Chief of Staff
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £52,412 to £68,918 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National: Minimum £52,412 -Maximum £63,517, Inner London: Minimum £57,631 - Maximum £68,918, Outer London: Minimum £56,299 - Maximum £67,628 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2024 |
| Location: | Blackpool |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 351972/2 |
Summary
The Risk and Resilience Directorate is made up of a number of diverse areas. It primarily leads the Department’s response to major incidents, and in the past has led DWP’s contribution to Ukraine, the Royal Funeral, industrial action and a range of payment related issues.
The Directorate also develops and holds plans for disruption, the security of service delivery, special operations, and delivery of a range of operational services. Additionally, it is the home of the Public Inquiry Team, coordinating the Department’s response to high-profile inquiries such as the Covid and Horizon inquiries.
The Directorate has recently merged with the Risk Management Division, which is responsible for the Department’s risk management strategy, setting clear accountabilities and guidance with the aim of promoting effective decision-making across DWP.
The Chief of Staff reports directly to the Director, Risk and Resilience.
The successful applicant will be required to hold Developed Vetting (DV) clearance or be willing to go through the vetting process.
As Chief of Staff, you will build effective and trusted relationships with the Director, Deputy Directors and Senior Leadership Team, acting as a trusted advisor and representative. You will also oversee and manage the directorate’s corporate strategy and activities, including recruitment, people and capabilities activities and financial planning.
Key Role Responsibilities
- Oversight of the close support to the Senior Civil Servant ensuring their time is used effectively on the most pressing issues and using your judgment to make decisions on other issues.
- Acting as a trusted counsellor to the Senior Civil Servant and being an active member of the senior leadership team
- Undertake a strategic work force plan and associated recruitment to ensure the directorate has the appropriate capabilities and capacity.
- Monitor and develop the directorate’s people activities with a particular focus on resilience, development and wellbeing, with a view to building organisational capability and improving people survey scores.
- Oversee and manage corporate strategy and activities, including recruitment, people and capabilities activities and financial planning.
- Leading and having responsibility for the smooth running of the Directors Office, providing leadership and building strong relationships across the wider DWP community.
Our Mission
The Department for Work and Pensions is one of the biggest government departments, delivering vital services to some of the most vulnerable people in society. As part of the UK’s biggest public service department, we make sure that millions of people receive their State Pension and working age, disability and ill health benefits each year.
Change and Resilience Group (CRG) lead on the Department’s portfolio of Change programmes and projects. We work in multi-disciplinary teams to continually improve how we do things and deliver our services with minimal disruption to DWP customers. More information can be found in the Candidate Information Pack attached and you can also find out more about Working for DWP here.
Find out more about DWP Change and Resilience Group here:
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We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make Change and Resilience Group as diverse as possible, and we particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.