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Selection process details
To make an application for this role please visit Hera Digital Service Owner – Allen Lane
You will be required to submit:
- A CV (in Word or PDF format) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years;
- A statement of suitability (no longer than 1,250 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience make you suitable for the role, with particular reference to the criteria set out in the Personal Specification.
- A completed Mandatory Diversity Monitoring Form. All monitoring data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not affect your application in any way.
If relevant, please also submit:
- A completed Disability Confident Scheme Form if applying under this scheme (please email FCDO@allenlane.co.uk to request this).
Shortlist
The panel will review applications in the sift meeting and select the shortlist.
Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to speak to Adrian Blundell (CDIO) prior to the final interview to learn more about the role and the organisation. Please note this is not part of the formal assessment process.
Two references will be taken up for shortlisted candidates in advance of final panel interviews.
Assessment
If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to take part in a Leadership Assessment, a Staff Engagement Exercise and a technical interview before your interview with the panel. This aims to provide insight to your leadership and staff engagement skills.
This assessment will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, it is designed to support the panels decision-making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview.
The technical interview is a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the vacancy description, key responsibilities and accountabilities and person specification. This will be led by Stephen Robbins, Deputy CDIO & SRO Hera Transition. A question to guide the discussion will be shared before the technical interview.
Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them
to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through
building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above.
This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions.
Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and
conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your
personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any
absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you
to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
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Working for the Civil Service
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 : Ed Stroud – 07920 104 751
- Email : FCDO@allenlane.co.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : FCDO@allenlane.co.uk
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should, in the first instance, contact csc.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the FCDO, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners.
