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Senior Digital Planning & Performance Manager: Pay £55,557 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid home working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.   

DWP. Digital with Purpose.   

We are looking for a Senior Digital Planning & Performance Manager to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. 

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. 

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. 

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need to show us in your application?   

• Experience of leading, developing and communicating a multi-year financial business plan to achieve key strategic benefits.

• Experience and ability to analyse and accurately interpret complex data from various sources, add insight, make recommendations, and credibly present reasoned conclusions to influence and persuade senior board members to take action or make decisions.

• Experience of strong people leadership in capability development, including coaching, training and setting standards and frameworks.

• Experience of analysing, forecasting and planning workforce supply and demand.

• Working knowledge of Key Performance Indicators, Risk Management and Internal Audit at board level in a large organisation.

You and your role   

The role is working within our Digital Modernisation and Efficiency Business Management Team who lead services across DWP Digital to ensure the successful delivery of Digital Group's Business Plan.

You will be responsible for considering, understanding and analysing large amounts of information, summarising into key points to share with a range of audiences, to inform decision making.

You will develop, design and communicate business plans that achieve key strategic benefits including aspects such as people, technology and financial implications.

You will also lead a multi-disciplined team located across various Digital Hub locations, providing regular strategic direction and reporting directly to the Head of Business Management in Digital Modernisation and Efficiency where you will work closely to achieve set objectives.

As well as your own team, you will have chance to coach and mentor other members of our Business Services Practice. You'll help us encourage collaboration and shared ownership throughout the team and grow capability in our thriving community of practice. 

Details. Wages. Perks.   

Location: You'll join us in your choice of one our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Newcastle-upon-Tyne  

Hybrid Working: We have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly. We work a hybrid model with a mix of home working and sometime in the office.   

Pay: In return for your skills, we offer competitive pay of £55,557 p.a.   

Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% (Worth £16,000/year).   

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.   

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:   

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days   

• Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home   

• Family-friendly policies   

• Time off volunteering and charitable giving   

• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'   

• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more   

• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket   

• Sports and social activities   

• Working in an award-winning environment and culture   

• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.   

Click 'Apply' for more information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs.   

