Senior Strategy & Assurance Advisor
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Apply before 11:55 pm on Saturday 19th October 2024
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Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Do you want to work at the forefront of current policy making decisions? Do you want to have an impact on the UK and beyond? If yes, then a career at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) could be for you.
Here at DESNZ we are delivering our mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, with clean electricity by 2030 and accelerating the UK’s journey to net zero.
Our work is helping ensure clean energy for all, keep bills down and seize the opportunities to lead the world in new green industries, taking back control of our energy with Great British Energy and encouraging greater energy efficiency across the UK. The work of the department has never been more timely or relevant, and by joining us you will be part of making that difference.
Our work is varied, interesting and most importantly it's impactful. Our DESNZ Values are interwoven into everything we do; we are bold, we are collaborative, we are inclusive, and we learn. As a department we are committed to these values to build a culture where everyone can thrive
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
This is an exciting leadership opportunity within the National Security and Response (ESR) team, supporting high profile cross-cutting risk, strategy and assurance work at the forefront of seniors' and ministers' priorities. You will provide critical expertise and build links between DESNZ and other partners across Government to guarantee the Department has the capabilities to respond to incidents affecting our diverse sectors. |
Person specification
Key responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include: • Positively build and lead a dynamic and diverse team to develop and deliver the strategy for wider DESNZ crisis management activities. • Support the management and delivery of the DESNZ Assurance Framework and work to develop preparedness to respond to incidents as a Lead Government Department during crises. • Maintain a network with other DESNZ teams, ensuring advice and support on the Assurance Framework and associated resilience standards. • Support the management, delivery and promotion of key crisis management strategy policies, including the lessons management policy and the departmental concept of operations. • Oversee the lessons management strategy, promoting and advocating lessons management best practice in DESNZ and across government. • Lead lessons identification processes following exercises and responses. Oversee the management and governance of the implementation of recommendations, reporting to seniors on the implementation of recommendations identified. • Participate in cross-Whitehall crisis management, resilience and assurance meetings as appropriate, representing DESNZ’s position on crisis management • Provide a key role in the DESNZ emergency response exercising and support other capabilities workstreams and assurance activities where appropriate. • Support the coordination of the Department's response to emergencies major incidents as and when they occur. • Lead by example, helping to promote a positive culture of diversity, inclusion and collaboration within NSR • Drive yours and others personal development, ensuring they are happy, motivated and clear in our/their objectives and priorities. • Maintain positive relationships with DESNZ teams and wider stakeholders to ensure a multidisciplinary and combined approach and interact with appropriate organisations across HMG and Agencies to work collaboratively on capability development and positively promote DESNZ interests • Communicate effectively to provide advice, mentorship Skills and experience You do not need to be a crisis management specialist, as we provide on the job training. This role would suit someone who is practically minded and seeking to develop transferable skills, or who may have an interest in moving into crisis management policy. Experience of energy and/or exercising and/or crisis management is desirable but not necessary. • Be dedicated and have a hardworking, flexible approach to work. • Enjoy delivering across multiple concurrent workstreams, prioritising when needed. • A willingness to develop pragmatic solutions to risk and crisis management. • Have an eye for detail and good analytical and data skills. • Emergencies can occur at any time so you will become a member of the Out of Hours Emergency Rota (roughly 1 week in 6), providing a 24hr/7days a week capability. An additional allowance is provided for this function. • Have or be willing to acquire DV security clearance, which is essential for this role. The DV process can be completed in post, and requires you have 10 years residency in the UK and UK National Status. |
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
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.
- A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.
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, personal statement and a number of behavioural statements.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 750 words) to provide a brief background about yourself, outlining why you have applied for this role. You should also include evidence of the key requirements listed in the job description.
Please note - the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.
Applications will be sifted on behavioural statements and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead behavioural statement - Seeing the Big Picture.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour-based questions.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 21/10/2024
Interview dates: w/c 28/10/2024
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 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.
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.
Vetting
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Kelly Barnes-Williams
- Email : Kelly.barnes@energysecurity.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : desnzresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk