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Can you build and maintain effective working relationships?
Are you a proactive leader who thrives on problem solving?
Have you got experience of building high performing, motivated teams who are capable of delivering a high quality service?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Job description
We are looking for proactive, organised and enthusiastic individual to lead the Business Management Team of the Aviation Directorate in the Department for Transport. This role is varied and cross cutting and will suit motivated self-starters who are natural collaborators and problem-solvers, and capable of working with a high degree of autonomy, to drive progress on a range of Business Management and corporate activities.
The successful applicant will work closely with the Aviation Director and the Aviation Directorate Senior Management Team, to set the direction and lead the coordination and delivery of Directorate-wide priorities, corporate responsibilities and functions. This includes acting with a high degree of autonomy to lead a team to deliver on cross-cutting issues in the Directorate, including finance, IT support and business continuity as well as taking the initiative to support wider plans to improve the Directorate based on staff feedback.
DfT is a great place to work, and our ‘one team’ approach really makes a difference. We value our staff and that’s why we’re committed to nurturing an inclusive environment across the department. You’ll be part of an innovative organisation that invests in all our people, ensuring we have the diverse skills to deliver transport that moves Britain ahead now and into the future.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Working with the Aviation Director and Senior Management (SMT) team to proactively support the functions of the SMT and make the Aviation Directorate a great place to work by collaborating closely with SMT to take action on staff feedback, including in response to People Surveys, organising corporate activities, such as away days, and providing clear communication to staff on directorate-wide issues.
- The post-holder will also ensure the effective functioning of SMT meetings and away days, working with the Director to ensure priority issues are discussed, and ensuring actions are effectively taken forward.
- Taking initiative to proactively support the Aviation Director in undertaking their duties, including by using excellent communication and influencing skills to act on behalf of the Director when needed, providing clear direction and guidance to the Directorate.
- The post holder will also deliver through their team to ensure effective diary management, timely commissioning of briefing to support relevant meetings, providing readouts and actions to relevant teams as necessary and ensuring arrangements are made for domestic and international travel as needed.
- Leading the Aviation Directorate Business Management Team (BMT) to manage core business functions and ensure the smooth running of the Directorate, including coordinating and implementing finance tasks for the Directorate, managing the requirements for new starters and leavers.
- Ensuring an effective Business Continuity plan for the Directorate is in place.
- Aligning Aviation Directorate activity with cross-cutting functions of the Aviation Maritime and Security (AMS) Director-General Group and wider DfT. The post-holder will work closely with Business Management Teams across the AMS group, and the Director Generals Private Office to coordinate and collaborate on group corporate functions.
- This includes on risks and milestone governance and management, ensuring their integration into wider AMS and Departmental reporting. The post holder will also coordinate and manage a range of corporate commissions that cut across the Directorate, working closely with the SMT to do so.
For more information, please see the attached Role Profile.
Person specification
About you
To thrive in this role, you will:
- Have experience of building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders who may have different priorities to you.
- Be an experienced leader who can promote diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity.
- Be a self-starter who thrives at the opportunity to use your own initiative when faced with a problem.
- Possess exceptional organisational skills to ensure smooth running of your dedicated team.
Additional information
A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.
Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport
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Selection process details
How to apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement (750 words). Please tailor your CV to suit the role. For your Personal Statement, please provide detailed evidence of the following:
- Experience of building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships.
- Experience of leading a motivated team who deliver a service to stakeholders.
- Experience of using initiative to solve problems and deliver at pace.
The sift is due to take place 7th – 13th February 2024.
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 19th February 2024.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview
This interview will be conducted online via Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
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This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.
Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.
Pre-employment Checking
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 applicant’s 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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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
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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).
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