Directorate Support, Workforce and Capability Lead (Maternity cover)

The Grants, Risk, Assurance and Fraud team - or GRAFT - is a small, diverse and friendly team of experts that sits within the Finance Directorate in DCMS and was created to provide advice and guidance to ensure the Department and its public bodies spend money and manage their risks wisely. The Business Support Team sits in GRAFT.

This role sits centrally within the Business Support Team to support the strategic priorities of the Deputy CFO and Senior Leadership Team in the Finance Directorate. The Business Support team is led by our Grade 7 Head of Office who you would report to. The team also includes Executive Assistant roles.

The role itself is hugely diverse and fast paced and would be best suited to someone who is proactive and considers themself a self starter. It provides an excellent opportunity to work closely with Senior Leaders on strategic pieces of business critical work and includes a diverse portfolio of responsibility.

The Directorate Support, Workforce and Capability lead is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the directorate and leading the management of our workforce planning and capability across the Finance directorate. The role offers an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to key strategic pieces of work in a busy directorate which sits at the heart of departmental decision making.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working at pace, managing competing priorities and using initiative to navigate challenges where there is not always a clear process or way forward. They will be able to make connections across different areas of work, anticipate emerging issues and consider the wider context of making decisions.

You will be responsible for a wide portfolio of work which will require you to have strong engagement and communication skills. Engaging effectively with senior stakeholders is a key skill the position requires. Line and take management responsibilities may also be required.

This is a maternity cover post and is therefore time limited to one year.

The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience, please note that desirable skills will only be used in the event of tied candidates:

Essential requirements:

• Ability to understand wider priorities, make connections across different areas of work. Anticipate emerging issues and opportunities to shape effective responses.
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills, with the ability to assess competing demands and ensuring progress is maintained across multiple areas.
• Ability to work autonomously and at pace using initiative and problem-solving skills to navigate ambiguity and find practical solutions.
• Track record of building relationships and using influencing skills to enable positive outcomes.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in government workforce planning, monitoring and management.
• Experience in delivering L&D programmes.

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Kate Niblock, and will take place on:

• 21st October, 2pm

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.

Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form and you will be sent an invitation. Invites will only be sent after this deadline has passed.

Please note that the session will not be recorded and will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to [email protected]

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Delivering at Pace