Learning, Development and Talent Partner

Food Standards Agency

Apply before 11:55 am on Friday 12th July 2024

 
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Details

Reference number

357907

Salary

£39,611
SEO: £39,611 (National), £42,792 (London)
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

FSA - People and Resources - Learning and Development

Type of role

Human Resources

Working pattern

Full-time, Homeworking, Compressed hours

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

We offer great flexible working opportunities, and have offices in Belfast, Cardiff or York. Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not overseas. Some travel within the UK will be required, possibly with overnight stays.

Job summary

The FSA is a non-ministerial department of over 1600 people. We play a critical role in protecting public health and consumers’ wider interests in food across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our vision is an important one - to drive change, delivering “food you can trust” and working towards a healthier and more sustainable food system.

Working in a relatively small Agency like the FSA is thrilling - our size affords us the ability to act with real agility. We are fast to respond, and the work of one person can go a long way. But equally, our remit is gigantic, and in order to ensure that the FSA is capable of delivering the best possible outcomes for all, it is vital that our staff are fully supported so that they can do their best work unhindered.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

Job description

The People and Organisational Change (POC) division is dedicated to precisely this: looking after the FSA’s staff and equipping them with everything they need to do their jobs to the best of their abilities. There is an opportunity to join the POC team as a Learning Development and Talent Partner, and if successful, you will develop capability across the FSA with a broad spectrum of colleagues.

Representing a culture of continuous and holistic learning, you will help colleagues in defined areas of the Agency to identify and coordinate learning and development opportunities for individuals and teams alike.

This role will involve plenty of relationship building with colleagues both in the Agency and across other government departments, as well as partners at external training providers. You will be an influential communicator and a strong advocate for the benefits these learning opportunities provide.

If you are passionate about helping others develop professionally through learning and can work closely and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, apply today for this exciting position.

Person specification

Please read the attached Candidate Pack to discover further details about the role, our organisation, who we are looking for and the criteria we will assess against during the selection process.

We look forward to receiving your application and wish you every success.

Behaviours

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

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Developing Self and Others
Alongside your salary of £39,611, Food Standards Agency contributes £11,475 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Our candidate pack details the benefits that the FSA has to offer. Please also refer to the attached Terms and Conditions statement.

Selection process details

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

Full details of the selection process are detailed in the attached candidate pack. 

Application and shortlisting

You will be asked to provide personal details (not seen by the Panel) and to confirm your eligibility to apply for the role.

Ability: You will be asked to complete an online test and, if successful, will proceed to the rest of the application.

You will then be asked to complete an application which will be used to assess you against the following essential criteria.

Essential criteria

Experience

  • Lead criteria: Extensive experience of working in a learning and development role, supporting senior managers in proactively identifying and developing capability requirements and solutions.
  • Demonstrable experience of the end-to-end learning and development process with proven experience of managing projects.
  • Experience of impactful training delivery to a range of audiences from diverse backgrounds and experience
  • Experience in designing and delivering management and leadership development programmes
  • Knowledge of key learning and development interventions such as Apprenticeships, coaching and facilitation

Technical

  • MCIPD

Lead Criteria

An initial sift may take place on just the identified Lead Criteria indicated.

In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the minimum pass mark for the Lead Criteria may be raised at shortlisting stage. Candidates who apply under the DCS, GPTW or RIS schemes and meet the minimum requirements will be unaffected by the pass mark raise.

Interview

If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to a final interview in which we will assess you against the following Experience requirements of the role and Civil Service Behaviours Level 3 and will include a seen presentation

Behaviours

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Developing Self and Others

Experience

  • Extensive experience of working in a learning and development role, supporting senior managers in proactively identifying and developing capability requirements and solutions.
  • Demonstrable experience of the end-to-end learning and development process with proven experience of managing projects.

Expected Timeline

Advert closes: 12 July 2024

Sift: Expected to take place w/c 15 July 2024

Final panel interview: Expected to take place  w/c 29 July 2024

Interviews will be held remotely via MS Teams. (If you do not have the Microsoft Teams application installed on your computer, you can join on the web without installing the application).

Please note that indicated dates may be subject to change.

Childcare Vouchers

Any move to the Food Standards Agency 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

Reserve List

A reserve list will be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.

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

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that the FSA does not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications and we are unable to provide any advice about visas.



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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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 the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Lesley Devlin
  • Email : Lesley.devlin@food.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : hr.recruitment.campaigns@food.gov.uk

Further information

If you wish to raise a complaint then please email hr.recruitment.campaigns@food.gov.uk in the first instance.

Attachments

Terms and Conditions as at April 2020 Opens in new window (pdf, 42kB)
1. Candidate Pack Learning,Development and Talent Partner Opens in new window (pdf, 915kB)

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