Successful candidates can expect to be involved in a range of the following: Building the organisations capability, utilising a blended approach to meeting learning needs (virtual / face-to-face/self-serve). Engaging and working collaboratively with DWP and Cross Government stakeholders to define capability requirements, maximising opportunities through innovative and digital solutions. Effectively managing and leading a wide portfolio of capability design and delivery activity. Establishing specific learning requirements, championing and enabling a holistic approach to building capability, meeting the needs of diverse stakeholders and responding to change at pace. Gathering and interpreting complex data and information from a variety of sources to design and deliver evidence-based learning solutions. Using a data driven approach to continuously improve DWPs Capability offer. Leading and testing capability solutions underpinned with a robust evaluation approach to optimise learner experience and business capacity to ensure visible return on investment. Working collaboratively with diverse Stakeholders and partners to ensure wider strategic thinking is applied to building capability within DWP. Leading matrix managed geographically dispersed teams to design and / or deliver learning interventions to meet Sponsor / Business specifications. Aligning our capability offer with the Civil-Service-wide Operational Delivery Profession objectives providing connection to career progression, professional development, and learning. DWP is committed to supporting professional development for their people and will encourage and support continuous professional development and or qualifications for successful candidates. Person specification We are seeking learning professionals who have experience of leading large geographically dispersed learning design and / or delivery teams to play a key role in building capability across DWP. Key Criteria Strong leadership skills with the ability to build inclusive, high performing, geographically dispersed teams where diversity and equality of opportunity are embraced and promoted. Working collaboratively across teams to ensure all understand their impact and contribution to the wider DWP priorities. (Lead Criteria). Championing innovation to continuously improve the service we offer, and proven experience in engaging and involving people through change. Proven record of successfully developing and implementing delivery plans, with the ability to prioritise and manage conflicting demands. Proven experience of building strong stakeholder relationships, demonstrating excellent influencing skills, with the ability to remain focussed on outcomes whilst managing a range of challenging and diverse views, negotiating and gaining consensus to strategic aims and purpose. Ability to analyse and interpret complex policies and requirements to identify suitable learning/capability solutions to meet business needs aligned to DWP strategic priorities. Experience of, and confidence in, management of budgets, forecasting and monitoring. Confident and experienced in applying HR policies consistently to address diverse and complex employee issues. Desirable Criteria: CIPD Advanced Award in Learning and Talent Management (AALTD LEVEL 7). CIPD Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development, or equivalent. For jobs located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of 55,557, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 16,094 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. DWP have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours. Generous annual leave at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave. Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme. Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly). Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service. Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes. An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more. 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. The selection process will assess both what candidates are good at and also what they enjoy to help us assess candidates behaviours, strengths and their potential. As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and Personal Statement of no more than 1250 words. The Personal Statement will be assessed against the Key Criteria listed earlier in this advert. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Lead Criteria. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview. Your Personal Statement should be based on evidence of what you did and how you did it in order to achieve the outcomes notified. The CV is an online tool accessed through the Civil Service Jobsite and there is no requirement to upload your personal CV. Our CV element is short, and allows an initial check of eligibility, so please put the main content of your evidence and skills in your Personal Statement. If you withdraw your application at any stage, it will not be progressed any further. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. After the sift is complete, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a live video interview where an Interview Panel will interact with you throughout the interview ensuring you are able to present your evidence in real time. During the interview you will be required to deliver a short verbal presentation. You will be given information about the presentation subject in advance to enable you to prepare. The presentation will be assessed against the Civil Service Behaviour Working Together. You will not be required to use visual aids, and your presentation will be timed and should last no more than 5 minutes. The panel Chair will politely indicate when your 5 minutes has expired. This is followed by a short question and answer session about your presentation. The remainder of the interview will include questions based around the following Civil Service Behaviours; Leadership; Delivering at Pace; Communicating and Influencing. You will also be asked Strength questions aligned to the four Behaviours being assessed. The Panel will advise you when moving from a Behaviour to a Strength question. A blended interview aims to be more of a conversation at interview, offering a more inclusive approach. The overall interview will last around 45 minutes and will be conducted via live video using MS Teams, you will need to use your personal device to access the video link. You will be asked to present photographic identification to the Panel Chair as a preliminary step before the interview commences. Further Information Find out more about Working for DWP A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland 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 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 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. Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing. The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action. Reasonable Adjustment At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should Contact Government Recruitment Service via DWPrecruitment.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. 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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) .