Job summary
You will be part of a dynamic team in a fast paced environment delivering a major government change programme. You will be working across all aspects of programme implementation working with the Head of Implementation to monitor and report on readiness to internal and external stakeholders including the Senior Responsible Owner and ministers.
You will act as a bridge between the Business Change Team and each local authority and valuation joint boards across England, Scotland and Wales, to understand the impact of the changes being delivered. You will build strong relationships with electoral services teams, with responsibility for understanding and assessing the delivery confidence and risks arising from each local authority or valuation joint board and recommending the appropriate action.
You will be the main point of contact in your regions and will need to filter a high volume of complexity and detail. You will work collaboratively with teams and senior officials to deliver relevant and high quality readiness checks, producing dashboards or reports of the local implementation picture.
Job description
Responsibilities
1. Line management of one Higher Executive Officer providing direction and support where required
2. Providing high quality, timely and accurate advice and feedback to ministers and senior officials on the impact of changes and the local implementation picture
3. Monitoring readiness of local authorities and valuation joint boards to absorb the changes in the Elections Bill, via 121 engagement, surveys and other channels
4. Creating readiness reports and dashboards for ministers, senior officials and those across the Programme
5. Building relationships with electoral services managers in the Business Change Network across England, Scotland and Wales
6. Working with the communications team to contribute to regular written updates and newsletters for circulation to stakeholders across the sector
7. Monitoring and reviewing risk registers, project plans, with knowledge of upcoming milestones, checkpoints and end to end processes
8. Maintaining an up to date picture of the priorities and concerns of key stakeholders, and an awareness of upcoming risks
9. Working closely with other Programme functions across policy, communications, stakeholder engagement, planning and strategy, benefits management, analysis, the Programme Management Office, and with external delivery partners
10. Maintain an understanding of the wider delivery context and political environment to be able to align project decisions and activities accordingly
Person specification
Essential Criteria
11. Excellent relationship management skills and the ability to build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
12. Excellent planning and organisation skills, with the ability to horizon scan
13. The ability to absorb details and filter the relevant information
14. Strong written and verbal communication skills including being able to translate complex messages into quality written products and verbal advice to a range of audiences
15. Strong problem solving skills
16. The ability to work flexibly and under pressure on changing priorities and actively prioritise multiple issues/tasks at pace
17. The ability to promote and strengthen cross-team working
18. Confidence in representing our organisation's interests and the ability to understand potential sensitivities and wider political dimensions of key issues connected to the Programme
Desirable�Criteria
19. Experience producing surveys, dashboards or reports
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
20. Seeing the Big Picture
21. Working Together
22. Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
Alongside your salary of �38,732, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes �10,457 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
23. Learning and development tailored to your role
24. An environment with flexible working options
25. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
26. A with an average employer contribution of 27%