Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford About the job Job summary The Grant Delivery Directorate (GDD) contributes to the economic growth of the UK by delivering a wide range of business grant programmes on behalf of the Department. GDD's current portfolio covers 20 DBT schemes accounting for over £30 billion of government support including support for the automotive sector, small grant awards, administration of the Energy Intensive Industries exemptions and compensation, and legacy schemes such as Covid 19 business support grants. The Directorate has responsibility for: developing new schemes overseeing the delivery of schemes (including assessing applications) with due diligence finalising awards and monitoring each award to ensure they meet agreed outcomes reconciliation, assurance, compliant closure and recovery of government funds as necessary. being the gatekeeper for all DBT grant funding. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of GDD team working directly with business and other stakeholders as we deliver our schemes and grow our role as new grant schemes transfer to us. Our role in awarding and monitoring grants across a wide range of policy areas requires us to ensure that while working with partners and businesses and designing delivery to place the minimum burden possible, we also comply with the Government Grant Standards and HMTs Managing Public Money to ensure best value for money and protect the taxpayer. Given the diverse range of work within the team, a matrix management structure is in place. Whilst you will be allocated to a functional line manager, you may also work with other managers where required. Job description The Role We are currently looking for a talented and ambitious individual to join our high-performing team as Grant Programme Manager. Your workload will form part of a wider oversight of grant development and delivery to provide assurance to Ministers and the Accounting Officer, delivering high-quality outputs that can withstand external audit and investigation. Whilst line managing a small team you will be required to support and oversee development of new programmes and compliant operational delivery of both new and legacy schemes across their full life cycle. The successful candidate will sit in the DBT Grant Delivery Directorate and will be expected to juggle a variety of schemes and issues at the same time. You will need to be comfortable understanding each of the schemes in your portfolio sufficiently to translate that into clear, simple recommendations to SCS and Ministers. You will need to be proactive, working across the team and DBT to leverage the expertise of others. Responsibilities will include; Working with internal and external stakeholders maintaining regular communication and ensuring that key achievements and timelines are met. Undertaking scheme development preparedness, drafting associated papers, presenting to approval boards and seeking Ministerial clearance. Reviewing the grant recipients progress against the terms of the funding agreements and approving claims for payment. This will include the testing and confirmation of grant claim evidence and important metrics. Identifying and proactively managing delivery risks using your judgement to raise issues where appropriate in a timely manner. Ensuring management information and project records are accurate and kept up to date, in accordance with finance, management and audit requirements. Undertaking line management duties for SEO / HEO Appraisal and Monitoring Officers. Person specification Skills and Experience We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate: Essential Significant public sector grant programme management experience. Strong organisational skills including ability to simultaneously track multiple queries and lines of enquiry. Exemplary negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills. Strong attention to detail and ability to challenge or question data when needed. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to be clear, confident and persuasive. Strong ability to collaborate and build effective relationships with a wide range of colleagues across the directorate and department, including legal and finance colleagues and key government functions. Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills An ability to instil rigour, discipline and robust working processes across the Grant delivery function and ensure appropriate audit trails are maintained. A proportionate level of understanding of the relevant policy objectives, the ability to think strategically when considering the bigger picture. Managing conflicting priorities to meet ambitious timescales. Desirable Experience of working with: policy teams, other internal and cross-Whitehall interested parties. external local authority, private sector businesses, beneficiaries and stakeholders. A good level of proficiency with SharePoint, the Government Grants Information System (GGIS), UKSBS-Oracle and Microsoft Excel would be an advantage. The key behaviours for the role are: Leadership Communicating and influencing Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Benefits Alongside your salary of £55,836, Department for Business and Trade contributes £16,175 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities. Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits 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. Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception. Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way. To apply for this post, you will be asked to complete the following as part of the online application: A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Provide employment history that relates to the essential criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages. A Personal Statement of up to 750 words, explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential criteria, especially significant experience of public sector grant programme management. Candidates who fail to address this will not be considered. It is likely that the sift will take place 1-2 weeks after the closing date and interviews 3-5 weeks after the closing date, though this is subject to change. In the event of a large number of applicants, an initial short sift will be conducted on the Personal Statement.Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview. As part of your interview, you will be asked to deliver a short oral presentation, details will be provided prior to your interview. Reasonable Adjustments We are committed to supporting candidates so they can perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. This includes making reasonable adjustments to our process. In order to request an adjustment: Complete the Assistance required section on the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. Alternatively contact the Government Recruitment Service at DBTrecruitment.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Candidate Support You may want to join a virtual Candidate Support Session. These sessions include helpful tips and advice on the recruitment process, from application to interview. Please see attached Candidate Pack for further information on: Diversity and Inclusion; Benefits; Learning and Development; Working Patterns and what we deliver as a department. Further Information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences. Any move to the Department for Business and Trade from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. The Department will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. We are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases. New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. 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. Any applicant who has 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. Terms and Conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you. Please note the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role. This role may be considered as a secondment opportunity. Please reach out to the hiring manager listed at the bottom of this advert to discuss. Candidates that do not quite meet the standard for this role may be offered a position at a lower grade. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland/Access NI on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Infodisclosurescotland.co.uk For further information on the Access NI confidential checking service telephone: the Access NI Helpline on 0300 200 7888 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email accessniani.x.gsi.gov.uk 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. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Claire McLaughlin. Head of Programme Development & Operational Delivery Email : Claire.mclaughlinbusinessandtrade.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : dbtrecruitment.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk Further information Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DBT by email: Resourcingbusinessandtrade.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission/Complaints. Attachments DBT candidate pack July 2024.pptx Opens in new window (pdf, 1737kB) DBT T&Cs 19092023 Opens in new window (doc, 46kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail