Regional Strategy and Talent Manager
| Posting date: | 08 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M2 3AW |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75806925 |
Summary
This role sits in our People and Workplace directorate which brings together our HR, Property and Security functions as part of the wider Corporate Services Group.
You will be part of a friendly team responsible for enabling Organisational Effectiveness through the delivery of our DCMS People Strategy. We help DCMS leaders understand their ‘current state’, and work towards a desired ‘future state’, identifying issues and opportunities, and effectively supporting and facilitating people, teams and the organisation through change. We are a team of approximately 10 HR professionals with a range of experience and skills in delivering and embedding successful change; from being the custodian of our People Strategy, to setting and delivering changes to the size, shape and profile of our workforce, enabling our people to thrive and able to deliver our organisational priorities.
Our team culture is rooted in living the DCMS values every day. We are passionate about delivering our very best to support the organisation’s success, and we recognise that each of us plays an important role in making that happen. By “Working as One,” we bring together our diverse knowledge, skills, and professional expertise, collaborating openly and respectfully to achieve shared goals.
Our Regional Strategy and Talent Manager will support and lead elements of the department’s Workforce Strategy by delivering plans to grow senior roles and talent outside of London through recruitment, talent and retention strategies under the Civil Service’s Places for Growth Strategy (PfG). This strategy aims to move more roles outside of London to be closer to the communities we serve. You will work collaboratively across the HR and Workplace portfolios in ensuring our strategy and plans are joined-up.
This is a role that will work both within DCMS and across the wider North West Region in the Civil Service to deliver talent, engagement and outreach activity, and is split into two parts:
- Supporting and leading activity across the Civil Service North West Regional Network by proactively driving local and regional networks, lead the coordination of regional communications, and build and manage stakeholder relationships across a range of partners (Civil Service, Universities, Local Authorities and third sector) to develop a talent pipeline into the Senior Civil Service (SCS) to help talented people from all backgrounds progress into senior leadership positions.
- Leading DCMS’s Places for Growth strategy to ensure a joined-up approach across HR and Workplace in achieving our PfG targets. You will partner with HR, Property and senior leaders to identify and lead targeted talent and people interventions, including a high-impact outreach programme that elevates the DCMS profile within the region. You will take the lead on our regional people policies, working with specialists to ensure our benefits and offer help us attract and keep the best people. You will monitor, report and provide briefings on our progress, and develop advice to seniors on how to make improvements.
The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience, please note that desirable skills will only be used in the event of tied candidates:
Essential requirements:
- Delivering people change activity: experience of leading and/or making a significant contribution to people projects by translating goals into clear delivery plans and managing tasks from start to finish to ensure project milestones are met.
- Relationships and partnership building: ability to build professional relationships and influence stakeholders at various levels, presenting information clearly to gain agreement and build trust.
- Communication: excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt your style to suit different audiences, whether writing briefing notes or leading a meeting.
- Planning and problem solving: strong planning and organisational skills to deliver quality outcomes to tight deadlines. With experience of designing and delivering engaging stakeholder events.
Desirable Skills:
- An understanding of workforce/ talent needs and how to translate these into objective-focused interventions would be beneficial to this role.
- Hold, or be willing to work towards, at least a CIPD level 5 and a Change management qualification.
We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by the vacancy holder, and will take place on:
- Tuesday 12th May at 12:00
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest before Monday 11th at 4pm by filling out this Registration form and you will be sent an invitation. Invites will only be sent after this deadline has passed. Please note that the session will not be recorded and will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to resourcing.team@dcms.gov.uk
BehavioursWe'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Changing and Improving