Business Change Manager (UKSV) -

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Details

Reference number

326848

Salary

£40,850 – £44,260

A
Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

CO – Government Security Group – UK Security Vetting (Commercial and Change)

Type of role

Business Management and Improvement
Commercial
Other

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Location

This role will be based in either York or Glasgow. UKSV operates a hybrid working policy. There is flexibility to split your working week but with a minimum requirement of 40-60% in the listed Cabinet Office Hubs.

About the job

Job summary

The Business Change Manager is responsible for ensuring that the outcomes and outputs from projects result in business operations being successfully changed in a coordinated manner across the organisation, whilst maintaining business as usual. They will focus on the people side of change, including changes to business processes, systems, technology, job roles, and organisation structure. The role is key to providing the connection between the project and the business to ensure that business changes are embedded and to further ensure minimal impact to business operations during the change.

Job description

Your key duties will include:

Facilitating workshops or communication sessions with employees in their specified area
Coaching change-champions, line managers, leaders and employees in the skills they need to support the change
Acting as a communication channel between the business, the change management team and the project and wider programme
Building confidence and trust between the project team and the organisation
Working collaboratively to ensure the project and its activities will deliver outputs that lead to operational benefits and maintain operating capabilities
Preparing the affected business areas for the transition to new ways of working; potentially implementing new business processes.
Ensuring that leaders, line managers and staff across the organisation are informed and involved throughout the life of the project and they are fully prepared to use the new operational business environment once it is in place.

Person specification

As Business Change Manager within UK Security Vetting, we are looking for people who have the following expertise and attributes:

Exceptional communication skills in all directions, both written and verbal
Excellent active listening skills
Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships and confidence in managing resistance and conflict
Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision
Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
Forward looking with a holistic approach
Organised with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
Problem solving and root cause identification skills
Team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others they can be appointed.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Working Together
Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,850, Cabinet Office contributes
£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.
This role will be based in either York or Glasgow. UKSV operates a hybrid working policy. There is flexibility to split your working week but with a minimum requirement of 40-60% in the listed Cabinet Office Hubs.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application process

You will be asked to provide a 250-word statement on the Behaviours, Working Together and Communicating and Influencing.

To assess experience you will be asked to provide a 250 word personal statement and a name-blind (anonymous) CV.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the lead Behaviour, Working Together. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

Selection process

The Behaviours being assessed are Working Together, Communicating and Influencing, Managing a Quality Service and Making Effective Decisions.

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Expected sift date 11/12/23
Expected interview date/s 15/01/24
Interview location – Google Meets Video Conferencing

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 at: cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the assistance required section in the personal information page of your application form to provide information we should be aware of that will enable us to support you further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.

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 that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

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.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : UKSV Recruitment Team
Email : uksv-recruitmentteam@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service by email at : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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.