About us
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has a clear mission - to grow the economy. Our role is to help businesses invest, grow and export to create jobs and opportunities right across the country. We do this in three ways.
Firstly, we help to build a strong, competitive business environment, where consumers are protected and companies rewarded for treating their employees properly.
Secondly, we open international markets and ensure resilient supply chains. This can be through Free Trade Agreements, trade facilitation and multilateral agreements.
Finally, we work in partnership with businesses every day, providing advance, finance and deal-making support to those looking to start up, invest, export and grow.
The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support us in this mission. The team have been nominated three times in a row for ‘Best Public Sector Employer’ at the Women in Tech awards!
About the role
As a Senior Capability Manager you will work within DDaT Business Operations, which is a cross-cutting function that supports DDaT and DBT corporate services to enable teams to effectively deliver on crucial public facing projects. The Business Operations team is integral to building the capability of DDaT staff and also supports delivery teams in other ways including providing governance, assurance, finance, commercial, recruitment, and project delivery best practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an inclusive and high performing Capability Team. You will support and provide a service to all professions within DDaT. We are a highly motivated team that works closely with stakeholders and delivery partners, providing a quality service is critical to us. You will be leading capability framework assessments, communicating and engaging with varied business areas, and be a link for our wellbeing offer and improving ways of working across DDaT.
About you
You will be responsible for leading on a range of areas including the DDaT Capability and Pay Frameworks, ensuring that all staff are able to continuously improve in their role. You will work not only across DDaT and DBT, including with Senior Management, but across wider government participating in cross government working groups to share best practice and advocate for DBT. You will be supporting colleagues at all levels within DDaT and continually look for opportunities to improve current ways of working.
Main responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for:
Capability Building – leading on regular pay and capability activities including self-assessment, line manager reviews and senior team moderation. You will continuously improve our processes and implement new ones when necessary, working with Capability Leads, DDaT teams, external suppliers and partners and any other stakeholders to maximise innovation.
Capability Management – Ensuring that DDaT staff know their responsibilities and record their skills in a capability tool; using that data to produce and analyse reports.
Capability Expert - Answering DDaT pay and capability questions, managing and creating guidance, supporting to improve Capability planning, and leading on the annual self-assessment process.
Contract Management – Working with a range of suppliers and managing contracts.
Stakeholder Management and Engagement - Managing a range of stakeholders and presenting to senior management on a variety of people matters, empowering and enabling line managers to champion Capability.
Task Management –task manage other members of the Capability team.
Strategic Thinking – Participating in strategic thinking and planning for the future.
D&I & Wellbeing Support delivery and promote diversity, equity, inclusion and wellbeing across DDaT.
This is a broad overview of what to expect, there may be from time to time, other duties commensurate with job title and grade.
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