Details

Reference number

284120

Salary

£95,000 - £140,000

This is a Senior Civil Service Pay Band 2 role. Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules in place on the date of their appointment.

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 2

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

GDS - CDDO

Type of role

Digital

Information Technology

Working pattern

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

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

Bristol, London, Manchester

About the job

Job Summary

A part of the Cabinet Office, the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) is the strategic centre for digital transformation in the UK Government and leads the 26,000+ strong digital, data and technology function. CDDO exists to ensure that the power of digital, data and technology is harnessed to improve the lives and livelihoods of people in the UK through better public services and policy fit for a digital age.We are responsible for:

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  setting whole-of-government strategies on digital, data and technology
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  developing and supporting implementation of standards that raise the bar on performance
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  delivering central enablers that help us to scale best practices across government
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  building digital skills at scale, within the digital, data and technology profession and beyond
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  driving value for money on taxpayer spend on technology through spend controls
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  delivering the central enablers to facilitate delivery of the government’s 2022-2025 roadmap, Transforming for a Digital Future

Job description

As Director of Strategy & Assurance for Digital, Data and Technology, you will work closely with government leaders and Ministers to support the delivery of the 2022-2025 roadmap for digital and data, Transforming for a Digital Future, through:

• providing vision and leadership to set the strategic direction to achieve digital, data and technology transformation across Government and ensure that this aligns to government’s overall objectives
• leading the delivery of the government’s current 2022-2025 roadmap, including portfolio management of the programme of work to achieve the strategy, and communication of progress and blockers
• managing and continuously improving the products, processes, tools and governance forums that enable the Digital, Data and Technology function to deliver against its strategy, including Quarterly Business Reviews, maturity assessments and Director, Director-General and Permanent Secretary level steering boards
• ensuring Government achieves value for money in procurement of technology and digital solutions through managing and continuously improving the digital spend controls, a delegated authority from His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT)
• ensuring the Digital, Data and Technology function harnesses the power of data by incorporating analysis and data-driven approaches to cross-government digital transformation activity
• delivering a programme of work designed to modernise government’s ways of working
• work with leaders of other government functions - including (HMT), Finance, Commercial and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority - to address the systemic barriers to digital transformation including financial processes, business case and impact tracking challenges. Support departments in the implementation of change programmes to practically resolve these challenges
• leading a change programme to embed product-centric organisational structures and agile ways of working into government’s delivery approach
• leading a team of technical specialists and digital delivery professionals across our UK hubs
• collaborating closely with leaders from across government departments, and Cabinet Office Ministers, to achieve these aims

Person specification

We’re interested in people who have:

• strong leadership skills and the ability to set clear direction which motivates, inspires and empowers teams
• outstanding communication and influencing skills with proven ability to build credible and effective relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders, including at board level and in disseminating complex and technical issues to non-technical audiences
• experience in defining and delivering cultural change that encourages the use of digital solutions in the delivery of business outcomes;
• a proven track record in delivering large, high profile products and programmes in an agile environment and managing associated budgets
• an understanding of the use and importance of technology solutions, including emerging technologies, in the digital transformation of government
• proven commercial experience including contract negotiation, supplier management and managing significant budgets

Benefits

The benefits of working at CDDO

There are many benefits of working at CDDO, including:

• flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
• a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
• an extra day off for The King’s birthday
• an in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance
• career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
• paid volunteering leave
• a focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme
• job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
• advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
• death in service benefits
• cycle to work scheme and facilities
• access to children's holiday play schemes across different locations in central London
• access to an employee discounts scheme
• 10 learning days per year
• volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)
• access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning

CDDO offers hybrid working for all employees. This means that everyone does some working from home and also spends some time in their local office. You’ll agree to your hybrid working arrangement with your line manager in line with your preferences and business needs.

Any move to the Central Digital & Data 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

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Global Resourcing, an executive search agency, has been selected to assist with this opportunity. To apply you will need to submit your application directly to Global Resourcing at CDDO-SADDT@global-resourcing.com by no later than 23.59 on 21st May 2023.

To arrange an informal conversation please contact Daniel White, Mercedes Sargant or Rachel Ellis on 020 8253 1806

Application process

To apply there are two elements to the application process which all candidates are required to provide:

• An up to date and relevant CV setting out your career history with responsibilities and achievements
• A statement of suitability (no longer than 2 pages of A4) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience meet the criteria in the person specification.

We look forward to receiving your application

In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role.

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• seeing the bigger picture
• communicating and influencing
• changing and improving
• leadership
• delivering at pace

Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.

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

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration 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.

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

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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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).

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.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name :

CDDO-SADDT@global-resourcing.com

Email :

CDDO-SADDT@global-resourcing.com

Telephone :

02082531806

Recruitment team :

Email :

CDDO-SADDT@global-resourcing.com

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 contact gds-recruitment-complaints@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk in the first instance.


If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission by email: info@csc.gov.uk Or in writing: Civil Service Commission, Room G/8 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.