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The Office of Manpower Economics (OME) is an independent body providing the secretariat for the eight public sector Pay Review Bodies, which make recommendations on pay for 2.5 million workers, with a pay bill of £100 billion. Each Pay Review Body is an NDPB and its Chairs and Members hold senior, non-Executive type roles. OME is part of Competition, Markets and Regulatory Reform Group in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and our work on public sector pay contributes to supporting an efficient and flexible UK labour market.
OME is currently based in Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, SW1H 0TL. We are a small, friendly and collegiate body with a shared pride the quality of our work. Everyone has full access to DBT training and development opportunities and we are fully committed to playing our part in building an inclusive DBT environment.
This is a hugely exciting opportunity to work in the highly topical area of public sector pay. The post holder will work with three secretariat teams within OME, personally supporting four public sector Pay Review Bodies and overseeing the administrative function across all eight Review Bodies that OME supports.
Should the candidate wish, there will be opportunities for some travel, mostly within the UK, on Pay Review Body visits to remit groups in their workplaces. These visits are usually scheduled several months in advance.
Job description
- Provide comprehensive administrative and Secretariat Support to three teams across OME and four Pay Review Bodies (Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body, Police Remuneration Review Body, NCA Remuneration Review Body, and Senior Salaries Review Body).
- Lead on the administrative and organisational arrangements for all Review Body meetings for those four Pay Review Bodies, including oral evidence with Ministers and senior stakeholders from government departments, trade unions and public services.
- Lead on the processing of Pay Review Body member fees and expenses forms and accurately prepare claims for countersigning by senior colleagues.
- Communicate and engage effectively with a range of people, including internal and external staff and stakeholders, including monitoring and managing correspondence that arrives in group mailboxes. This will include dealing with stakeholder enquiries promptly and courteously by email, telephone or in person, referring to the relevant secretariat lead where appropriate.
- Support the Pay Review Body visits programme by leading on all members’ travel and accommodation bookings.
- Contribute to effective information management (including maintaining administrative and information resources of the Pay Review Bodies) and assist with the dissemination and/or collation of information/returns in a timely manner.
- Develop effective working relationships and communicate regularly within secretariat teams and with Pay Review Body members.
- Provide Support to the secretariats throughout the year on a range of ad-hoc duties such as the regular Pay Review Body news briefs or proof-reading final reports.
- Oversee the overall approach to administrative support across all eight Pay Review Bodies, which over time is likely to include line management of 2 Administrative Officers who provide administrative Support to other Pay Review Body secretariats.
- Provide cover for other members of the team in their absence and assist with their workloads as necessary.
- Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training and development needs.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills with a close eye for detail;
- A good standard of written and oral communication;
- Stakeholder management skills/relationship building and the ability to work with senior people;
- A proactive and positive attitude to getting the job done and an ability to prioritise tasks;
- Be self-motivated, highly organised and equipped to enable effective working across the team;
- Have strong interpersonal and influencing skills, including the ability to act confidently on their own initiative;
- Be confident managing the work of others and developing staff to improve.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Leadership
Benefits
- 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%
We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities
Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits.
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Selection process details
Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.
Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.
To apply for this post, you will be asked to complete the following as part of the online application:
- A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Provide employment history that relates to the essential criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages.
- A Personal Statement of up to 500 words explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential criteria.
It is likely that the sift will take place 1-2 weeks after the closing date and interviews 3-5 weeks after the closing date though this is subject to change.
In the event of a large number of applicants, an initial short sift will be conducted on the Personal Statement.Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to supporting candidates so they can perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. This includes making reasonable adjustments to our process. In order to request an adjustment:
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section on the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.
Alternatively contact the Government Recruitment Service at DBTrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Candidate Support
You may want to join a virtual Candidate Support Session. These sessions include helpful tips and advice on the recruitment process, from application to interview.
Please see attached Candidate Pack for further information on: Diversity and Inclusion; Benefits; Learning and Development; Working Patterns and what we deliver as a department.
Further Information:
- A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences.
- Any move to the Department for Business and Trade from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments.
- The Department will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. We are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.
- New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
- 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. Any applicant who has 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.
- Terms and Conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
- Please note – the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland/Access NI on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances 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-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
For further information on the Access NI confidential checking service telephone: the Access NI Helpline on 0300 200 7888 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email accessni@ani.x.gsi.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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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