Inquiries and Reviews Delivery Officer in Birmingham

Location

Birmingham, Leeds

About the job

Job summary

Can you organise complex work, keep accurate records and help a busy team deliver high-quality outputs at pace? Are you a proactive problem-solver who enjoys building relationships and adapting as priorities evolve? If so, wed love to hear from you! This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Public Bodies Centre of Excellence Directorate, which supports excellent governance and oversight across the Department for Transport and its public bodies. The Inquiries and Reviews Division leads DfTs response to the Covid-19 Inquiry, tracks learning from wider inquiries and reviews, and supports key priorities across the Directorate. You will work with senior leaders, policy, sponsorship, digital, commercial and HR colleagues, external stakeholders and public bodies. The role offers broad exposure and the opportunity to develop skills in governance, stakeholder engagement and project delivery.

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service up to a maximum of 30 days, plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the Kings birthday.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Find out more about working for DfT Central: DfT Central careers

Job description

You will support the Inquiries and Reviews Division to organise and progress a varied programme of work. Working across the Public Bodies Centre of Excellence Directorate, you will provide secretariat, briefing, governance and project support, manage correspondence and records, and build effective relationships with stakeholders. You will need to be organised, adaptable and comfortable delivering high-quality work at pace as priorities change.

Your responsibilities will include, but arent limited to:

• Organising and providing secretariat support for meetings, working groups and stakeholder events, ensuring agendas, minutes and actions are managed effectively.
• Preparing briefing notes, drafting responses and contributing to wider advice on Public Bodies Centre of Excellence policy areas.
• Maintaining project plans, risk and action logs, governance documentation and progress reporting.
• Managing correspondence and shared inboxes, maintaining accurate records and supporting programme management office functions.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders across government, public bodies and external organisations.
• Undertaking additional tasks and projects to support delivery of departmental objectives.
• Working flexibly across the Directorate to provide resilience, develop new skills and take on responsibilities as business needs evolve.

Colleagues are expected to work with a degree of flexibility, meaning responsibilities may change to support priority delivery.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Excellent organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, track decisions and actions, and deliver high-quality outputs at pace.
• Ability to proactively solve problems, using a wide range of skills and approaches to reach workable solutions.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to deliver clear and succinct written and verbal briefings for a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to new work and priorities, with a positive and proactive approach to taking on a varied range of work across the Directorate.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 35,663, Department