JOB SUMMARY

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

• joining up public sector services
• harnessing the power of AI for the public good
• strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
• elevating leadership and investing in talent
• funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
• committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.
We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.
The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.
Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You’ll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need
Join the Strategic Workforce and Capability Division, where our mission is to ensure the government possesses the necessary talent to drive digital transformation and overcome the challenges ahead. We’re dedicated to enhancing the government’s capacity to attract, recruit, nurture, and retain top tier digital and data professionals.
As part of the team, you will help shape the future of digital strategy and capabilities, providing vital insights that support cross departmental policies, standards, and strategies.
We’re entrusted with devising strategies and delivering results for a community of 30,000+ digital innovators, aspiring talent, and the broader civil service. Our commitment extends to fostering an inclusive, supportive, and dynamic culture where individuals thrive and excel.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As the Pay and Reward Senior Delivery Manager, you will drive the end to end delivery of the cross government Digital and Data Pay Framework. This is a high impact delivery role, directly supporting government ambitions to scale a skilled and sustainable digital workforce. You will work closely with HM Treasury, senior leaders, departments and policy teams to ensure the pay and reward strategy remains competitive, coherent and aligned with professional and workforce planning priorities.
This role requires a strategic thinker, a numerate and confident delivery lead, capable of operating at pace across multiple and complex stakeholders.

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)
• 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

What You’ll Do

• Lead the end to end delivery of the Digital and Data Pay and Reward Framework, ensuring effective programme planning, risk management and alignment with workforce strategy and transformation objectives.
• Lead the Pay and Reward team, this will include line management of civil servants.
• Translate strategic reward priorities into actionable delivery plans, coordinating cross functional teams to design and implement evidence based solutions that meet user and policy needs.
• Oversee the development and delivery of pay structures and reward mechanisms across delegated grades and SCS, ensuring delivery aligns with capability based progression models and organisational goals.
• Coordinate engagement with departments and professional leads, driving consistent adoption of the framework by managing delivery roadmaps, implementation support and embedding policy into operational practice.
• Integrate workforce analytics, pay benchmarking and user feedback into delivery cycles to maintain a competitive and future focused reward offer. You’ll adapt plans based on evolving insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess and support delivery of departmental business cases, ensuring governance processes are met and changes to reward structures are implemented effectively.
• Act as the delivery lead for the digital and data pay strategy, representing delivery progress and risks to senior leaders, Government People Group and Trade Unions, ensuring alignment across stakeholders.
• Embed continuous improvement and agile delivery principles, using feedback loops, data driven insights and policy iteration to enhance outcomes and value.
• Develop and deliver communication and engagement plans that support transparency, inclusive delivery and stakeholder alignment. You will also enable professional development across the pay and reward community

The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:

• a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV, a cover letter of up to 500 words and to answer an application question. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above
• a 60 minute video interview that will feature a short presentation. Information about the presentation will be shared prior to the interview

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• leadership
• communicating and influencing
• managing a quality service
• delivering at pac

We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Delivery Manager role:

• Financial management
• Communicating between the technical and non technical
• Planning
• Maintaining delivery momentu