£61,793 - £65,163 Based on capability. The base salary of this grade is £55,403. Offers made above this will be made up with a specialist pay allowance.
Published on 21 January 2025 Deadline 27 January 2025
CDDO needs a Product Manager to help us deliver a product that supports users’ ability to find and access data from across the public sector. To support the delivery of great services for citizens, we want to make data that the whole of government holds discoverable in effective ways. This includes working closely with government data asset owners to understand and address the needs and barriers they face when managing and sharing their data, as well as policy and delivery officials to understand and address what they need when looking for data.
As a Product Manager, you’ll:
* work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver the product and iteratively improve it through several cycles based on users’ needs and behaviours
* define, explain and iterate an evidence-based product vision that is compelling to your users, team and stakeholders
* maintain a backlog based on evidence and value for money and a roadmap that shows your strategic plans at different horizons and granularities and for the lifecycle of the product
* collaborate with team members to create prototypes or other cheap ways to test these assumptions or approaches - at both a strategic and usability level
* engage with users and stakeholders through a range of channels to encourage take-up and use of your product
* build services according to the government service standard, and following the principles in the service manual
* develop support and operations processes ensuring benefits are measured effectively
* Align with other programmes across CDDO and share insight with leadership at an appropriate time to ensure the programme strategy can adapt and have the best chance of success
* play an active role in the government product manager community, sharing your learning and celebrating progress made by other people and teams
Person specification
* have experience of developing and releasing Digital and Data products, especially data management and cataloguing products, with proficiency in agile product management techniques, such as: roadmaps; prioritisation; creation of user stories; MVP definition; using research, analytics and insight to inform decisions; planning at different horizons;
* understand of the variety of disciplines involved in digital delivery, including engineering, service design, performance analysis and user research, developed through working in multidisciplinary teams
* interest in or experience of working on products or platforms used by public sector employees
* can reconcile strong differing technical opinions using investment/ value for money evidence and user research
* can identify assumptions or risks to adoption and collaboratively come up with ways to test them with end users
* can design and carry out their own user research where necessary, following good practice
* experience with setting, monitoring and reporting measurable performance objectives including through the use of data and analytics
* effective verbal, written and visual communication skills, that you are able to tailor to the needs of the audience, from senior leadership to end-users for adoption
The benefits of working at CDDO
There are many benefits including:
* flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
* a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
* 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
* an extra day off for The King’s birthday
* an in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance
* career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
* a focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme
* job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
* advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
* cycle to work scheme and facilities
* access to an employee discounts scheme
* 10 learning days per year
* volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)
* access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning
CDDO offers hybrid working for all employees. This means that everyone does some working from home and also spends some time in their local office. You’ll agree to your hybrid working arrangement with your line manager in line with your preferences and business needs.
Things you need to know
This role is being advertised with Manchester or Bristol as a location. There is an exception to this, if a current London-based member of staff from CDDO applies, and is successful, they would retain their London base for pay and allowance purposes.
The standard selection process for roles at CDDO consists of:
* a simple application screening process - We only ask for you to answer 2 application questions
Whilst we value the use of AI technology to enhance our daily work, we also value the personal touch and urge applicants to write responses without the use of AI to emphasise their own unique experiences.
Depending on how many applications we get, there might also be an extra stage before the video interview, for example a phone interview or a technical exercise.
In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is:
* Please describe your approach to making sure you are solving the right problems in an environment with high interest, competing priorities and many varied user groups? Please reference an example from your career in your answer
In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role.
We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework for the Senior Product Manager role:
* Product ownership
* Strategic ownership
* Government Digital and Data perspective
Recruitment Timelines
Role closes: 27th January 2025
Sift completion: 31st January 2025
Interviews starting: W/C 10th February 2025
Please note that these times are subject to change
Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.
A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.
Please note that this role requires CTC clearance, which would normally need 3 years’ UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.
You may be aware that there are plans for the Government Digital Service (GDS) & the Central Digital & Data Office (CDDO) to move into the Department of Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT). This move is to bring together the digital transformation of public services into one core department. The move itself will offer huge opportunities whilst allowing DSIT to lead the way and drive forward the new Government's digital agenda.
As the announcement is relatively new, we are awaiting more detailed information. Therefore, we encourage you to apply for this role, and will keep you informed with updated information throughout the application process.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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