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To be responsible for the strategic management and operational delivery of Soft FM, ensuring that appropriate systems, processes and procedures are in place for the safe and effective delivery of the service. Ensuring that all plans are consistent with Atlass Business Plan and overall objectives. To ensure appropriate monitoring arrangements and reporting systems are in place for FM services. The post holder will analyse the results of all data and audits so improvements can be identified. There will be a need to compare and interpret results to make the right decisions about the future and improvement of some services. Manage and control all operational duties of the team ensuring services are continually developed to provide a modern high-quality service; that offers statutory compliance; services are in accordance with national requirements and/or published standards, manufacturers recommendations (as appropriate), are cost effective and meet the needs of its customers. Manage and develop policies and procedures related, or associated with Soft FM, ensuring appropriate Stakeholder engagement, and monitoring and auditing of compliance as appropriate. To communicate and advise the organisation on the policies in accordance with established governance protocol. Ensure suitable systems and processes are in place to manage compliance with all contractual, statutory and mandatory undertakings associated with the delivery of comprehensive soft Facilities Management Services. Provide annual/monthly reports detailing performance targets/standards ensuring the service provides quality standards that are compliant, efficient and cost effective. To maintain an overview of complaints and incidents and ensure that appropriate action is taken and that lessons are learned and shared. To manage the Soft FM service managers and to be responsible for those services, which are currently: -o Transport fleet of vehicles for non-patient porteringo Building Management operational activitieso Support Services clinical waste/domestic waste/pest control/uniformsPage 5 of 13o Catering within a hospital environmento Cleaning clinical and non-clinical To ensure there is a robust system of management and monitoring of the Risk Register for risks associated with all FM services, ensuring they are logged, recorded and reviewed with the team. Investigate and report on all appropriate incidents recorded (Datix) regarding Soft FM, ensuring that there is a learning culture. To represent Atlas BFWML at meetings and forums as appropriate ensuring information regarding services and reports are available as appropriate. To support Atlas in the development of information systems to support FM services and performance management communicating performance against KPIs to users on a regular basis this will cross over into other Atlas Business Units as an Integrated solution. The Post Holder will be solely responsible for the implementation, management and subsequent changes. To maintain an overview of capital projects and ensure the programme relating to FM services is delivered on time, costed appropriately and within budget. To work closely with Trust team members to ensure that Atlas initiatives are implemented locally and to ensure that information is available to assist with planning and FM services. In relation to Clifton Hospital, be responsible for the PLACE process and ensure results and action plans are reported at appropriate levels. Report on CQUIN (if required) related FM issues on a regular basis this includes but not limited to healthy eating initiatives via the Catering Department at Clifton Hospital. Take responsibility for ensuring all FM activities are carried out competently and safely, in compliance with health and safety legislation. Responsible for ensuring cleaning service providers follow the appropriate national standards and maintain them as outlined in the relevant documentation. Responsible for ensuring the Catering services provided meet the Standards for food and Drink in NHS Hospitals. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT Negotiate supply contracts for the procurement of FM services with other specialist agencies and ensure these reflect current market prices and value for money for Atlas. Review and re-negotiate service provision contracts within Facilities Soft FM remit as required, ensuring best value for Atlas and performance criteria for customers. Monitor and maximise the income generated for Atlas via SLAs and service contracts delivered by Facilities Soft FM Services staff and service providers.Page 6 of 13 Deliver reductions on expenditure whilst still delivering acceptable standards of service delivery Investigate changes to provide a cost-effective service delivery by the involvement of key contactors and reduce revenue costs. Develop specifications for all services and work closely with other Atlas/Trust leads when tendering for the provision of these services. Manage various projects as necessary and ensure these are delivered on budget and within agreed time scales. Identify and pursue growth opportunities for Atlas. Including developing business cases and deliver on approval (aligned to services). Lead the mobilisation of any new services procured within the FM function. Review / instigate changes to work scheduling systems as appropriate to maximise efficiency, effectiveness and good use of resources. Negotiate with external agencies on behalf of Atlas, for example ICB/ICS/LPC/1LSC on issues such as service delivery, costs contracts. Manage the novated contract for the provision of domestic services at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital site with a contract value.

As a senior manager within Atlas, the post holder will have responsibility for the overall management of a multi-disciplined complex facilities management (FM) service (soft service bias), covering both acute and community locations and will therefore be a highly skilled professional with significant senior management experience in the leadership of multi-disciplinary and regionally spread FM service in an organisation of comparable complexity. A key component of this role is proven experience of contract management and procurement.

Together with overall managerial responsibility for Atlas FM staff at all levels, the post holder is expected to provide a customer focused, cost effective and efficient FM service using a combination of in-house staff and a range of independent contractors and professionals. The post covers a number of services most notably:
• Domestic services
• Waste
• Transport
• Pest control
• Catering
• Uniform
• Portering


The frequently fast changing, dynamic acute working environment, requires the post holder to demonstrate the ability to respond and adapt flexibly to the needs of the service. Therefore, they must have a high level, practical and theoretical knowledge of FM services, the associated knowledge of compliance legislation, healthcare standards and audits, contract management and be comfortable dealing with a wide range of stakeholders.

As experts in healthcare facilities and property management, we deliver fully-managed healthcare facilities services and property management solutions to clients throughout Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre and North Lancashire.

Our teams ensure our clients properties and amenities provide the best environment for their customers, patients, staff and visitors.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we support the Trusts frontline clinical services and assist with the delivery of patient care, through our service provision.

Our profits are used to help grow our business, whilst providing additional employment, training and development opportunities for local people.

