We're looking for people who are flexible, intuitive, and comfortable handling high volumes of work with speed and complexity. Several exciting roles are available within the Synergy Programme, a cross-departmental group formed in response to the Government Business Service's initiative for departments to collaborate in 'clusters' to enhance efficiencies, purchasing power, and shared services quality for our end users—our people.
The Synergy Programme is the largest of five departmental clusters, including the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Home Office. It is hosted by the Department of Work and Pensions. Your work will influence procurement arrangements for the next 15 years, affecting over 50% of Civil Servants—around 230,000 people across these departments and related bodies.
The success of this programme is vital as Civil Servants depend on shared services for essential tools in HR, finance, payroll, and procurement. This impacts everyday activities—from onboarding and expense claims to purchasing goods and services and pension processing. We seek applicants passionate about delivering a transformative service for Civil Servants within the Synergy Cluster.
The role offers an exciting development opportunity for an SEO to leverage HR expertise and excellent organisational and interpersonal skills in a dynamic environment spanning Change and HR disciplines. You will advocate for the programme, support its delivery, and build strong relationships with HR Product Managers, Process Owners, Delivery Partners, and SMEs across the four departments. Flexibility and adaptability are key to success in this role.
Key tasks include:
1. Supporting the delivery of the Synergy HR Functional work plan by leading specific activities, tracking actions, documenting decisions, and sharing information within the team and wider HR groups.
2. Gathering and quality assuring information, data, insights, and evidence from SMEs across departments to inform the programme's Common Operating Model and align with Government People Group principles.
3. Working collaboratively with proven organisational skills, resilience, and flexibility to operate at pace.
4. Applying HR process and policy knowledge to support impact analysis and achieve convergence across large, complex government departments.
5. Leading the collection and delivery of functional/user requirements throughout the programme lifecycle.
6. Communicating clearly and enthusiastically, building and maintaining stakeholder relationships, and confidently influencing outcomes.
7. Facilitating cross-cluster working groups, producing key information for decision-making, tracking decisions, and deputising for Product Managers as needed.
We are a Disability Confident employer. Applicants declaring a disability and meeting minimum job criteria will generally be offered an interview. Please note that during high-volume or seasonal recruitment periods, the number of interviews offered may be limited. For more details, please visit our website.
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