Deputy Director for Programme Management Office

at  Department for Work and Pensions

ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED LEADER IN PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLES LIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY?

DWP is looking to fill Deputy Director for Programme Management Office roles within its Change portfolio.
At the core of DWP’s Workplace Transformation Programme (WTP) is its Programme Management Office, set up to transform where and how we work, delivering a smaller, better and greener estate over a 10 year period and is part of the Government Major Project Portfolio.
As a department, we are committed to modernising our services and supporting managers and employees to deliver a truly inclusive working environment that enables smarter working. WTP will enable the department to be more efficient, greener and to work smarter to support the wider government priorities for getting people back into employment, deliver long-term savings and meet sustainability commitments. This includes how we use our workspaces, technology, people and culture.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This role represents a rare opportunity to deliver a workplace that will be driven by the needs of the business, supports the wellbeing of our colleagues and will enable more flexible, effective and efficient services for customers whilst also making the best use of taxpayers’ money.
This role will provide expert guidance, support and insight to senior strand leaders and will the source of programme information and metrics, ensuring this is translated to meet the needs of stakeholders

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead on the shaping of the organisational and programme strategy; leading and investing in people; and creating a high performing culture to deliver benefits to customers, the department and wider government
• Lead programme governance, planning, reporting and controls. This includes leading PMO (Programme Management Office) function including reporting and oversight across the programme core and delivery teams
• Lead Programme Assurance and lead the implementation of a multiple lines of defence model
• Working closely with the Programme Director’s private office to ensure a seamless interface and enable efficient and effective join up with the Senior Responsible Owner alongside others
• Provide PMO leadership across the whole programme including the wider programme management community
• Act as senior escalation point for all Programme management issues and providing support to the strand delivery leads in their resolution
• Taking a corporate leadership role within DWP, ensuring Programme design principles are understood and ensuring that learning opportunities which arise from the programme are capitalised on and built into wider departmental thinking
• Lead development and approval of the Programme Business Cases
• With Programme Director lead engagement and reporting into Change Portfolio Board and provide leadership for DWP overall change and transformation agenda
• Manage risks and issues and demonstrate a proactive risk awareness culture
• Manage workforce planning for the Programmes ensuring there is appropriate focus on capability and succession planning
• Lead in the management of financial planning and controls, including spending review financial planning and reporting.

For more information on this role and working for DWP please see the candidate pack in the advert.

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)

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead on the shaping of the organisational and programme strategy; leading and investing in people; and creating a high performing culture to deliver benefits to customers, the department and wider government
• Lead programme governance, planning, reporting and controls. This includes leading PMO (Programme Management Office) function including reporting and oversight across the programme core and delivery teams
• Lead Programme Assurance and lead the implementation of a multiple lines of defence model
• Working closely with the Programme Director’s private office to ensure a seamless interface and enable efficient and effective join up with the Senior Responsible Owner alongside others
• Provide PMO leadership across the whole programme including the wider programme management community
• Act as senior escalation point for all Programme management issues and providing support to the strand delivery leads in their resolution
• Taking a corporate leadership role within DWP, ensuring Programme design principles are understood and ensuring that learning opportunities which arise from the programme are capitalised on and built into wider departmental thinking
• Lead development and approval of the Programme Business Cases
• With Programme Director lead engagement and reporting into Change Portfolio Board and provide leadership for DWP overall change and transformation agenda
• Manage risks and issues and demonstrate a proactive risk awareness culture
• Manage workforce planning for the Programmes ensuring there is appropriate focus on capability and succession planning
• Lead in the management of financial planning and controls, including spending review financial planning and reporting

Three statements (maximum 500 words each) answering the 3 pre-defined questions (below), explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities, and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.

• How have you developed and sustained complex and influential relationships to support and drive change to achieve a delivery outcome or strategy, and how you have made a difference.
• High-performing organisations usually have senior leaders who are drivers of continuous improvement. Give us a specific example of how you have motivated employees to achieve excellence.
• Tell us about what steps you take to ensure that large, multi-disciplinary teams are bought into your strategic direction and ambition