Visit: bfwml.co.uk for further information

To be responsible for the strategic management and operational delivery of Soft FM, ensuring that appropriate systems, processes and procedures are in place for the safe and effective delivery of the service. Ensuring that all plans are consistent with Atlas’s Business Plan and overall objectives.
• To ensure appropriate monitoring arrangements and reporting systems are in place for FM services. The post holder will analyse the results of all data and audits so improvements can be identified. There will be a need to compare and interpret results to make the right decisions about the future and improvement of some services.
• Manage and control all operational duties of the team ensuring services are continually developed to provide a modern high-quality service; that offers statutory compliance; services are in accordance with national requirements and/or published standards, manufacturers recommendations (as appropriate), are cost effective and meet the needs of its customers.
• Manage and develop policies and procedures related, or associated with Soft FM, ensuring appropriate Stakeholder engagement, and monitoring and auditing of compliance as appropriate. To communicate and advise the organisation on the policies in accordance with established governance protocol.
• Ensure suitable systems and processes are in place to manage compliance with all contractual, statutory and mandatory undertakings associated with the delivery of comprehensive soft Facilities Management Services.
• Provide annual/monthly reports detailing performance targets/standards ensuring the service provides quality standards that are compliant, efficient and cost effective.
• To maintain an overview of complaints and incidents and ensure that appropriate action is taken and that lessons are learned and shared.

• To manage the Soft FM service managers and to be responsible for those services, which are currently: -
o Transport – fleet of vehicles for non-patient portering
o Building Management – operational activities
o Support Services – clinical waste/domestic waste/pest control/uniforms
Page 5 of 13
o Catering – within a hospital environment
o Cleaning – clinical and non-clinical
• To ensure there is a robust system of management and monitoring of the Risk Register for risks associated with all FM services, ensuring they are logged, recorded and reviewed with the team.
• Investigate and report on all appropriate incidents recorded (Datix) regarding Soft FM, ensuring that there is a learning culture.
• To represent Atlas BFWML at meetings and forums as appropriate ensuring information regarding services and reports are available as appropriate.
• To support Atlas in the development of information systems to support FM services and performance management communicating performance against KPI’s to users on a regular basis – this will cross over into other Atlas Business Units as an Integrated solution. The Post Holder will be solely responsible for the implementation, management and subsequent changes.

• To maintain an overview of capital projects and ensure the programme relating to FM services is delivered on time, costed appropriately and within budget.
• To work closely with Trust team members to ensure that Atlas initiatives are implemented locally and to ensure that information is available to assist with planning and FM services.
• In relation to Clifton Hospital, be responsible for the PLACE process and ensure results and action plans are reported at appropriate levels.
• Report on CQUIN (if required) related FM issues on a regular basis this includes but not limited to healthy eating initiatives via the Catering Department at Clifton Hospital.
• Take responsibility for ensuring all FM activities are carried out competently and safely, in compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Responsible for ensuring cleaning service providers follow the appropriate national standards and maintain them as outlined in the relevant documentation.
• Responsible for ensuring the Catering services provided meet the Standards for food and Drink in NHS Hospitals.



CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
• Negotiate supply contracts for the procurement of FM services with other specialist agencies and ensure these reflect current market prices and value for money for Atlas.
• Review and re-negotiate service provision contracts within Facilities Soft FM remit as required, ensuring best value for Atlas and performance criteria for customers.
• Monitor and maximise the income generated for Atlas via SLA’s and service contracts delivered by Facilities Soft FM Services staff and service providers.
Page 6 of 13
• Deliver reductions on expenditure whilst still delivering acceptable standards of service delivery
• Investigate changes to provide a cost-effective service delivery by the involvement of key contactors and reduce revenue costs.
• Develop specifications for all services and work closely with other Atlas/Trust leads when tendering for the provision of these services.
• Manage various projects as necessary and ensure these are delivered on budget and within agreed time scales.
• Identify and pursue growth opportunities for Atlas. Including developing business cases and deliver on approval (aligned to services).
• Lead the mobilisation of any new services procured within the FM function.
• Review / instigate changes to work scheduling systems as appropriate to maximise efficiency, effectiveness and good use of resources.
• Negotiate with external agencies on behalf of Atlas, for example ICB/ICS/LPC/1LSC on issues such as service delivery, costs contracts.
• Manage the novated contract for the provision of domestic services at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital site with a contract value.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Dec 2024

