Public Enquiry Lead

Salary:This post is at SCS1 level. The salary is circa £84,000.
Locations:Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Manchester or Sheffield.
About this role.
We are hiring a new Deputy Director to lead on Public Inquiry for DWP.
Therearent many roles like this one, and the work that you will be doing is national news.
DWP is the UKs biggest government department. We deliver services and support to over 20 million users. We help people find work and get help when they need it.
At its core your job is all about leading and co-ordinating the delivery of DWPs obligations to public inquiries.
You will lead the DWP inquiry response team. Youll be the primary advisor and subject matter expert for the Secretary of State, Permanent Secretary and Non-Executive Directors on all public inquiry matters.
This is a high-profile role. Your initial focus will be on the Covid and Horizon inquiries,and youll shape how DWP responds to issues of national impact and interest.
Tell me more.
We want an application from you if have experience of leading on large scale inquiries, and working in a legal environment.
Youllbe working closely with ourDirector for Security, Continuity & Risk Management, and leading an experienced team of 11.
Your work needs to cross lines. You will work with senior colleagues across Government to make sure that common issues are identified and rectified, and that weresharing resources where we need to and using budgets effectively.
You and your team willidentify and safeguard evidence relevant to public inquiries, ensuring that supporting technology is effective and that internal and external stakeholders are briefed.
You will also support stakeholders and witnesses, including Ministers and senior stakeholders, to prepare evidence and statements for inquiries.
You will also work closely with legal colleagues, including DWPs Kings Counsel and the Government Legal Department, to ensure that our legal obligations are met, and risks managed.
Essential Criteria
When assessing your application, successful candidates willdemonstrate the following:?

• Working in a senior role on a major Inquiry preferably with experience of leading a cross-cutting incident response?
  
• Working extensively in a legal environment, ensuring that potential issues are identified, appropriate guidancesought, and justifiable decisions made?
  

• Working across organisational boundaries and building an effective senior network of partnerships to work collaboratively ?
  
• Confident leadership, with the ability to implement and translate strategy into action, developing new approaches and setting a clear and compelling vision, that their teams can align behind to deliver?.
  
• A passion for building high performing teams, creating an inclusive and collaborative learning culture which values diversity and encourages openness, approachability, and sensitivity.?
  
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including strong experience of working with high profile senior stakeholders across multiple complex organisations.
  

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