EO Roles in CMPD (Contract Management and Partner Delivery) -Department for Work and Pensions-EO
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EO Roles in CMPD (Contract Management and Partner Delivery)
Department for Work and Pensions
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 28th July 2024
Details
Reference number
359267
Salary
£29,500 - £29,500
Job grade
Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
DWP - Finance Group - CMPD - Contract Management and Partner Delivery
Type of role
Administration / Corporate Support
Corporate Finance
Information Technology
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available
4
Contents
Location
Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield
About the job
Job summary
A career at the Department for Work and Pensions serves a wider purpose. From the first day on the job to the transition into retirement, our people support those who need help most. This is important work, and we ensure our people are given the tools they need to succeed in a place where everyone belongs and can be at their best. For a career packed with possibility, a comprehensive benefits package, where we live by our values and have the opportunity to improve the lives of people across the UK, look no further.
Supporting people who need it most. That’s our purpose. Start your own career today. Find out more and apply here.
DWP is looking to fill 4 roles in Contract Management Partner Delivery (CMPD) directorate.
The Controls and Assurance Division are responsible for supporting the delivery of our nationally contracted health assessment services and employment support provisions. .
Some of the keys roles are:
The manual validation of payments to ensure validity and maximise value for money.
Undertaking pre-payment checks and validation of costs by external suppliers using secure methods of communication.
Ensuring evidence provided supports invoices.
Calculation of any errors and resolving and disputed items.
Updating of internal IT systems as required.
Good IT and numerical skills are essential.
The roles available will be based in,
Blackpool Peel Park, Brunel Way, Blackpool FY4 5ES
Birmingham, 3 Arena Central, Bridge Street, Birmingham B1 2AX
Leeds – Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UA.
Newcastle – Benton Park View, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE98 1BA.
Sheffield – Hartshead Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2FD.
Manchester – 2 St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 3AA.
We welcome applications from candidates who demonstrate the skills listed in the Job Description below.
Job description
Successful candidates can be expected to be involved with:
- Undertaking of administrative duties e.g. Inbox Management, updating of internal IT systems as required: Databases/Excel etc.
- Being able to communicate clearly and with confidence, using a variety of methods.
- The ability to draft clear and accurate written communications, using plain and simple language.
- Booking and taking part in virtual Microsoft Teams calls with stakeholders
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders
- Preparing Management Information (MI) for delivery to key stakeholders.
- Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement of operational processes in line with DWP’s strategic objectives.
- Having an awareness of wider issues and a consideration of other priorities within your area.
- Handle multiple and/or competing tasks and demonstrate flexibility, according to business need and often at pace.
This list is not exhaustive.
Person specification
Candidates should demonstrate the following criteria in their personal statement providing evidence, this is the information which will be used to conduct the written sift:
Your CV will not be used in the sifting process.
The Essential Criteria for these roles are:
Lead Criteria Ability to manage competing activities, demonstrating the flexibility to shift between different tasks as required, and meet challenging deadlines.
Ability to communicate confidently and effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders across multiple teams, internally and externally.
Ability to show a strong attention to detail and maintain, understand, interpret, and analyse complex information from multiple sources to support effective decision making.
Ability to build good working relationships and maintain a network of contacts.
Accurate maintenance and analysis of data within multiple data sources including Excel, Word and Powerpoint to maintain records and compile reports for analysis.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Hybrid working – Certain job roles 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.
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.
After submission of the first stage of your application, you will be invited to complete a Numerical Reasoning. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final written stage of the application.
Please complete the on-line test as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended). The closing date for both the test and written application is 23:55 on 28th July 2024 If you fail to complete the on-line test and written application before the deadline, your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The test is administered on-line and accessed via the Civil Service Jobs (CSJ) website.
For the written stage of your application applicants will be asked to provide a Personal Statement of no more than 1250 words against the key criteria as outlined above. You will also be asked to provide a short CV listing your skills and experience.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Your CV will only be considered for applications that progress to job offer and will assist the vacancy holders in matching skills to suitable opportunities/locations. It will not form part of the sifting process or be scored.
Sift:
All applications will be sifted according to the key criteria within the person specification section of this advert, using the information you provide on your Personal Statement template.
When completing your personal statement, the layout is entirely your preference; you may choose narrative, bullets, etc. You may choose to address each criterion separately; however, one narrative example may cover and evidence several essential criteria. Please ensure you provide as much evidence as you can to allow us to assess your skills, knowledge and experience.
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 you have that could be aligned to the essential criteria.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead criteria annotated above. If your application proceeds to full sift all criteria will be considered.
Interview:
Applicants meeting the agreed minimum standard will be interviewed using the blended approach testing both Behaviours & Strengths.
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.
Sift and Interview dates to be confirmed.
Postings:
Successful candidates will be posted in merit order based on your location preferences and the geographical requirements of the business.
You will be asked for your preferences for up to 3 locations, these will tell us where you would prefer to work if you are successful. Please do not select a location unless you are prepared to accept a role in that location.
Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles here.
Successful candidates will be posted in merit order based on your location preferences, where appropriate, and the geographical requirements of the business. Dependent on your position on the merit list, if none of your location preferences remain at the point we make a job offer, DWP may offer you a role at an alternative advertised location. If we are unable to offer you a role in any of your preferred locations, and you are unable to accept a role at an alternative advertised location, we will add you to the reserve list if one is being held.
The roles available will be based in:
- Blackpool Peel Park, Brunel Way, Blackpool FY4 5ES
- Birmingham, 3 Arena Central, Bridge Street, Birmingham B1 2AX
- Leeds – Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UA.
- Newcastle – Benton Park View, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE98 1BA.
- Sheffield – Hartshead Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2FD.
- Manchester – 2 St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 3AA.
Some travel may be required.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
Reserve list candidates will be posted in strict merit order by location.
Further Information
Find out more about Working for DWP
Any move to DWP 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.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 on your 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.
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.
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.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
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 you’re 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).
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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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