HR and Change & Engagement Lead
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 11th November 2024
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Job summary
The Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) is a new shared corporate service, launched in July 2023. It provides corporate services (HR, Finance, Digital, Commercial, Security and Estates) across the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT).
Our team of just over 300 professionals will be leading the way in how these functions will be delivered in the future. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of integrated corporate services for government and set the standard for quality, efficiency, and innovation in our field.
We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.
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.
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Job description
Shared Services is a key function within Digital: Shared services are when specific operational support activities such as finance, HR and procurement are brought together and carried out by a single entity. Our shared services are provided by UK SBS and shared with several other departments and organisations/agencies. Our Shared Services are going through significant transformation (Matrix Programme) and this role will be key in ensuring the detailed design of the systems and processes are defined for ICS, DSIT and DESNZ.
Person specification
Key Responsibilities
Leadership – provide visible and strong functional change leadership for ICS, engaging stakeholders and creating the right conditions to support effective change across people, process and technologies, specifically in relation to the Matrix Programme and how we implement the technology and processes across ICS, DSIT and DESNZ.
Representation – act as the key working level ICS HR representative. Represent ICS, DSIT and DESNZ on working groups on policy, processes, data, operating model considerations, requirements and other collateral. Take responsibility for approving artefacts on behalf ICS, agreeing these in advance with senior HR stakeholders.
Change management – ensure effective briefing, engagement and change management activities take place in respect of ICS, DSIT and DESNZ and are aligned to the Matrix Business Design Authority (and Technical Design Authority where relevant). Own key business change and change readiness documents.
Stakeholder engagement and management - quickly build trust and credibility through effective relationships, working collaboratively and providing effective challenge to drive forward the required changes.
Communications – ensure effective briefing of HR stakeholders; working closely with colleagues to ensure programme communications support the understanding and acceptance of change, enabling programme benefits to be realised.
Delivery – ability to deliver change in an operational environment, working with programme colleagues to ensure impacts are fully understood, documented and planned for across people, process and technologies.
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
This is your opportunity to further your career and lead for ICS HR on an ambitious change programme as we reshape shared services; moving to a new operating model with other government departments in our cluster. Does this sound like the role for you? We would love to hear from you if can demonstrate you have:
- Significant HR experience and expertise (ideally across a range of specialisms) with the ability to confidently speak for HR, engaging relevant colleagues as required.
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire confidence from ICS senior functional leadership (Chief People Officer and HR Deputy Directors), operational colleagues, Matrix programme team and wider stakeholders; driving forward change as we develop and implement new ways of working.
- Ability to use initiative to work through problems and look ahead to ensure successful delivery, challenging and supporting functional colleagues, and providing and securing ICS HR input to the programme.
- Highly organised, with the ability to quickly understand and assess issues, set direction and lead others to drive change across people, process and technologies.
- Experience of working on change programmes would be advantageous.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working on change programmes would be advantageous.
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
- A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
- Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
- An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
- Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
Office attendance
The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home-based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to explain how your skills and experience align with the requirements of this role.
Please note - the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.
Sift will be conducted on the personal statement.
The interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions.
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 11/11/2024
Interview dates: w/c 25/11/2024
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
Reasonable Adjustment
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DESNZ Candidate Guidance. A DESNZ Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available.
We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants' section.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location-based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero 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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
DESNZ does not normally offer full home working (i.e., working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
DESNZ cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
DESNZ holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
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
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 applicant’s 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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : People and Development Team
- Email : peopleanddevelopment@ics.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : desnzresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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