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What skills and experience we're looking for

Thank you very much for your interest in the temporary PA (Personal Assistant) role for the Executive Headteacher. The successful candidate will work within both the Christ the King and St Cuthbert’s school offices and will follow the Executive Head’s working pattern to offer support to her and the wider leadership team. The post offers line management responsibilities for up to three staff. We hope that this position offers a great opportunity for office assistants currently in a school, or those wishing to come into education from industry or business.

The role is a complex but fulfilling one involving admin support for the Executive Headteacher (processing and managing the recording of staff absence, dealing with recruitment and retention, supporting with confidential governor meeting preparation, maintaining the school’s single central record) alongside line managing office staff (across two sites) whilst welcoming parents and pupils into the school in the morning, taking phone calls about absence and other confidential messages.

Alongside this there are other basic administration tasks such as drafting letters, updating pupil & staff records, welcoming visitors and distributing mail. The successful candidate will also have responsibility for admissions to the school, coordinating the induction process and preparing welcome packs for families as well as dealing with nursery enquiries and billing.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 28th November 2024 – midday
Shortlisting: Friday 29th November 2024
Interview dates: Monday 2nd December 2024

Post Details:
Grade: NJC pay Grade E, scale point range 12 - 17
Salary: £27,711.00 to £30,060.00 (paid pro-rata)
Contract: Fixed Term until 31/8/2025
Hours: 37 per week, Term Time only plus 5 days
Start Date: Monday 6th January 2025

Please refer to the application pack for further details.

What the school offers its staff

Our school offers a range of professional development opportunities for the successful candidates.

St Cuthbert’s Catholic Academy and Christ the King Catholic Academy, part of the Blessed Edward Bamber Multi Academy Trust. Our aim is to create a partnership-based family of schools that celebrates the distinctiveness of each school and the diverse communities they serve, while maintaining our value-driven approach.

• A caring ethos and high standards.
• Friendly staff, admin support and a strong family ethos which make our academies a great place to work.
• A focus on staff wellbeing including access to Counselling, 24 hour GP helpline, Health advice and support, Physiotherapy advice, annual flu jabs and a range of other services through our Schools Advisory Service wellbeing app.

Commitment to safeguarding

BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All posts are subject to: ● DBS ● Medical clearance ● Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number. ● Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children. ● A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures. ● In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, online search be carried out. For teaching positions, barred list checks and prohibition from teaching checks will be carried out. For leadership positions, section 128 checks will be performed.

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time position for highly motivated, suitably qualified, experienced, confident and forward thinking individuals for a Band 7/ Ward manager post to support the inpatient Adult acute and PICU wards at the Harbour. For more information of the extent of this role please feel free to contact Modern Matron, Adele Barker at adele.barker@lscft.nhs.uk.

You must be able to provide clinical leadership and motivation to develop the existing staff whilst maintaining high professional standards, demonstrating commitment to staff development and patient care. Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of the wide ranging specialties which the wards provide is essential. You will promote and maintain extremely high standards of care whilst supporting and assisting the Modern Matron to implement local and national strategies and initiatives.

You will need to possess excellent interpersonal skills, have strong leadership and staff development skills as well as a proven track record in change management. A strong commitment to your ongoing professional education and development is essential.

The successful post holder will be expected to support across the Harbour footprint and be able to work shifts covering 24 hours, seven days a week, however the main working hours will be Monday to Friday during office hours.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.


This advert closes on Monday 2 Dec 2024

What skills and experience we're looking for

Join Team FCAT

Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) was established in 2012. Our trust aims to ensure first class learning opportunities for all young people across the Fylde Coast and across Lancashire. The trust has grown to include 10 academies with primary, secondary and all through as well as the Central Services and School Improvement team. Our values of excellence, integrity and resilience guide us to be the best we can be. Learners are at the heart of what we do and their outcomes and successes are what drive us.

