It Service Continuity Manager

Skills & experience Essential Criteria For this role you must have IT Service Continuity Management experience. This role requires an individual who has a proven track record in delivery in a similar role. Direct experience, relevant qualifications, and skills, in IT Service Continuity Management Experience in developing Business Continuity plans, including IT Service Continuity Plans Experienced in stakeholder engagement and communication, at all levels Excellent written and verbal communication skills Attention to detail Awareness of EPRR and relevant IRP principles Ideally experience in working in a ITIL environment Presentation and workshop delivery experience Desirable Criteria ITIL Foundation Certificate (minimum) desirable Other We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all. Compliance DBS - People working with government systems must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which includes a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role is BPSS however there may be a requirement for this role to be SC cleared and you should familiarise yourself with the criteria of security clearance. This role is Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants. Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK Nationals of the Republic of Ireland Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals Selection Process Selection Process This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience. Stage 1: Application & Sift As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 1000 words providing examples of how you meet the essential criteria. It should also detail what you and your experience can bring to the role. This part of the selection process should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and achievements, and provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined. You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. This will be used in sifting process and will be scored If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview Stage 2: Panel Interview All applicants that progress to interview will be assessed on behaviours / experience / technical / ability through Success Profiles. When assessing strengths, we want to find out whether you and the job role are a good fit. We will look at what you enjoy doing and what you do well and often. By ensuring that the role is the right fit for you, you are more likely to enjoy it and perform well. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Leadership Communicating and Influencing Working Together Developing Self and Others Delivering at Pace Benefits Benefits Alongside your salary of £51,824, UK Health Security Agency contributes £13,390 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity Range of health and wellbeing support Any move to UKHSA 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. Reserve List: Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available. If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.