SEO Operational Leader
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42,614 to £48,468 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National: £42,614 - £45,081 Outer London: £48,468; Inner London: £48,468 - £49,906 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Ilford |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 413761/1 |
Summary
We welcome applications from candidates who are energetic, enthusiastic, and able to demonstrate that they can provide visible and effective leadership, engage with teams, communicate key messages and implement corporate changes to drive performance and deliver an efficient service in order to support the delivery of our services and future modernisation agenda.
DWP is looking to fill 1 SEO Operational Delivery Leader in Decision Making.
The role available will be based in Ilford or Wolverhampton and will require extensive travel between sites.
This role is a hybrid working role and you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40% of your working time in the office, this is due to increase to 60% from the 1st of September.
You will be asked for your preference for either location, which will indicate where you would prefer to work if you are successful. Please do not select a location unless you are prepared to accept a role in that location.
Key Responsibilities
Successful candidates can expect to be involved in a range of the following:
- An Operational Leader responsible for leading and area of decision maker managers, providing visible and effective leadership taking a personal lead in engaging with and communicating key messages and implementing corporate changes.
- Lead, motivate, support and encourage teams to operate flexibly, seeking feedback, listening and acting on this, setting performance standards and personalising services for our customers.
- Role model positive behaviours, effective leadership and encourage collaborative working between teams and directorates to drive innovation and service improvements across DWP.
- Contribute to business and people planning activities ensuring appropriate and effective deployment of people and resources.
- Accountable for the management of performance and service delivery within their business area, undertaking regular performance reviews with their colleagues, identifying risks to business performance achievement and opportunities for driving forward continuous improvement.
- Be committed to their own professional development and building the capability of others including the achievement of Operational Delivery Profession standards and digital capability.
- Works to build a fully inclusive working environment, valuing diverse views, eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
- Actively promotes health and well-being taking responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy working environment.
- Responsible for developing leadership capability through coaching and making full use of Operational Delivery Profession/Government Counter Fraud Profession learning & development products.
- Through role modelling positive behaviour and ways of working, make DWP an inclusive place where people can be their best.
- Ensure compliance with DWP security and data protection regulations.
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