As a Multi-Academy Trust we work in partnership with educational institutions locally to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing, which is critical to our culture of continuous improvement. Full information about the trust and its work can be found on our website www.fcat.org.uk

About Armfield Academy

Armfield Academy is an all-through school for children aged 3-16, we are an inclusive academy, which is committed to providing the best possible education for all the children within our care. We, at Armfield Academy, are committed to achieving the very best educational outcomes for every one of our learners. We do this by putting each child’s diverse, social and learning needs with the appropriate level of challenge and care at the heart of all aspects of our work. Our curriculum is ambitious and uncompromising and provides a solid foundation upon which all our students can thrive and succeed. “Leaders have created a clearly designed curriculum, which builds from when children join in their Reception Year through to the end of Year 11.” (Ofsted February 2023).

Our vision comes to life in our clearly articulated values, which are pride in our Academy; ‘An Academy to be Proud of’; respect for each other; integrity in all that we seek to achieve and the wholehearted pursuit of excellence in both academic attainment and social accomplishments, which are underpinned through promoting resilience in all our learners in all phases. In working towards making these values visible in every learner, we strive to provide a safe, healthy, stimulating and exciting environment for all to work, learn and play in, and in which access for all to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum is free and equal. “Leaders and trustees have created a clear and ambitious vision for this school and its role in the local community. Staff and pupils understand and support this vision.” (Ofsted February 2023).

All pupils in all phases are encouraged to develop lively and enquiring minds, to be capable of independent thought and to appreciate those areas of knowledge and understanding, which will nurture wisdom, enabling them to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, and prepare them for future life, employment and happiness. Academic excellence, respect and tolerance for others, resilience, self-discipline and self-confidence form the basis of our school's philosophy.

This post represents an excellent opportunity for any individual who wishes to join a strong team at our academy as we continue our journey to becoming the very best that we can be. “Leaders have given high priority to providing pupils with information about possible careers and the next steps they may need to take to achieve them.” (Ofsted February 2023).

What the school offers its staff

Why choose FCAT?

• Ongoing CPD including New - Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset
• New - Automatic annual pay progression for all teachers
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) with employer contributions of 23.68%
• Modern school building with excellent facilities for learners and colleagues
• 24/7 access to free health support services via Smartclinic
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free annual flu vaccine
• Blackpool Council travel discount
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Free eye tests
• Commitment to our Team FCAT Work and Wellbeing Charter

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Senior IT Service Manager

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

In recent years in DWP we have brought our IT in-house, introduce elements such as automation and self-service to our digital services, and accelerate the adoption of public cloud.

We want to build on this success with your help.

In this role, as an Senior IT Service Manager you will drive analysis and resolution of complex issues, enlisting support and escalating where appropriate to relevant IT service functions as part of one of the biggest IT estates in the UK.

You own stakeholder relationships and make sure that Products and Services are delivering the best value for money in meeting business and user requirements and are able to offer guidance and respond effectively to queries about (for example) Product/Service design and policy.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

Delivery. Work. Projects.

As a Senior IT Service Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality and value-driven support for digital products and services that are used by millions of people and around 100,000 DWP colleagues.

Your role is all about making that service levels meet agreed targets, managing end to end service performance, and overseeing contracts with third party suppliers.

You'll monitor third-party supplier compliance with SLAs through regular reporting and analysis, ensuring services meet user requirements and deliver value for money.

We're hiring you because you are good at what you do, and you can make us better. You will share your data domain knowledge and experience to drive IT strategy, including defining the tools and techniques most appropriate for the environment.

You will also:

• Set objectives, oversee junior team members, and delegate service management tasks, acting as a point of escalation.

• Implement ongoing service improvements aligned with quality, risk, and security standards.

• Ensure that new or updated products are smoothly integrated into live service with adequate support and meet customer expectations.

