Public Appointments Campaign Manager

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Location

Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham

Summary

About the job

DCMS is responsible for c400 appointments to the boards of c45 Public Bodies. The team manages the Department’s public appointments process regulated by the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments to meet the business and policy objectives of DCMS Ministers, Cabinet Office, No 10 the wider department and its Public Bodies.

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual with excellent stakeholder management skills to manage DCMS’s public appointments process, which is regulated by the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments.

This is a fantastic and rewarding opportunity to work across the department’s portfolio of Chair and Trustee appointments across a range of our Arm Length Bodies, and to contribute to the business and policy objectives of our Ministers, Cabinet Office, No 10, the wider department and its Public Bodies.

Key Responsibilities Could Include

• Effective and efficient management of all Chair and Trustee appointments in a portfolio of circa 10 - 15 DCMS ALBs; supporting ALB colleagues, candidates and the Deputy Director throughout each stage of the public appointment process;
• Providing detailed, well drafted, timely advice to Ministers on appointments within your portfolio, often to tight deadlines;
• Ensuring there is a strong and diverse field of applicants for roles in your portfolio, who can bring a wealth of talent and a broad range of perspectives to ALB Boards;
• Ensuring close and effective working relations with our key stakeholders, which include; Ministers, Special Advisers, ALB Chairs and Board Secretaries, the Devolved Administrations, the Cabinet Office based Centre for Public Appointments, No 10 Appointments team and the Commissioner for Public Appointments;
• Actively contributing to the overall planning and management of public appointments, including providing data and briefings on the appointments landscape to DCMS Ministers and senior officials;
• Providing continuous improvement of the quality of public appointment processes and systems; and
• Working across government to help to set standards and share/disseminate good practice in Public Appointments.
  

ResponsibilitiesPerson Specification

The ideal candidate must demonstrate strong organisational skills, work at pace, have a high attention to detail and the ability to build and maintain an effective network of contacts with key senior stakeholders, both internal and external.

Skills

The hiring manager will be looking for you to demonstrate your skills and experience against the following criteria in your application

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to develop and manage processes in order to maintain a high quality service to stakeholders and provide support to a fast-paced team;
• Work collaboratively and flexibly, building trusted relationships within DCMS, across government, and with very senior external stakeholders;
• Manage competing priorities and deliver them at pace and to a high standard;
• Ability to work flexibly and overcome challenges, often under considerable time pressure;
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills, and the ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships diplomatically; and
• Ability to plan, organise and manage your time and activities to deliver a high quality, professional, reliable and efficient service, applying project and risk management approaches to support delivery of objectives.
  

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture
  

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

• Communicating and Influencing
  

Benefits

You’ll receive over 30% of your total compensation package in benefits:

Flexible working arrangements and Flexi-time

26.5 days annual leave on entry increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years’ service.

Exceptional contributory pension scheme

5 days of paid leave for L&D

5 days of paid volunteering

Parental leave up to 9 months on FULL pay

Occupational sick pay

Brilliant and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, BAME, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Women’s Network.

Access to one of the world’s largest learning and development platforms

Masterclasses and talks through the DCMS Academy

Season ticket loan, Cycle to work scheme and much more!

SCS T&C’s will vary, please refer to the attached candidate information pack to find out more.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check . See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Application Process

To apply for this post, you will need to submit the following documentation to us. This should be completed no later than 23:55pm on 20th July 2021 via the CS Jobs portal.

A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.

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, with particular reference to the criteria set out in the person specification.

A written example for the Behaviour: Communicating and Influencing (250 words)

Sift/Interview

Interviews will take place remotely via Google Hangout video call. Successful applicants will join the department through our remote onboarding process.

Sift and interview dates as well as the interview location to be confirmed.

At Sift; the panel, including the hiring manager, will assess your experience and behaviours and select applicants demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the

criteria set out in the ‘Person Specification’ section. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via dcmsrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the “Assistance required” 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 you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further Information

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 /Disclosure Scotland/Access NI On your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstance 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

For further information on the Access NI confidential checking service telephone: the Access NI Helpline on 0300 200 7888 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email accessni@ani.x.gsi.gov.uk

Please note that this role requires CTC clearance, which would normally need 3 years’ UK residency in the past 3 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

The expectation within DCMS is that staff will normally remain in post for a minimum of 12 months for band C, 18 months for band B and 24 months for band A/AU and will not apply for DCMS roles on level transfer during that time.

DCMS has a London and a National pay scale. For more information on this, including the circumstances in which each pay scale will apply, please see the candidate information pack.

This role will be based in any one of DCMS’s regional hubs. Hubs are currently in London and Manchester, with further regional hubs set to be established in the near future. More information is available in the candidate information pack.

Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.

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 applicant’s 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.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Any move to DCMS from 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.u

A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.

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.

Nationality Requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 .

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.