Directorate Support Manager
Office of Rail and Road
Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 24th September 2024
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As the Directorate Support Manager for the Highways Team, you will manage the work of the team, including projects, finance, procurement, learning and development, high level meetings and risk for a team of 24 people. You will also act in a PA role to the deputy director. The post will involve a mixture of project-based work and administration and will give you exposure to senior colleagues and decision making.
This is an exciting and pivotal time to be joining the Highways Team, during a period of growth. It will give you the opportunity to work within a team that is helping to shape the future of the sector; to work with stakeholders across the industry; and to support the development of our approach for the third road period, starting in 2025.
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At ORR, our hybrid working means that we currently work from our workplace location a minimum of 40% of our working week, although requirements to attend other offsite locations for official business, also count towards this level of attendance. Working arrangements are subject to continuous review.
Person specification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Benefits
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.
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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 : Mike Barlow
- Email : mike.barlow@orr.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : hr.recruitment@orr.gov.uk