Additional Duties:

On-Call Support: Provide out of hours major incident support on a 24/7 rota basis (on-call payments apply)

The skills and experience you need:

• Proven IT service management experience, preferably within a framework such as ITIL.
• Strong stakeholder management, with a history of successful collaboration and negotiation.
• Independent capability in managing digital products/services and reporting.
• High accuracy and attention to detail in service delivery and customer support.
• Experience in budgeting and financial forecasting.
• Knowledge of Notification and Document Repository services is beneficial

Preferred Qualification:

ITIL 4 certification is encouraged for applicants. If you don't have it, don't worry, you can work towards it here as part of our commitment to learning and development.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

Pay: We offer competitive pay from £42,614 to £45,081

Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £13,000 a year.

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
• Family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.

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Pay up to £45,081, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.  

DWP. Digital with Purpose. 

• We love to talk Agile. What's your favourite approach? Scrum, Kanban, Lean or something else? 

• Want to grow your career as part of the one of the biggest Agile Delivery communities in the UK? 

We are looking for an Agile Delivery Manager to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

This is not a traditional project management role. We're looking for skilled agile delivery managers, who have experience of delivering software in an agile environment.

You'll enable a multi-disciplinary team through different phases, as we use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? 

• Experience of delivering software at pace in an agile environment 

• A good understanding of agile principles and practices 

• Promoting a healthy team culture, managing team dynamics and fostering a continuous improvement environment 

• Translating technical terms and facilitating relationships with business stakeholders  

• Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support
  
  
  
  

You and your role 

Our Agile Delivery Managers create psychologically safe spaces, so our high-performing digital teams to create, build, innovate and deliver stuff that works for over 20 million users.

You'll make sure our experts have what they need to deliver the best services. You'll identify blockers, and find the best way round through, and over. 

Our focus is on individuals and interactions, values and behaviours - not processes tools or documentations - and we put the user at the centre of everything we do. 

One of the great things in DWP is the scale and breadth of activity we're taking on. It is massive. There is a real variety of projects and teams who want your coaching, leadership and empowerment. 

Our Agile Delivery practice is thriving with over 200 members.

New joiners, and long time-members of our community love how much support is available, and the degree of collaboration in DWP. 

And the opportunities for learning - in whatever form you prefer - are unlimited. 

Details. Wages. Perks. 

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield, whichever most convenient for you. 

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. 

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £45,081.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £13,000 per year. 

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days and rising to 31 days over time. 

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. 

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: 

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)  

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies 

• Time off volunteering and charitable giving 

• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'  

• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more 

• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference 

• Sports and social activities 

• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. 

 

Process:  

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: 

 

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. 

1. Interview: a single stage interview online. 

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application. 

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There is expected to be a 50:50 split between clinical delivery and the Head of Therapies remit. The clinical work will be somewhat dependant on the location: Blackpool = Mainstream school and/or SEN / ASD assessments Bolton and Liverpool = SEN in a Special school Halton = Mainstream school and/or SENin Special schools and Resource Bases As the Head of Therapies, the successful candidate will line manage Lead SLTs; promote a coaching culture; contribute to strategic planning; and lead on clinical quality standards.

DBS DIT provides digital capability that supports corporate services across the Ministry of Defence, including Finance, Commercial, Payroll and Human Resources for Military Personnel, Civilian Personnel and Veterans.

Cyber Security Assessors are responsible for independent assessment of Delivery Teams’ adherence to Secure by Design and relevant risk and security policies and standards. They coordinate between Delivery Teams dealing with similar security challenges to optimise solutions and minimise duplication of effort. They are responsible for consistent, coherent advice and support to relevant capabilities. They identify, understand and mitigate cyber-related risks. They provide risk or service owners with advice to help them make well informed risk-based decisions.

