Job summary
About OPSS�
Do you care about the safety of products and want to protect people and places? Can we use your skills, knowledge and experience to enable UK business to thrive? If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you!�
We are the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business & Trade (Previously the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy). We are here for the purpose of making regulation work to deliver real world impact. Regulation is a powerful Government tool to address market failures, influence behaviour and promote positive action. Crafted and delivered well, regulation can be an enabler of growth, innovation and efficiency.�
Since early 2018 we have been building a positive and creative team that enjoys a position of influence and respect within an organisation that continues to grow, most recently with the addition of construction products regulation planned.�
Our primary purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence.�
Further information can be found on our website��
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (DCS) for people with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.�
We are Inclusive�
We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible and recognise how important inclusivity is to achieve the best outcomes. We hope to attract applications from all underrepresented groups.�
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation if required to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Job description
The Role and Our Team�
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The Resource Management team within OPSS is responsible for procurement and contract management, along with financial planning, monitoring and processing. As a team, we are focused on helping the organisation to deliver effectively, while also ensuring that the correct processes are followed.�
Responsibilities�
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our busy Resource Management team working on data analysis and management information. You will be responsible for maintaining systems and processes to improve data analysis and provide high quality information to enable good decision making and financial management by senior leaders.�
Key Responsibilities�
1. Maintain tools and systems to support financial data analysis for OPSS and look at ways in which these can be continuously improved.
2. Analyse and manipulate large amounts of data to identify trends.
3. Support budget holders in managing their budgets, including monthly forecasting and reporting.
4. Engage with team leaders across OPSS to understand their information needs, as well as address queries.
5. Work effectively with other parts of the Resource Management Team to ensure the successful delivery of all aspects of its work, including financial reporting, procurement, commercial and risk management.�
Person specification
Desirable Criteria��
We want to hear from you if you have the following attributes:
6. Highly numerate.
7. Advanced Excel skills including visualising data.
8. The ability to manipulate large volumes of data.
9. Skilled at producing clear information summaries from complex report outputs.�
We are looking for candidates with the experience that matches the responsibilities listed above. We are keen to promote diversity, and we are not realistically expecting any applicant to have experience of every responsibility. You should apply if you think you have experience related to the majority of the role responsibilities and the skills and experience criteria, and we will support you to fill gaps in experience.
Personal Attributes & Skills�
10. Strong problem-solving skills.
11. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
12. Communicating and Influencing
13. Making Effective Decisions
14. Delivering at Pace
15. Working Together
Benefits
Alongside your salary of �32,858, Department for Business and Trade contributes �8,871 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
16. Learning and development tailored to your role
17. An environment with flexible working options
18. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
19. A with an average employer contribution of 27%
We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities
Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits.