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Short Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the DLUHC Digital Directorate and work with a series of teams delivering the Planning for the Future reform programme.

The digital reform programme is being delivered by a combination of several digital multidisciplinary teams, including the Local Digital Collaboration Unit, and the Digital Land team, in conjunction with the Planning Directorate. The Local Digital Collaboration Unit supports a national ‘Local Digital' movement that brings together everyone required to make excellent local public services, working with local government stakeholders to adopt the Local Digital Declaration principles in their service delivery.

The Local Digital team were voted Apolitical’s ‘Global Public Service Team of the Year 2019’ in the ‘New Ways of Working’ category for our innovative approach to incentivising collaboration.

Job Description

The project support and admin officer will work closely with the digital planning software team to support funded projects and undertake administrative and facilitation tasks.

We’re looking for a project officer who is comfortable with working with different teams and external organisations such as local authorities to support project delivery. You will have experience of working in a digital team, taking ownership of various administrative tasks and showing initiative to improve how our projects are supported.

Responsibilities

. Manage relevant mailboxes, responding to queries or passing them on to the correct people in the team

. Own finance processes for releasing funding to our funded projects, skills, training and administration of programme budget

. Support our funded projects with project management work, leading the development of some component assets, like business case materials and guidance for which the standard or tool is being developed.

. Keep our stakeholders up to date by contributing to blog or website content and working with communications colleagues to ensure consistent messaging

. Help us track our progress, reporting periodically on the impact and lessons learnt from the projects you’re working on

. Business improvement, ensuring our processes are continuously iterated and improved

. Contribute to organising and supporting the delivery of funding rounds and assessments of project outputs

. Communication support: help communicate the benefit of the projects we undertake.

Person Specification

It is essential that you have:

. Strong communications skills (both written and oral) to build and maintain good relationships both internally and externally using different channels

. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

. The ability to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility and be able to prioritise competing demands

Ideally, you’d have:

. Experience working in projects using agile, user-led, or digital-design methods

. Knowledge or experience of local and central government

. Experience with financial processes and administration.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

We are for everyone

At DLUHC we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We promote equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment and a working environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation.

We would strongly recommend that applicants get in touch with the vacancy manager to find out more information about this role.

We are for everyone

Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that your application would be viewed by different assessors.

At sift, through your CV and covering letter we will be assessing:

- Experience

Your covering letter should be no more than 1 page referencing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description.

You will need to merge your CV and covering letter into one document. Please ensure your document is anonymised – remove any personal details such as name and email address. When submitting your application Applied will ask you to upload a CV, when doing this you should upload your merged document of your CV and covering letter.

The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of experience, behaviour and strength based questions as listed in the advert. The strength based questions will require natural responses from the candidates.

In full the campaign will test the below Success Profile Elements:

Experience: Yes - Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description

Behaviours: Yes - Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together, Delivering at Pace

Ability: Yes

Strengths: Yes

We do not consider direct CV applications – you must apply for this role via the application link on Civil Service Jobs:

Please note that near miss offers may be made at the lower grade to candidates who do not meet the grade criteria for this campaign

BENEFITS:

Transfers across the Civil Service on or after 4 October 2018:
Any move to DLUHC 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 at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.

For further information about the benefits available to DLUHC employees, please see the attached Candidate Pack.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:

London

Wolverhampton

There may be opportunities for candidates to work flexibly depending on the business needs. This will be discussed with the vacancy manager on a case-by-case basis if you are successful for the role.

SIFT AND INTERVIEW DATES:

We will be sifting applicants as we go – so please don’t wait until the deadline to submit your application. Interview dates will be confirmed at a later stage, all interviews are currently being held remotely via videocall.

RESERVE LIST:

In the event that we identify more appointable candidates than we currently have posts available, we will hold applicant details on a reserve list for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. This may include roles at a lower grade. Candidates placed on a reserve list will be informed of this. Due to the length of time CTC checks can take, our HR Shared Services team will contact reserve list candidates for London based roles to commence CTC checks. Those candidates who do not wish to remain on the reserve list should contact recruitment@communities.gov.uk to be removed from the reserve list.

CTC (Counter-terrorism Clearance):

Important note

Successful candidates for roles based in our 2 Marsham Street building must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check and the process can take up to 8 weeks to complete.

Please note that successful candidates will need to pass the CTC security checks – this requires you to have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Please refer to the DLUHC Notes on Security Clearance section of our Candidate Pack for further information on Counter Terrorism Clearance (CTC).

Candidates should also note that with effect from 1st August 2018 the department will also check all applicants who are successful at interview, against the Internal Fraud Database (IFD) held by the Cabinet Office. In accordance with the Civil Service Internal Fraud Policy, any applicant who is included on the IFD will be refused employment by DLUHC. Please see the Candidate Pack for further information on the Internal Fraud Database.

HEO salary

The salary for this role is £33,210 (London) or £30,188 (National).

For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply and is non-negotiable.

Before starting your application it’s very important to make sure that you are eligible to apply and meet the Civil Service nationality requirements. All candidates are expected to read the information provided in the DLUHC candidate pack regarding nationality requirements and rules

Candidate Pack Information

Please see attached Candidate pack for further information and guidance on:

• Internal Fraud Database

• Reserve List

• Notes on Security Clearance

• Additional Information on Modernised Terms and Pay

Contact details

Job contact :

Name: Lindsey Dodd

Email: Lindsey.dodd@communities.gov.uk 

Recruitment team:

Email: recruitment@communities.gov.uk