As Cyber security Assessor within the DBS Cyber Team you will manage all day to day IT Security and System Information Assurance, and, applying Secure by Design, ensure that security is embedded in all stages of the application development life cycle, and that there is continuous monitoring through use. You will also advise on and test the efficacy of measures to build security into continuous integration and deployment with specific responsibilities for the day to day IT security for multiple Military and Civilian HR systems and Finance systems.

The role will require you to demonstrate a talent for solving complex problems and for effective communication at all levels. You will be able to advise on complex risk balance decisions, propose innovative solutions and to explain MOD’s security policy, governance and technology controls to non-IT/security experts. Senior Responsible Owners and Project Leads will rely on your expertise to ensure they have an accurate understanding of through-life cyber security risks, so they can make informed decisions. Projects may involve complex technical and security challenges and you will need a good understanding of technical controls and policy (JSP 440; JSP 604/453)

The Key Responsibilities are:

• Lead the embedment of Secure by Design (SbD) principles into application development by providing advice and internal consultancy on highly complex criteria and contexts for multiple systems.
• Manage system accreditation transition to SbD
• Lead multi-team assessment of application resilience throughout the DBS IT estate, reviewing regular application security reports, holding accountability and responsibility for secure design implementation;
• supporting delivery of main gate assurance of all projects and changes; ensuring compliance with Information Assurance Policy and Security Principles
• Lead and assure processes, and provide specialist advice though leadership on tooling and dynamic and static analysis in the product development life cycle.
• Lead Delivery Team Security Leads (previously Security Assurance Co-ordinator (SACs)) alongside senior decision makers to embed secure development life cycle and security awareness.

As a Principal Cyber Security Risk Manager, you will:


• Conduct cyber security risk assessments
• Implement continuous risk management; Lead and undertake risk management activities against the hardest or more novel scenarios, while applying the fundamental principles of risk management to a range of complex scenarios and lead regulatory or legislative compliance activities.
• Guide and direct specialist activities or others, actively promoting development in the applicable skills, providing leadership and sharing best practice widely across government, the public sector, and industry.
• Lead the analysis and derivation of complex security needs.
• Lead Cyber Security related risk assessments and other expert risk management activities, including providing guidance on establishing the organisation’s Cyber Security related governance arrangements.
• Provide guidance to ensure on-going confidence that fundamental organisational security needs have been met, including integrating a range of assurance approaches and techniques to give continued confidence to the risk, service or system owner.
• Shape leadership decision-making through
o Effective reporting and communication regarding the effectiveness of security processes across an organisation
o Providing recommendations to highly complex problems
o Acting as an SME for complex cyber risk management concerns, issues and problems

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Senior Digital Project Manager

Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Digital Project Manager to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Experience in taking full responsibility for the definition, documentation and successful completion of a number of large-scale complex projects, utilising both internal and external suppliers.
• Demonstratable skills in effective project control, change control, risk management, ensuring testing processes are maintained, using data to respond appropriately and develop solutions.
• Experience of managing complex external dependencies that have required significant planning and prioritising in order to ensure pace and quality of delivery is maintained
• Concise communication with the team and stakeholders. Explaining complex issues in a way that is easy to understand and influencing Senior level decision making.
• Experience in identifying appropriate development for both themselves and their team to improve the delivery.

You and your role

As a Senior Digital Project Manager, you will be working on a number of complex end-to-end digital transformation projects, ensuring project control, risk identification & management, project reporting and stakeholder engagement. As a senior member of the team, you will be lending your extensive experience and skills to guide, support and coach a team of project managers.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £19,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days and increasing by one day after 5 years, and up to 31 day after 10 years.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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On behalf of the pupils of Hawes Side Academy we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated and motivated Phase Leader.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a crucial role as part of the academy leadership team working in collaboration with the Principal, Vice Principal and Assistant Principal.

