DCMS works with 42 Public Bodies funded to carry out work of a public nature on behalf of the Government. Often referred to as Public Bodies, they include all of the national museums, Arts Council England, the British Film Institute, Gambling Commission and UK Sport.
The Public Bodies team (part of the Public Bodies, Appointments, Honours and Awards team) works with teams across the Department, setting the framework for how DCMS oversees and partners with its Public Bodies.
Its major work streams include:
* Strategic communications with all 42 Public Bodies; their DCMS sponsorship teams and the Corporate teams such as Finance and HR;
* Delivering continuous improvements to governance arrangements;
* Supporting the Department through any Public Body closures and establishing new ones;
* Monitoring and assessing Public Bodies risks, and
* Strengthening the Department’s Public Body sponsorship model.
The team works closely with sponsorship teams in DCMS, Public Bodies, and with the Treasury, Cabinet Office and other government stakeholders. The team’s work includes: planning and running high profile events such as quarterly Chairs and Chief Executives conferences; delivering ministerial priorities linked to the Public Body agenda and to more immediate and responsive casework including providing governance advice to the sponsors as well as overseeing the refresh of DCMS’ Framework Documents with each of its Public Bodies. Working in this team provides a chance to gain an overview of the breadth and variety of Public Bodies across the Department.
This is a busy team with an interesting and varied workload where you will be reporting directly to either the Head of Public Bodies Governance and Risk or the Head of Public Body Projects .
Policy Adviser - Public Bodies Assurance & Risk
Support on governance policy areas such as:
* Public Bodies resilience and crisis management - including pandemic and business continuity planning.
* Public Body compliance. Ensuring adherence and compliance of the DCMS Integrated Assurance Framework and other governance guidance and frameworks.
* Public Bodies risk management - including:○ Refreshing and reformatting the Public Bodies risk forum;
○ Undertaking Public Body risk benchmarking - including the creation of a
risk database - to identify commonalities, set standards and share best
practices/learning;
○ Researching which Public Bodies have key Risk Indicators, identifying
what they are, how they are used - with a view to establishing a more
consistent and coordinated approach in FY 2025-26.
* Risk and governance data capture, analysis and use to inform the department's strategy towards its Public Bodies, providing greater insight for relevant governance forums to support decision making.
* Maturity assessments on Public Bodies Compliance, Assurance and Risk Management.
Policy Adviser - Public Bodies Projects & Data
The role holder will:
* Help to embed the department’s risk-based approach to Public Body sponsorship. This will include working with sponsor teams and corporate leads to deliver new ways of working.
* Play a leading role in developing a central intelligence hub that can better inform strategic decision-making in relation to our Public Bodies.
* Support the development and maintenance of a Strategic Indicator Tool (SIT), which will summarise important metrics (e.g. performance delivery) relating to Public Bodies and be used to support decision-making and resource prioritisation.
* Manage the department’s contributions to the Cabinet Office’s regular commissions for Public Body data, including on corporate functions and expenditure.
* Support the delivery of the department's annual Chair’s Letters process. These letters set out the department’s priorities and remind Public Body Chairs of key governance expectations.
* Support colleagues across the department with the creation, reclassification, and closure of Public Bodies.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .