ESN Deployment Project Manager
Home Office
Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 13th December 2024
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London pay location: London £77,900 - £85,690
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Job summary
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
The Public Safety Group’s role is to keep the public safe by cutting crime, disrupting the highest harm criminals, protecting the vulnerable and ensuring that our police, fire and rescue services are as efficient and effective as they can be in delivering front line public services. We work with our partners in other government departments, local government and the voluntary sector to develop and implement policy, provide funding, and deliver legislation.
Britain’s emergency services work 24/7 to serve the public in some of the most dangerous and challenging situations. To help them do their job even better the Emergency Services Network (ESN) Programme is creating the next generation mobile communications network, including secure and resilient voice and broadband data services, which will be used by thousands of front-line police officers, paramedics, and fire-fighters.
There are over 100 Emergency Service organisations and over 300 other user organisations who will implement ESN across England, Scotland, and Wales.
ESN will transform how our blue-light services respond to incidents, offering better mobile coverage, leading to faster response times. ESN will allow emergency service professionals to work together more efficiently and effectively when incidents and accidents occur by sharing data across the new digital network. The new network is dynamic and can take advantage of new technology as it develops, making sure that those doing the vital job of protecting the public and saving lives get the best and most modern communications tools available.
ESN is a pan-government, cross departmental, programme based within the Home Office. The programme has representation from the Emergency Services at both operational and departmental levels and has close working involvement from the suppliers of the ESN technology. This is an exciting programme, delivering cutting edge technology which will directly impact people’s lives.
This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to work on one of Governments biggest programmes supporting the essential services provided by our Emergency Services.
Job description
This is a full time, permanent role for the Head of ESMCP Deployment.
The successful candidate will lead and motivate teams formed of blended resources, subject matter experts and end users from within and outside the Programme to deploy the Emergency Services Network to approx. 300,000 end users across 300 different user organisations nationally.
Key responsibilities
Build and own a robust Deployment plan for the deployment of ESN to the emergency services ensuring full integration with dependent workstreams and the programme plan.
Chair appropriate governance meetings and provide necessary reporting to enable visibility of portfolio risks, issues, progress and lessons learned.
Lead a medium sized team in the execution of the deployment plan.
Work collaboratively with the key suppliers and users in the execution of the Deployment Plan.
Management of risks, issues, budget etc relevant to the deployment workstream.
Excellent leader with a proven ability to develop a sizeable, motivated, engaged, and high performing delivery team.
Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to build effective relationships with colleagues at every level within an organisation.
Line Management
Line management responsibilities for the Deployment Team of up to 10 personnel working at both Bristol and London offices.
Working Pattern
The post is only available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working, due to the level of engagement with Suppliers and Emergency Services.
Location
The London office is currently based at Clive House (SW1H Zone 1). However, the office will be relocating to Stratford (Zone 2/3) with expected relocation by the early in 2025.
Person specification
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of senior level stakeholder engagement in a complex stakeholder environment (ideally operational) to include effective relationship building and management.
- Significant experience of strategic influencing and excellent negotiation skills with key decision makers within the civil service and the stakeholder environment.
- An experienced project and portfolio manager, with evidence of leading and delivering projects to time and budget.
- Experience of planning and delivering large scale deployment in a technology environment.
- Significant experience of effective supplier management
- Successfully managing partners, within an environment where there are multi-agency relationships, conflicting objectives and commercial and political complexity.
- Recognised Project Management Qualification e.g. Prince2, Association of Project Management Qualified, Project(APMQ), Chartered Professional(ChPP) and Managing Successful Programmes(MSP)
- Development of plans and processes e.g. Business Cases, resource profiles.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working for or with Emergency Services.
- Implementation of technology change programmes.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Project Management SFIA Level 6
Benefits
In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
- 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
- Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
- Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
Applications
- Application – by the 13th of December 2024.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
- CV. detailing qualifications
- Personal Statement (maximum 1250 words).
Your CV should consist of your qualifications, including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will be used to provide further context on your personal statement and scored against the essential criteria.
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV, Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.
Sift
- Sift – week commencing 16th of December 2024.
The sift will be held on the CV and the Personal Statement
Should a high volume of applications be received, the sift will be conducted only on the Personal Statement.
Interview
- Interview week commencing 20th of January 2025.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be:
- Behaviours, Strength, and Technical Skills-based questions.
In addition, candidates will be asked to prepare a five minute presentation that will be delivered at interview. The presentation question/scenario will be disclosed closer to the interviews.
Interviews to be held in person at Clive House, London and Rivergate, Bristol.
For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.
For guidance on the Technical skills, please refer to the Skills Framework for the Information Age(SFIA).SFIAv9 full framework view — English (sfia-online.org)
Problems during the application process
If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact hocandidates.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.
Locations
You can select up to two locations in order of preference. Please ensure that these are locations you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at one of your preferred locations and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.
Reserve lists will be held for each location. Candidates will be appointed in merit order by location.
Candidates judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised without the need to go through a further selection process, providing the role has the same Success Profiles elements and essential skills. There is no guarantee that further such vacancies will arise.
Security Checks
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Clearance(SC).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.
Standards
All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
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.
If you are invited to an interview, you will be required to bring documentation for the purposes of establishing your identity.
You will need to meet the nationality requirements for this role and obtain the necessary security clearance to take it up.
For meaningful security checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. Learn more on our website. Security Checks - Home Office Careers
Visa sponsorship
We do not sponsor individuals via Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visas.
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : HORC Campaign Team (HSG, PSG & MBG)
- Email : HORCCampaignTeamHSGPSGandMBG@homeoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
HORecruitment.GRS@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.