We are looking for:

• Someone with leadership experience who will work as a key part of the leadership team
• An excellent class teacher who puts the children first, is fully committed to inclusion and continually strives for high standards
• An innovative leader who instils high standards and expectations
• A team player with high levels of emotional intelligence and a good sense of humour
• A knowledgeable practitioner with a strong understanding of curriculum development and pedagogy
• A reflective practitioner who accepts and relishes a challenge and has high expectations of themselves and others

We can offer:

• The opportunity to be a strategic member of our school leadership team
• The opportunity to shape the next step of your leadership journey through values-led leadership.
• The opportunity to be part of whole school improvement.
• Quality professional development
• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking school that works tirelessly to support the outcomes of our children, families, and staff and to make a difference to the community we serve.
• A school that is committed to the wellbeing, work life balance and professional development of all staff.

At Hawes Side Academy, we value our community and are committed to working closely with everyone in it to ensure we meet every child’s individual needs we hope that you are the one to join us. See https://www.hawes-side.co.uk/our-school/Work-With-Us to find out more about this opportunity to join our team.

At Hawes Side Academy we are committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
We will seek to recruit candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and will apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that we select the right people to work with us.

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What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for:


• Someone with leadership experience who will work as a key part of the leadership team
• An excellent class teacher who puts the children first, is fully committed to inclusion and continually strives for high standards
• An innovative leader who instils high standards and expectations
• A team player with high levels of emotional intelligence and a good sense of humour
• A knowledgeable practitioner with a strong understanding of curriculum development and pedagogy
• A reflective practitioner who accepts and relishes a challenge and has high expectations of themselves and others

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• The opportunity to be a strategic member of our school leadership team
• The opportunity to shape the next step of your leadership journey through values-led leadership.
• The opportunity to be part of whole school improvement.
• Quality professional development
• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking school that works tirelessly to support the outcomes of our children, families, and staff and to make a difference to the community we serve.
• A school that is committed to the wellbeing, work life balance and professional development of all staff.

Commitment to safeguarding

At Hawes Side Academy we are committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. We will seek to recruit candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and will apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that we select the right people to work with us.

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Pricing Manager
Do you have experience working in a high-pressure operational environment with the ability to meet tight deadlines and changing priorities?
Have you got strong numerical literacy with the ability to identify and deliver improvements to operational processes?
If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you here at EDF as a Pricing Manager!
The Opportunity
As the Pricing Manager, you will lead, manage, and coach a team of skilled Pricing Analysts and Senior Pricing Analysts. You will set the vision and direction for the team, continuously seeking to enhance and streamline processes and workflows, while building resilience to support our current and future operations.
You will be responsible for prioritising, allocating, and coordinating Bespoke Pricing activities. During peak times, you will also personally assist with pricing tasks. Additionally, you will manage relationships with a broad range of internal stakeholders to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of customer prices, validations, and fulfilment of contractual obligations.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a starting salary of £54,000 and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.
Your rewards package includes a choice of benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, health insurance, discounts and employee pricing.
Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively.
At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you will oversee the technical and operational delivery of pricing, valuation, and tender responses for EDF Business Solutions (EBS) customers.You will efficiently organise resources and establish processes to ensure the accurate and timely loading of both energy and non-energy costs. Additionally, you will lead investigations and resolve operational errors and issues within the Bespoke Pricing team.
You will manage key interfaces with business owners of data feeds essential for EBS Pricing delivery, cost stack management, and maintenance. You'll also advise on operational solutions to meet bespoke customer requirements and commercial developments, making key feasibility recommendations to the Senior Pricing Manager.By preparing and presenting strategic, commercial, and operational recommendations, you will ensure the best approach is taken to achieve accurate, timely, and competitive pricing for EBS customers.
Who you are
We’re seeking someone with exceptional problem-solving skills, capable of identifying root causes and providing effective solutions. You should also possess strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence key internal decision-makers.
You’ll have the technical expertise to understand and critically assess customer or regulatory requirements, ensuring that proposed solutions are fit for purpose. Additionally, you must have strong written communication skills, with the ability to document complex issues and processes clearly and accessibly for a diverse audience.
Closing date for applications: 13.11.2024Location: Flexible/home working
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