About the job
The Grants, Risk, Assurance and Fraud team - or GRAFT - is a small, diverse and friendly team of experts that sits within the Finance Directorate in DCMS and was created to provide advice and guidance to ensure the Department and its public bodies spend money and manage their risks wisely.
The Business Support Team sits in GRAFT.
This role sits centrally within the Business Support Team to support the strategic priorities of the Deputy CFO and Senior Leadership Team in the Finance Directorate.
The Business Support team is led by our Grade 7 Head of Office who you would report to.
The team also includes Executive Assistant roles.
The role itself is hugely diverse and fast paced and would be best suited to someone who is proactive and considers themself a self starter.
It provides an excellent opportunity to work closely with Senior Leaders on strategic pieces of business critical work and includes a diverse portfolio of responsibility.
Job description
The Directorate Support, Workforce and Capability lead is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the directorate and leading the management of our workforce planning and capability across the Finance directorate.
The role offers an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to key strategic pieces of work in a busy directorate which sits at the heart of departmental decision making.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable working at pace, managing competing priorities and using initiative to navigate challenges where there is not always a clear process or way forward.
They will be able to make connections across different areas of work, anticipate emerging issues and consider the wider context of making decisions.
You will be responsible for a wide portfolio of work which will require you to have strong engagement and communication skills.
Engaging effectively with senior stakeholders is a key skill the position requires.
Line and take management responsibilities may also be required.
This is a maternity cover post and is therefore time limited to one year.
Person specification
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:
Ability to understand wider priorities, make connections across different areas of work. Anticipate emerging issues and opportunities to shape effective responses.
Strong organisational and prioritising skills, with the ability to assess competing demands and ensuring progress is maintained across multiple areas.
Ability to work autonomously and at pace using initiative and problem-solving skills to navigate ambiguity and find practical solutions.
Track record of building relationships and using influencing skills to enable positive outcomes.
Desirable Skills:
Experience in government workforce planning, monitoring and management.
Experience in delivering L&D programmes.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £43,065, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes £12,475 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here.
We?re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department.
To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:
Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home
26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years? service
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice
3 days of paid volunteering leave
Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave
Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year
Occupational sick pay
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice
Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks
Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work
Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience.
Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which will assessed against the experience success profile:
A behaviour statement of 250 words on Delivering At Pace which will be assessed against the behaviour success profile.
A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the "Job History" section on the Civil Service Jobs application form.
A Statement of Suitability (max 750 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential requirements highlighted. You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed however these will not be considered in the assessment of your application except in circumstances where there are a high number and calibre of candidates.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Delivering at Pace
Seeing the Big Picture
Managing a Quality Service
Communicating and Influencing
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Delivering at Pace