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Reference number

366270

Salary

£40,025 Leeds: £40,025 London: £44,043 A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent
Loan
Secondment

Length of employment

This role is being advertised on a permanent basis. If preferable, Loan or Secondment options will also be available for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited NDPBs or any other employer (Secondment).

Business area

DHSC - Group Operations - WIST

Type of role

Architecture and Data
Digital
Information Technology

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

Leeds, London

About the job

Job summary

In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you’d like to work in, we’d love to hear from you.

The Projects and Technical Architecture team form part of the Technology, Delivery, Strategy and Commercial team, which provides ownership and delivery of our technology strategy and is supported by Business Engagement and Commercial teams.

These teams exist within the wider Workspace, Information, Security and Technology Directorate (WIST) which provides strategic leadership on property, technology, information management and security services across the Department of Health and Social Care and its arm’s-length bodies.

The Projects and Technical Architecture team is responsible for the overall architectural control of the DHSC digital and technology portfolio, providing hands-on technical leadership in the development, deployment, operation and ongoing improvement of services, working proactively to maintain a stable, viable architecture, and ensuring consistency of design.

Job description

This role will have a wide-ranging technical assurance responsibility across a broad portfolio of digital and technology operations, including M365 and Azure, as well as servicing a busy portfolio of projects and new integrations.

The role reports directly to the IT Strategy, Technical Design Authority and will contribute to all aspects of the team's assurance role and be active in advising and influencing a broad range of colleagues, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders.

This is an opportunity to work with, advise on, and support a modern toolset with a wide range of integrations benefitting both site-based and remote workers in a standardised, resilient enterprise digital and technology context.

The role is suitable for those already experienced in a similar assurance role or for those with relevant solutioning experience who are willing to develop the necessary disciplines and breadth of knowledge.

Person specification

The role is responsible for supporting all technical design authority activities including:

• Developing the IT strategy and maintaining its relevance as the DHSC business model evolves.
• Maintaining the architecture transition roadmap covering M365 modern workplace, Azure, LAN, telephony, AV and other services.
• Overseeing the technical design and provide technical assurance for the delivery of specific projects commissioned by DHSC to modernise DHSC and core digital and technology services.
• Ensuring proposed solutions meet business objectives and requirements and are aligned with strategic and security frameworks.
• Acting as design authority during project engagements and in prospective, information gathering and scene setting meetings with colleagues in DHSC and with other government departments.
• Supporting M365 Message Centre notification management as well as change advisory board impact assessment.
• Liaising with business engagement colleagues to interpret user needs for new and existing services.
• Supporting secure by design principles, engaging with cyber security and information governance colleagues.
• Presenting solutions to project and programme boards and other stakeholders.
• Reviewing all new work requests and proposals against the current product set, the strategic roadmap, and business case objectives.
• Leading proof of concept work.
• Engaging with and managing 3rd party supplier contributions to strategy and delivery.
• Maintaining currency with technical solutions and emerging trends and issues, align with Government best practice, policy, standards, toolkits and relevant legislation.

Key skills and experience required for the role

Essential Criteria:

• Practical experience of the technical design, deployment and support of digital and technology solutions in an Enterprise setting.
• Hands-on experience of managing Microsoft technologies such as M365, Azure, Networks.
• Proven ability to gather and understand business requirements and define effective solutions.
• Experience of working with diverse groups of stakeholders and influencing across organisational boundaries; communicating technical issues in plain English.
• Understanding of technical assurance principles.
• Understanding of secure by design and risk management principles.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of carrying out technical assurance activities in an Enterprise setting.
• Experience of working with and managing 3rd party suppliers.
• Understanding of cyber security and information assurance principles.
• Qualifications: Microsoft Certifications M365 and Azure related or other Cloud Certifications.
• Qualifications: TOGAF.

Your normal place of work will be your contractual primary workplace, usually either London or Leeds. Within DHSC we offer non-contractual hybrid working. The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time spent in the office, enabling in person interaction and collaboration and enhancing team working, learning, and support.

You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas and some travel may be required across the DHSC estate.

Opportunities for some working from home may be available; other flexible working options may be discussed with the hiring manager in line with individual circumstances and business need.

There are a limited number of DHSC colleagues who have existing agreed homeworking contracts resulting from Our Future Estate Programme 2023-2024. Colleagues covered by these arrangements are eligible to apply for this role whilst continuing their agreed existing home working arrangement. Occasional travel to DHSC offices or other locations may still be required according to business need. Travel and subsistence will be provided in line with the pre-agreed homeworker arrangements.

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together

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

• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Practical experience of the technical design, deployment and support of digital and technology solutions in an Enterprise setting
• Hands-on experience of managing Microsoft technologies such as M365, Azure, Networks
• Understanding of secure by design and risk management principles

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

• Practical experience of the technical design, deployment and support of digital and technology solutions in an Enterprise setting

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,025, Department of Health and Social Care contributes £10,806 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 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%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Sift date: W/C 16/09/2024

Interview date: expected W/C 30/10/2024

Interview location: By video. Further details will be released to candidates who are successful at sift.

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.

The available interview slots will be released with the sift scores.

Applications will be sifted on CV, Statement of Suitability, Behaviour: Making Effective Decisions, and Technical Skills.

Please use your CV to set out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role. These can be found in the ‘key skills and experience required for the role’ section of the advert.

Please use your statement of suitability to (in no more than 750 words) outline how you meet the key skills and experience required for the role as set out in the job advert.

An initial sift based on Lead Behaviour: Making Effective Decisions may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

At interview candidates will be assessed on Behaviours and Technical Skills.

To find out more about working in the department please visit our page on the Civil Service Careers Website here and to find out more information on how to apply visit the Civil Service Careers Website here

Please be aware that some travel may be required across the DHSC estate.

Please note that applicants will require SC clearance. For SC clearance, candidates must have been a resident in the UK for the past 5 years.

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to DHSC 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.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

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

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.

This role is being advertised on a permanent basis. If preferable, Loan or Secondment options will also be available for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited NDPBs or any other employer (Secondment). 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.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

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 dhscrecruitment.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.

Terms and Conditions

Candidates should note that DHSC’s Terms and Conditions of employment changed from 1 October 2013. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful.

New Entrants to the Civil Service

New entrants appointed in grades AA to G6 will receive DHSC’s modernised terms and conditions:

• Annual Leave: 25 days on entry rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff
• Privilege Leave: 1 day - for the King’s birthday
• Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
• Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): one month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months’ full pay and five months’ half pay
• Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allow staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
• Probation: 6 month probation period

Existing Civil Service staff transferring from another Government department, on either level transfer or promotion

All staff moving to DHSC will transfer onto DHSC’s modernised terms and conditions (as outlined above).

Existing DHSC staff, appointed on promotion

If DHSC’s modernised terms and conditions are already held, the employee will retain those terms and conditions. If DHSC’s pre-modernised terms and conditions are held, the employee will transfer onto DHSC’s modernised terms and conditions (as outlined above).

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). 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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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Jonathan Morris Email : Jonathan.morris@dhsc.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : dhscrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the DHSC Central Recruitment Team at DHSCrecruitment@dhsc.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/contact-us/