Product Manager -Planning Inspectorate-SEO
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Product Manager
Planning Inspectorate
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 4th August 2024
Details
Reference number
362380
Salary
£44,220 - £47,441
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Fixed term
Length of employment
Until 30 September 2026
Business area
PINS - Corporate Services
Type of role
Information Technology
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time
Number of jobs available
2
Contents
Location
Bristol, South West England, BS1 6PN
About the job
Job summary
The role of Product Manager in the Planning Inspectorate is as much about guiding colleagues in understanding topics and user-centricity as it is owning and operating products and services. Our team helps and supports each other as a profession and in turn the business turns to us for advice and support.
The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.
We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.
For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please see the information pack attached. You can also view our careers page at Civil Service Careers
Job description
We are looking for 2 product management professionals who are both leaders and team players. The ability to collaborate and converse with colleagues within and outside your teams on a level that builds trust and respect is essential. You must be willing to learn but bring experience and a willingness to challenge. We have 1 permanent full-time role and 1 fixed term contract until 30th September 2026. Please specify which role you are applying for via the question in the application form.
Planning Inspectorate product managers reach and influence outside of Digital and Data division, working with civil servants, public and private sector stakeholders to deliver value and customer-focussed outcomes. While you will sit within digital and data, you will be in constant engagement across the business, understanding user needs and interpreting them to design, lead and manage products and services for internal and external customers.
For full information on the role and assessment process please refer to the candidate pack attached.
Office Attendance
These roles are contractually based at Temple Quay House, Bristol which is currently out of use due to undergoing refurbishment work. In the interim, we have the use of alternative office space in very close proximity to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Experience of leading technical specialists in a multidisciplinary team.
- Stakeholder management skills including engaging and influencing senior management and managing third party suppliers or consultants.
- Ability to understand complex technical, managerial, or operational problems and evaluate options based on relevant information, resources, well-rounded experience, and knowledge.
- Experience of building a product roadmap, prioritising a product backlog running a product through its lifecycle, and translating user needs into deliverables.
- Experience of a continuous improvement and agile environment focusing on user needs.
Desirable Criteria
- Relevant degree or professional qualification
- Able to secure funding for agile delivery through a business case and through delivering a good pitch.
- Able to understand and work within the given constraints (including but not limited to technology, policy, regulatory, financial, legal, social user constraints) and to challenge constraints that can be changed.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Product ownership and lifecycle perspective
- Agile working
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £44,220, Planning Inspectorate contributes £11,983 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Flexible working options, including flexi-time, part-time, compressed hours and home working if suitable for the role.
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.
- 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year up to 30 days after 5 years, plus 1 privilege day to mark the King’s birthday. In addition to the normal bank holidays.
- Generous family friendly policies.
- Fast and modern IT kit which utilises Windows 10 and Microsoft 365, enabling seamless working from home and collaboration across teams.
For full information see our Benefits information pack.
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, Experience and Technical skills.
Application
Complete the online application form on Civil Service Jobs which requires the following information:
- A CV: The CV section is an opportunity for you to detail your career history. It should outline the jobs you have done, the length of time you were employed within each role and a brief description of your role, responsibilities and duties which demonstrate relevance to the role you are applying for against the essential criteria. You must type, or ‘copy and paste’ into the text box called ‘Employment History’ within the online application. You cannot attach a copy of your CV.
- A Personal Statement (750 words max): The personal statement allows you to outline your suitability for the role in more depth, expanding on your CV evidence. It is an opportunity for you to provide evidence against the essential criteria listed within the candidate pack on the Person Specification page and link your answers to the listed Success Profile elements we are also assessing against .
We will assess your application on the evidence you have provided against the Essential Criteria and Success Profile elements detailed in the Person Specification in the candidate pack.
All shortlisted candidates will be advised of the outcome shortly afterwards.
Interview
If you are shortlisted, you will:
- Be asked to attend an interview to have a more in-depth discussion about your experience and suitability for the role
- Interviews will be a blend of behaviour, strength and technical questions
Candidates who are successful at shortlist stage will be sent full assessment requirements with their interview invitations.
Other Information
Shortlist Date: w/c 5th August 2024
Interview Date: w/c 19th August 2024
Interviews are currently being completed remotely using Microsoft Teams. We would like to reassure candidates that the virtual interview will not be recorded (or retained) within the Planning Inspectorate, other than usual interview protocol and in line with the Civil Service jobs Privacy notice.
We encourage all candidates to make themselves familiar with the role and what we will be assessing you against which is detailed in the Person Specification.
The Planning Inspectorate is committed to finding the right person for the job. We recruit using Success Profiles and consider the criteria you will need to demonstrate to be successful for the role, by doing this we are pushing up performance, diversifying our workforce and creating an inclusive culture.
ID and Documents
If specific qualifications/memberships are essential for the role and you are successful, you will be asked to provide accurate scanned or photographed images of the qualifications/memberships that you listed on your application prior to your start date.
We must check that any successful candidates are allowed to work for the Civil Service before we employ them. If successful, you will be asked to do a right to work check using identity document validation technology (IDVT) through the services of an Identity Service Provider (IDSP), Civil Service Jobs. If we are unable to confirm your right to work and through the IDVT we will need to do a manual right to work check using original documents with you in person.
Visa Sponsorship
The Planning Inspectorate cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates, we do not hold a Visa sponsorship licence.
