Investment Projects Manager
Department for Business and Trade
Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 17th October 2024
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Job summary
The Investment Directorate (ID) in the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) works to deliver economic growth to all the nations and regions of the UK through attracting and retaining all modes of investment.
In the Investment Operations and Capability Team, we work hard to provide the investment network with operational services, support, and solutions that drives our shift to high value. It is rewarding work enabling the network to deliver high value, high impact investment in line with our ambitions as a capable, world-leading investment promotion organisation.
As an Investment Projects Manager, you will join a new team set up to:
- prioritise and tackle critical network issues by delivering resolutions,
- deliver continuous improvement of operations through practical measures,
- support delivery of the Investment Strategy, and
- support our people by working across the breadth of DBT’s Investment Network.
The Role
You will be responsible for delivering DBT mission of to attract and retain high impact investment into the UK through working with colleagues across ID and the department as well as with post. You will be a self-starter comfortable working through ambiguity at times, and there will be peaks of activity when project milestones need to be met, but you will be supported by wonderful colleagues, a variety of interesting projects and opportunities to shape your work. As projects may draw upon resource in other teams, you will build relationships at all levels in the organisation and be equally confident of providing direction to junior colleagues as supporting and managing senior leadership to deliver results and improvements. The role would suit someone experienced in delivering projects—as well those with business change and implementation skills.
Job description
You will be responsible for supporting a range of projects across the team, delivering 1-3 per year, leading some projects and/or workstreams, to deliver results and improvements by demonstrating:
Project Management: Supporting planning a project from initiation, through to implementation and closure. This will require delivering at pace using proportionate project management tools (project plans, risk registers, reporting), supporting monitoring as necessary.
Stakeholder Management: Helping to identify, prioritise, and manage a range of stakeholders across the department, externally in other Government Departments, and potentially investors too depending on the project requirements. This will involve effectively deploying a range of engagement techniques to seek views, inform solutions, help manage risks and issues, and deliver intended outcomes.
Change Management: Supporting the adoption of appropriate change interventions to deliver necessary improvements to systems, processes, or structures in line with strategic priorities.
Communication Skills: Communicate effectively using appropriate methods to a range of stakeholders from senior leaders, ministers, and businesses, to colleagues across the breadth of the Investment Network in the UK and overseas.
Person specification
Essential criteria
- Help solve problems effectively with lasting solutions
- Has good written and verbal communication skills
- A team player who can work collaboratively and develop networks
- The ability to inspire and guide teams through transitions and change.
Desirable criteria
- Problem-solving: The ability to identify issues and develop innovative solutions.
- Experience of project and change management: The ability to manage projects, including planning, execution, and evaluation.
- Working with a diverse range of stakeholders: The ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a variety of audiences, both verbally and in writing.
Personal attributed and skills
- To be successful in this role you will use your curiosity to identify solutions, getting to grips with a range of potentially unfamiliar issues.
- You will enjoy working with the experts, being innovative and enterprising and not afraid to challenge to improve things.
- Positive, solution focused attitude will help you develop strong working relationships and deliver results across a varied range of projects in the team.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
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 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.
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
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Adil Garane
- Email : adil.garane@businessandtrade.gov.uk
- Telephone : 07392315210
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
