Operational Delivery Manager - Livestock Subject Matter Expert
As part of the application process, you will be required to complete a Personal Statement and a Behaviour Statement.
Your Personal Statement should be no more than 500 words and detail evidence of how you meet the essential criteria as noted in the person specification section of the job advert.
Your Behaviour Statement should be no more than 250 words and be aligned to the behaviour 'Leadership'.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Sift
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Interview
If you are successful at the sift stage, you will be invited to an interview where you will be assessed on behaviour and strength-based questions. Interviews will be conducted via MS Teams.
A presentation will form part of the interview to assess the behaviours ‘Leadership’ and ‘Communicating & Influencing’. Further details will be provided prior to the interview.
In the interview, you will also be asked to provide examples of occasions when you have demonstrated the behaviours: Making Effective Decisions and Delivering at Pace at HEO level.
Location
As part of the pre-employment process for this post, successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. The agreed contractual workplace is then the substantive and permanent place of work for the successful candidate(s).
Where the location is ‘National’, the successful appointee should discuss and agree an appropriate contractual location in line with both Defra Group location policy and site capacity, prior to proceeding with pre-employment processes.
The agreed amount of time spent at a workplace for this post will reflect the requirement for Civil Servants to spend at least 60% of their working time in an organisation workplace with the option to work the remaining time flexibly from home.
The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.
Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service as soon as possible to discuss your needs.
Criminal Record Check
If successful and transferring from another Government Department, a criminal record check may be carried out.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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