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Deputy Head of GRAFT

Job details
Posting date: 02 April 2024
Salary: £56,462 to £65,169 per year
Additional salary information: National £56,462 - £65,169 + benefits plus an accountancy allowance up to £5,000 based on CCAB qualification.
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 15 April 2024
Location: M2 3AW
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 347727/1

Summary


You will also head up the Finance Director’s office providing strategic leadership and working across the Directorate to deliver on our collective priorities, identifying risk areas and opportunities.

Your role will have two roles. Grants will be about 70% of the role and is reflected in the criteria:

Grants:

  • Work with senior leaders to implement the DCMS Grant Strategy 2025 - setting the strategic direction for grant design and delivery in DCMS and lead on improvement action plans
  • Oversee the central grants team within DCMS, including providing keyholder advice to Finance Committees (including deputising for Board members) and ensuring DCMS adherence to Grants Functional Standards
  • Lead on the implementation of a future Target Operating Model (TOM) for grants
  • Working with the DCMS Public Bodies to understand and provide support in relation to their grant making activities
  • Provide strategic direction on establishing sufficient assurance activities for Core and Public Body grants - an Executive Board priority
  • Management of small team of grants experts
  • Relationship holder for the Cabinet Office grants function

Chief of staff/Finance Office:

  • Work with the Finance Director and SLT to identify the strategic opportunities for the Directorate. This could include but is not limited to business planning, talent development, learning and development and target operating models. Working across the Directorate to deliver on these.
  • Drive success in the Business Support team, in particular on new responsibilities on the Directorate’s Capability agenda such that improvements are visible to the Directorate.
  • Management of small team which includes business support and Executive Assistants
  • Undertaking discrete cross directorate/department work as required, for example on internal reviews