Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea About the job Job summary Are you someone with a working knowledge of HR employee relations policies and processes? Do you have experience of requesting ministerial and/or other high level approvals? Can you develop business cases? If so, wed love to hear from you Job description As Employee Relations Transformation Specialist, you will be the subject matter expert and provide specialist advice and delivery of many aspects of Employee Relations and HR policies. You will support DVSAs strategic and business objectives, with a focus on transformational change activity for frontline terms and conditions review. You will assist the Senior HR Projects Lead & Head of Employee Relations & Reward to deliver the Employee Reward & Recognition (ER&R) Strategy and helping Corporate Senior Leaders to deliver effective and efficient ways of working, enabling them to keep people safe on Britains roads. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: You will analyse a range of qualitative and quantitative information to provide evidence-based insight to help the organisation make informed decisions, address business problems, and add value to the organisation. Determine and plan requirements, including allocating resources and prioritising activities, over the short, medium and long term by fully understanding the business environment in which the team operates, the overall team objectives, ensuring their team fully understands and works to these requirements. Providing comprehensive and authoritative advice, drawing conclusions and explaining and defending the position in a convincing way. Breadth of knowledge and understanding of the issues is important in enabling the influencing of colleagues, senior leaders and external third-party providers. Showing political awareness when thinking through the impact of changes to the business. Maintaining positive Trade Union Side(TUS) engagement and interaction while helping the business deliver a significant change agenda, including transformation of service delivery and efficiency savings. Please see the Candidate Pack attached to this job advert for more information about the role and responsibilities. Person specification We are looking for someone who has experience of developing and implementing people policies and procedures to drive organisational change and improvement. The successful candidate will have experience in working with ministerial process and/or developing business cases. As well as experience of reviewing and influencing changes to terms and conditions to meet operational needs. It is essential that you have a working knowledge of employee relations policies and processes. Including experience of developing and implementing employee relations solutions and strategies for major organisational change initiatives in complex organisations. You must understanding of how to analyse and interpret management information, trends, patterns and metrics in the organisation, and identify obstacles and risks, and translate them into human resources plans. It is important you understanding of relevant current employment law especially; TULR(C)A, ERA, Equality Act and any proposed changes. You must either hold or be willing to work towards your CIPD qualification to Associate level or above. Additional Information This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis to complete a finite piece of work. Permanent Civil Servants will be appointed on an inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan. You must have your home departments approval to return to them at the end of the loan before you apply. Internal candidates will return to their previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance. If your home department cannot agree to release you on loan, there is the opportunity for you to move across to the department on a fixed term appointment. In this instance the Department for Transport would become your home department and if there is no role available for you at the end of this appointment, you would be subject to the redeployment and redundancy process. If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment. There could be the potential of extension up to 2 years or permanency, subject to the role being available (and for those coming across on loan, your home departments agreement) This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Newcastle, Birmingham or Leeds. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. This role is suitable for hybrid working, and therefore a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements. Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement where employees have the flexibility to work remotely combined with a minimum of 60% of their working time a month at either their principal workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, to carry out separate duties at alternative working locations or DVSA sites. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation. If you have questions regarding how hybrid working is practiced within the business area, or any reasonable adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may currently have or need in place if successful in your application, please contact the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Occasional travel with potential overnight stays may be required. About Us The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles. Were working hard to: make roads safer improve services for our customers make road transport greener and healthier harness the potential of technology and data grow and level up the economy To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of £42,848, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £12,413 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the Kings birthday Latest IT and Tech devices A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers For more information see visit our careers page Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Please tailor your CV and Personal Statement to evidence the following: Experience of working with ministerial process and/or seeking other high level approvals and developing business cases. Experience of reviewing and influencing changes to terms and conditions to meet operational needs. Experience of developing and implementing employee relations solutions and strategies for major organisational change initiatives in complex organisations. Working knowledge of employee relations policies and processes. Your personal statement will be limited to a maximum of 1000 words. The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include: An interview A presentation The sift is due to take place from 29th January 2025 Interviews/assessments are likely to be held from 11th February 2025 This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview. Well try to meet the dates weve set out in the advert. But there may be occasions when these dates will change. Well give you plenty of notice of any important dates. If you would like to find out more about what its like to work for DVSA and how to apply, we will be holding virtual sessions to find out more. Please click here to secure your place at one of our upcoming events. Youre encouraged to become familiar with the candidate pack attached, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within. The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. You can read more about Success Profiles here. Reasonable Adjustments As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Document 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. This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGCommsdft.gov.uk for assistance. Further Information For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role. Pre-employment Checking Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. 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Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Lisa De-rosa Email : lisa.derosadvsa.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : dftrecruitment.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: dftrecruitment.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/) to visit Civil Service Commission Attachments Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1191kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail