JOB SUMMARY

As Programmes and Governance Manager, you will play a crucial role driving progress and coordinating activity within a high-profile, independent non-departmental public body. Your work will sit at the heart of the Commission’s work with Commissioners, departments and senior leaders. You will work collaboratively with colleagues of all grades and roles across the organisation to drive and hold it to account for its activities.
Due to the nature of the role the successful candidate will spend at least 60% of the week in the office.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• A response to a list of questions demonstrating the behaviours “Managing a Quality Service’, ‘Leadership’ and ‘Communicating and Influencing’

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

TYPE OF ROLE

Administration / Corporate Support
Governance
Other

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing the programme management of each of the key priority projects identified by the Board within the new CSC strategy.
• Leading on progress and impact reporting on key projects to the senior team, the First Civil Service Commissioner and the Board, including through designing appropriate written products and verbal updates.
• Proactively maintaining and driving the CSC governance forward look, working with the Head of Policy and Compliance to programme agendas to ensure projects are progressed and forums used effectively to produce time-appropriate steers on next steps.
• Leading the coordination of agendas, papers and organisation of quarterly Board meetings and eight Board Development meetings.
• Coordinating the drafting, clearances and distribution of papers and lead the drafting of minutes and transparency processes.
• Drafting a range of written outputs, including briefings for seniors ahead of key meetings.
• Line management of 1 x HEO
• Providing support to the Chief Executive and First Civil Service Commissioner, managing their diaries, organising travel and providing support when required.

At the interview stage for this role, we will assess you based on the Civil Service Success Profiles. You will be required to provide evidence of the following three behaviours in your interview for the role:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencin