Digital Workforce Officer

Job title:

Digital Workforce Officer

Company

Ministry of Justice

Job description

Digital Workforce OfficerLocation: National*Closing Date: 28 November 2024Interviews: from 06 December 2024Grade: HEO(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)Salary: London: £38,661 – £42,019; National: £34,140 – £37,105Working pattern: Full-time, Part-Time, Flexible WorkingContract Type: 2 year FTAVacancy number: 92267*We are currently offering hybrid working which includes 2 days per week in your local office. Office locations can be foundThe RoleWe’re recruiting for a Digital Workforce Officer here at , to be part of our warm and collaborative Strategy & Operations team.When our managers want to recruit great people for their team, working on some of the largest technology programmes in the Civil Service, they will come to you looking for expert advice, solutions and guidance. You will enjoy partnering and crafting relationships and will be someone who takes pride in providing a slick workforce planning experience.As a Digital Workforce Officer, you will belong to a warm and welcoming team that works at pace, collaborating and contributing to a range of exciting change projects and sit as part of our broader Strategy & Operations team. We are responsible for enabling our colleagues to get on with delivery by instilling a culture of accountability, value for money and commerciality across Justice Digital, and we want to make it a great place to work.What will your day look like? You’ll be blending your people management skills and passion for delivering an outstanding customer experience with your love of data and information. It’s crucial that you’re confident in spreadsheet analysis, and turning this into engaging and informative content for our senior management and directors. Every day is slightly different from the last, with new and exciting projects to get involved with; we’re a team that pride ourselves on welcoming and encouraging change and innovation, so someone with big ideas and bold goals will surely succeed.To help picture your life at please take a look at our and ourKey Responsibilities:Workforce Planning

• Support the Digital Workforce Manager to analyse and manipulate data, ensuring the business has access to clear and accurate metrics at all times, allowing for data-led decision making at all levels.
• Facilitate collaboration between Heads of Professions, Leaders, Hiring Managers and the Recruitment Team to plan, monitor and deliver hiring objectives within agreed timeframes, proactively identifying and managing risks.
• Support the Digital Workforce Manager to perform end-to-end annual workforce planning; from collection during annual budget planning to tracking and governance throughout the plan year, including headcount, in order to support business objectives.
• Support the Digital Workforce Manager, along with SMT and Finance, to forecast workforce growth, establishing targets and providing monthly reports on progress and risk.
• Provide relevant tools and processes, in partner with the Recruitment Team, to drive strategic recruitment that delivers the right people at the right time, and at the right cost
• Respond to workforce-related queries and directing to Recruitment, and wider People Team colleagues, where appropriate.

Contingent Labour

• Support the continued development of the Business Case Writing process for Contingent Labour requests, involving ownership for writing contractor business cases across Justice Digital.
• Ensure compliance with governance and approval processes to provide the best value for money when deploying a contingent labour resource.
• Manage the end to end lifecycle of Contingent Labour resources within Justice Digital, monitoring tenure lengths and highlighting risks. Ensure contingent labour usage is effective, within framework and compliant in use.
• Support and facilitate the fortnightly Business Case review meeting, reporting outcomes and delivering responses back to the business in a professional, supportive and engaging manner.

Reporting

• Confidently analyse and manipulate data to ensure the business have access to clear and accurate metrics at all times, allowing for data-led decision making across the business.
• Track the progress of recruitment activity against workforce plans and provide accurate updates to stakeholders at all levels; confidently communicating these reports often to Senior stakeholders in an easy to understand way.
• Effectively use reporting tools and dashboards to support business decision making and provide ad-hoc analytics to SMT, HoPs/Leads and Managers.
• Distribute a range of regular reports that support the wider Recruitment & People Teams, monitoring responses and outcomes.

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and applyPerson SpecificationEssential

• Experience in workforce planning, recruitment/resourcing or similar people-related functions
• Experience managing large data sets and reporting to senior stakeholders

Willingness to be assessed against for BPSS clearanceThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the and the .How to ApplyCandidates must submit a CV and Cover Letter which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above:In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the and Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your experience in a workforce planning, recruitment/resourcing or similar people-related function will be conducted prior to the sift.Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.Terms & ConditionsPlease review our which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.If you have any questions, please feel free to contactClosing Date:28/11/2024, 23:55 hours.Contact informationIf you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm) or e mail Please quote the job reference – 92267.To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

• You’ve been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
• You were studying abroad
• You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.Success ProfilesSuccess Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please .if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL ( ) in the first instanceSupporting document 1We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.Application form stage assessmentsUse of Artificial Intelligence (AI)You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.Interview stage assessmentsThere is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.A Great Place to Work for VeteransThe “Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans” initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit :Redeployment Interview SchemeCivil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are ‘at risk of redundancy’.MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate’s will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.For further information and to apply for this position please see the following link: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigital/Job/JobDetail?JobId=536.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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Job date

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 03:32:39 GMT

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