Child Maintenance Service People Development Higher Executive Officer (HEO)

We are a small team designing, enabling and delivering a wide portfolio of people, capability building and learning and development related products. This post will require the individual to work collaboratively and at pace with a number of key stakeholders across our wider business and within People Development Team (PDT). We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, self driven and has the ability to lead in an ever changing environment. Being part of this team offers an exciting opportunity to deliver creative and quality solutions and understand and enhance colleague capability by proactively reacting to the learning needs of our colleagues in a transforming environment. Key tasks: Strong, effective leadership, emotionally aware, supporting the team you are part of to be innovative, adaptable and flexible. Support the development and delivery of capability products and services and build strong relationships with colleagues across Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and other parts of DWP. Identify and implement processes to enhance and further develop technical learning. Working closely with Operations to identify ways to improve learning journeys and share best practice. Team work and collaboration with stakeholders in finding impactful solutions to capability gaps. Proven experience in creating an inclusive working environment promoting good decision making and problem solving. Understand and contribute to CMSs responsibility to professionalise our workforce, in particular, support build of a tailored Apprenticeships to enhance colleague experience. Be an integral member of the team, working closely with colleagues to lead, support and influence national strategies, design, development and implementation of changes, identifying, highlighting and resolving new issues. Encourage a culture of innovation, focused on adding value and giving people space to think and act creatively. Effective facilitation and learning delivery skills, with passion and drive via digital and Face To Face platforms. Take responsibility for maximising your own development and that of the team, creating a culture where good performance is praised and poor performance is challenged. Person specification Essential Criteria This is what you will be assessed against, and should align your Personal Statement to. Your evidence will be assessed against the following essential criteria. You must ensure you provide specific examples to demonstrate the below criteria in your Personal Statement. Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following: Ability to develop, support and enable delivery of capability products and services to enhance colleague capability across CMS. (Lead Criteria) Excellent stakeholder management and customer service skills with the ability to build positive and impactful relationships with a range of colleagues across CMS and other parts of DWP. An excellent communicator who has confident facilitation and presentation skills. An adaptable and change leader who can operate at pace even when faced with changing priorities, competent in project management. You possess strong creative skills with a proven ability to persuade and influence decisions driving continuous improvement in line with directorate vision. Effective use of digital communication channels such as MS Teams and competence in using MS Office, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Desirable Proven experience in shaping the development of products and tools to improve customer experience through enhancing colleague capability. You have experience of working in partnership and collaboratively across teams, engaging and building trust with stakeholders to generate commitment to goals. The post holder will have the opportunity to undertake development in support of their role. Please note: Some travel to other Child Maintenance Service (CMS) sites may be required. Behaviours We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service Leadership Communicating and Influencing Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of 37,497, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 10,862 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Working for DWP will include benefits such as learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options, a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity and a Civil Service pension Civil Service pension . CMS is committed to the Wellbeing of all colleagues, support includes Wellbeing conversations, dedicated Wellbeing Advocates in each Service Centre to develop and deliver health and wellbeing initiatives and our own Intranet site offering a wealth of information, guidance and support. We Value Everybody is one of our five Core Values here in CMS. We have active National Network Groups for Race, Disability, Carers, Wellbeing, Faith & Belief and Age. Our monthly People Group meeting draws these groups together to listen, act, and update CMS Directors with our plans. CMS Colleagues have the opportunity to join HASSRA, a vibrant and successful organisation that provides a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly). It also has an important part to play in helping us achieve a healthy work-life balance and wellbeing in the workplace. Working hours – The contracted working hours for the Department are 07:45 hours to 20:00 hours, Monday to Friday, and 08:45 hours to 17:00 hours on Saturday. Employees are contracted to work a specific number of hours per week within the above times. Employees will be required to work the number of hours per week for which they are contracted. For example, for full time employees this will be 37 hours net (42 hours gross including meal breaks). For part-time employees it will be less. Hybrid Working This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Location Applicants should apply for suitable posts where they can travel to and from their home office location daily within a reasonable time. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Relocation costs will not be reimbursed. Access to flexible working hours scheme will be available. Please refer to the candidate pack for further information contained in this section of the advert and more information in relation to the Benefits of working for DWP. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Stage 1: Application & Sift Use your 1000 word Personal Statement to describe how you meet the Essential Criteria as detailed in the job advert. The CV is an on-line tool, there is no requirement to upload your personal CV. When giving details of your employment history, you should include details of work you have completed and projects you have been involved in. However the CV is not scored so please put the main content of your evidence and skills in your Personal Statement. Due to the DWPs use of anonymised recruitment practices it is not possible for applicants to upload/attach a CV; any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. When entering information relating to your employment history you will be asked to remove any personal details that could be used to identify you. This relates to name and contact details which might usually appear on your CV/Personal Statement. Failure to do so will result in your application being withdrawn. Your Personal Statement should contain no more than 1000 words. The layout is entirely your choice, you may choose narrative, bullets, etc. You may choose to address each criterion separately; however, one narrative example may cover and evidence several of the criteria. Please share with us what makes you suited to this role. We would like to find out what you can do, the skills you hold and the life experience or passion that you have that could be aligned to the criteria listed within the Person Specification. Sift The sift panel will use the information in your Personal Statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria outlined in the advert. Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Lead Criteria : Ability to develop, support and enable delivery of capability products and services to enhance colleague capability across CMS. (Lead Criteria) Candidates who pass the initial sift will be progressed to a full sift where all applications will be assessed and sifted against all the essential criteria outlined in the advert. Please note depending on the volume of applications we may choose to invite candidates straight to interview and dispense with the sift stage. For this reason, the timeline for the interview window is subject to change depending on the approach we choose to take. Stage 2: Interview Unless you are otherwise informed, the final stage of the process will be an interview. Your interview will either be conducted face to face or by video. You will be notified of the location if you are selected for interview. The whole process should take approximately 30-40 minutes. A blended interview aims to be more of a conversation at interview, offering a more inclusive approach. The Strength and Behaviour based questioning explores what the candidate can and has done, but also their potential. The Behaviours being assessed at interview are: Managing a Quality Service (Lead Behaviour) Leadership Communicating and Influencing Working Together In addition to this candidates will be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation as part of the interview process. Details of the subject will be sent in advance of the interview. Please refer to the Candidate Pack for further information. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Further information Find out more about Working for DWP A reserve list may be held for a period of 3 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to DWPfrom 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. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on yo ur behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action. Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP’s terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing. DWP takes development seriously. Our aim is for our colleagues in these roles to be appropriately skilled and qualified as determined by the business. To support this aim you may be required to undertake a work based qualification, which may be in the form of an apprenticeship, which will support you in further developing your professional knowledge and skills for this role and your future career development. The qualification can be undertaken in work time, you agree to take this job on the basis that you may be required to undertake a work based qualification; a candidates failure to participate fully in the professional programme, once appointed, may be a breach of their employment contract. Important If you hold a level 3 qualification (2 A levels or equivalent) then please bring your certificates with you to the interview if you have them. Reasonable Adjustment At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:Contact Government Recruitment Service via DWPRecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window) . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .