Group Corporate Business Manager
Department for Business and Trade
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 14th October 2024
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Job summary
This is a high-profile and fast-paced role as part of the Private Office for the Director General for Business Group within the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
The Business Group is the department’s centre of expertise for UK sectors, responsible for driving business growth at the heart of the economy. We work across business sectors and with other government departments to support a growing, robust and dynamic economy that creates opportunities nationally and internationally, generates better jobs, puts money in people’s pockets and opens up avenues for success in every corner of the UK.
We are looking for a motivated and proactive Group Corporate Business Manager to lead and coordinate Business Group’s corporate activities, supporting the Director General, and someone who has the values and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the Group’s culture. The post holder will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, attention to detail and problem-solving abilities as well as an affinity for working collaboratively with others, both within and beyond the Group. The role involves regular exposure to senior stakeholders and also has line management responsibilities.
The Director General’s Private Office consists of the Chief of Staff, Group Corporate Business Manager, Private Secretary and Executive Assistant. We are a supportive and respectful team, and you will be expected to work collaboratively as a team player while also helping to set strategic direction.
The role provides excellent opportunities to develop your career in the Civil Service and to acquire new skills, both through on-the-job training and via DBT’s extensive learning and development offering. We take diversity and inclusion seriously and respect difference, and we would encourage applications from diverse and under-represented groups.
Job description
- You will have line management responsibility for the Director General’s Executive Assistant (HEO) and you will support their development, setting direction as needed.
- With the support of the HEO, you will be responsible for the smooth and effective delivery of Private Office’s corporate function, ensuring there are systems in place to stay on top of activity and that actions are responded to accurately and in a timely and consistent manner.
- You will build and maintain strong working relationships across the Group and DBT, at all levels, including working with our HR and Finance Business Partners and the Group’s Senior Leadership Team to ensure we are taking forward DBT’s corporate priorities appropriately and effectively.
- You will coordinate our network of Directorate Corporate Business Managers, providing guidance and leadership and working with them to understand and address strategic issues as well as to deliver the Group’s corporate activities such as the development of People Survey action plans and performance reporting.
- You will develop and deliver the Director General’s Group engagement plan, including analysing data relating to employee experience to identify key areas for improvement, organising regular engagements with different grades to build a good Group culture, and preparing all-staff newsletters from the Director General to the Group to ensure clear and timely communication of key messages.
- You will be part of a collaborative team and work closely with the Director General’s Chief of Staff on wider priorities including workforce planning and organising awaydays.
Person specification
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, and the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders at different levels of seniority.
- Professionalism and trustworthiness to successfully support and advise the Director General and the Group’s Senior Leadership Team, as well as good and sensitive judgement to make effective decisions considering people, finance and resourcing.
- Strong observational skills and attention to detail to identify issues rapidly and deliver pragmatic solutions, including implementing changes where improvements could be made to existing processes.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet deadlines and balance different work priorities, including being comfortable working at pace and under pressure.
- An inclusive leadership style, including good emotional intelligence and a supportive and encouraging approach to motivate others and contribute towards creating a high-performing team.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a similar role either in a Private Office environment or in corporate delivery is desirable but not essential.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Benefits
- 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 employer contribution of 28.97%
We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.
Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.
Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.
To apply for this post, you will be asked to complete the following as part of the online application:
- A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Provide employment history that relates to the essential criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages.
- A Personal Statement of up to 500 words, explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential criteria.
It is likely that the sift will take place 1-2 weeks after the closing date and interviews 3-5 weeks after the closing date though this is subject to change.
In the event of a large number of applicants, an initial short sift will be conducted on the CV. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to supporting candidates so they can perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. This includes making reasonable adjustments to our process. In order to request an adjustment:
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section on the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.
Alternatively contact the Government Recruitment Service at DBTrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Candidate Support
You may want to join a virtual Candidate Support Session. These sessions include helpful tips and advice on the recruitment process, from application to interview.
Please see attached Candidate Pack for further information on: Diversity and Inclusion; Benefits; Learning and Development; Working Patterns and what we deliver as a department.
Further Information:
- A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences.
- Any move to the Department for Business and Trade from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments.
- The Department will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. We are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.
- 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. Any applicant who has 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.
- Terms and Conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
- Please note – the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role.
- This role may be considered as a secondment opportunity. Please reach out to the hiring manager listed at the bottom of this advert to discuss.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland/Access NI 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
For further information on the Access NI confidential checking service telephone: the Access NI Helpline on 0300 200 7888 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email accessni@ani.x.gsi.gov.uk
Vetting
The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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).
Diversity and Inclusion
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Megan Alexander
- Email : Megan.Alexander@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dbtrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DBT by email: Resourcing@businessandtrade.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.
For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission/Complaints
