Company

Rural Payments AgencySee more

addressAddressNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
type Form of work- Permanent, Part-time, Full-time
salary Salary£27,470 - £28,606 a year
CategoryGraduate Training & Internships

Job description

Details

Reference number

346052

Salary

£27,470 - £28,606
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

RPA – Engagement & Operational Readiness

Type of role

Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

3

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Bridgwater, Bristol, Cambridge, Carlisle, Crewe, Exeter, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Reading, Worcester, Workington, York

About the job

Job summary

Are you passionate about training and Development? If so we would love to hear from you!

We're seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as an Operational Learning and Development Trainer/Facilitator. If you're ready to make a difference in the learning journey of our agency, look no further!

We are looking for confident communicators to join the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), to help provide an excellent service for our customers.

Join the Rural Payments agency and be a part of a dynamic team dedicated to administering direct aid and rural development payments of over £2 billion annually to farmers and rural businesses in England. We are committed to world class farming and land management for the environment, food, and rural resilience.

We will hold drop in sessions for candidates wishing to know more about the role on the following dates/times:

10th April 2024 - 12pm - 1pm. Click here to join.

11th April 2024 - 12pm - 1pm.Click here to join.

12th April 2024 - 12pm - 1pm. Click here to join.

Job description

  • Confident Training Delivery/facilitation: Excelling in delivering training and facilitation through diverse methods, such as classrooms, audio, video, and more. Your confidence will empower learners to succeed.
  • Learning & Development Advocate: Be a driving force for Learning and Development within the agency. Embrace flexibility to support both internal and external training initiatives.
  • Adaptable Independent Worker: Demonstrate the ability to work independently, adapting training courses and facilitative sessions to meet the specific needs of our trainees. Your adaptability is the key to success.
  • Quick Grasp of Systems: Rapidly understand new systems and processes, enabling the creation of high-quality training products. Support seamless delivery of training packages.
  • Innovative Approach: Bring a flexible and innovative mindset to the production and delivery of training and guidance. Willingness to take on additional admin duties to foster continuous learning.
  • Adapt to Change: Embrace changing priorities with ease. React quickly and guide the team through reprioritisation. Your ability to monitor team progress ensures success.
  • Travel Enthusiast: Ready to explore? This role may require travel to other offices, adding an exciting dimension to your professional journey.

If you're ready to inspire, adapt, and make a lasting impact, we want you on our team! Apply now and be part of our commitment to continuous Learning and Development.

See video below for a first hand overview of the role:

Person specification

Essential Skills and Experience

  • Excellent Communication Skills, both written and oral, with the ability to deliver messages effectively so that they land positively with colleagues.
  • Ability to listen actively and respond to feedback.
  • Organisational skills with ability to prioritise work against competing priorities in fast-paced environment focused on timely and accurate delivery.
  • Can work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
  • Competent in using Microsoft Office software products specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams and Outlook
  • Ability to manage work, monitor and track progress.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

  • Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,470, Rural Payments Agency contributes £7,417 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
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Application Process

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a Personal Statement (max word count 500).

You will also be asked to provide a 250 word example of an occasion when you have demonstrated the behaviour Communicating and Influencing.

Candidates should align the Personal Statement to the Essential Skills and Experience demonstrating why they consider themselves suitable for the role.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Sift

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Interview

If successful at application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed on Behaviours and Strengths.

A pre prepared presentation will form part of the interview to assess the behaviour Communicating & Influencing.

Interviews will be held virtually via MS Teams.

Location

Please be aware that this role(s) will be contractually based in a Defra group workplace/office. The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location, and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.

As part of the pre-employment process, successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. The agreed contractual workplace is then the substantive and permanent place of work for the successful candidate(s).

Where the location is 'National' the successful appointee should discuss and agree an appropriate contractual location in line with both Defra’s location policy and site capacity, prior to proceeding with pre-employment processes.

Successful applicants currently employed by the hiring Defra organisation for this post may choose to remain in their current contractual location or may choose to change contractual location to one of those listed above. This should be discussed and agreed prior to proceeding with pre-employment processes.

The agreed amount of time spent at a workplace for this post will reflect the requirement for Civil Servants to spend at least 60% of their working time in an organisation workplace with the option to work the remaining time flexibly from home. Working time spent at a workplace may include time spent at other organisational locations including field-based operational locations, together with supplier, customer or partner locations. This is a non-contractual agreement which is consistent with common Civil Service expectations.

Travel costs to non-contractual workplaces will be subject to departmental travel and subsistence policies. Travel costs to contractual workplaces are the responsibility of the employee.

The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location, and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.

Defra includes the core department, APHA, RPA, Cefas and VMD.

Near miss

Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be considered for other positions in RPA which may be at a lower grade but have a potential skills match.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Merit Lists

Where more than one location is advertised, candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You will be asked to state your location preference on your application.

Salary

New entrants are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.

Visa Sponsorship Statement

Please take note that Defra does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

  • Contact Government Recruitment Service via defrarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
  • Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Criminal Record Check

If successful and transferring from another Government Department, a criminal record check maybe carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstance some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-Employment.Checks@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Internal Fraud Database Check

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 offenses. 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.

Childcare Vouchers

Any move to Defra from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk


Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

    Name :
    Resourcing Delivery Team
    Email :
    HRResourcingsupport@defra.gov.uk

Recruitment team

    Email :
    DefraRecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact:
Government Recruitment Services via email: defrarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission.
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