Location

Spring Place, Southampton. SO15 1EG.

About the job

Do you have excellent leadership skills?

Have you got experience of managing budgets in the public sector?

Are you confident in working with senior stakeholders to deliver business outcomes?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Job description

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are looking for a Business Support Lead to join our busy and diverse team within the HM Coastguard (HMCG) Directorate.

You will lead a team of 2 EO's and 2 AO's to ensure efficient and effective administration and policy support is delivered. You will provide robust advice and guidance to your team to ensure performance and quality standards are achieved.

The role will involve monitoring, advising, and reporting on spend and income for a number of different MCA budgets whilst employing a corporate and risk management approach. You will also monitor, analyse, and report on management information to the HMCG Management Board.

This is a unique opportunity to understand the operations of the whole Directorate and gain an invaluable insight into the work of the MCA.
 

Responsibilities

The role responsibilities include:

• Financial Management including budget bidding, monitoring of spend, review spend against business priorities
• Providing advice and guidance on the finance resource and possible implications arising from new business obligations
• Ensure effective administrative support to HMCG Operations in line with the Service Level Agreement especially in areas of recruitment, resource planning, pay model updates and staff survey activities
• Provide leadership, guidance and line management to 2 EOs and 2 AOs to ensure the effective provision of support. Undertake succession planning activities and review sickness absence trends
• Ensure effective secretariat support to the Clinical Governance Board, undertaking minute taking and ensuring effective monitoring of follow up actions as required
• Co-ordinate the provision of Management information to the Head of Governance that accurately reflects the output of the unit
• Act as Point of Contact for recruitment for the Directorate, providing support to stakeholders on the policy and process of recruitment for HMCG
• Responsible for the procurement for the Directorates high level, big budget projects liaising with the operational leads to ensure that timely payment is achieved

About you

You will have a financial background within the public sector with a good knowledge of managing budgets. You will also have experience of procurement which you can bring to the role.

We are looking for someone with strong leadership skills who can lead and support their team to get the best out of them. You will be confident in managing your team’s performance, quality and attendance whilst ensuring training and development needs are met.

You will have strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build strong working relationships at all levels. You will have experience of providing guidance and robust recommendations to internal stakeholders, where your exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills will enable you to influence and challenge at all levels.

Organisational skills are essential and you will be able to manage your time effectively to meet changing demands and priorities. Your excellent time management skills will ensure all deadlines are achieved.

About us

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government's maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.

Safer lives, Safer ships, Cleaner seas.

Our vision is to be the best maritime safety organisation in the world.

Find out what it's like to work at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

We are part of the Department for Transport (DfT). DfT is a great place to work, and our ‘one team’ approach really makes a difference. We value our staff and that’s why we’re committed to nurturing an inclusive environment across the Department.

You’ll be part of an innovative organisation that invests in all our people, ensuring we have the diverse skills to deliver transport that moves Britain ahead now and into the future.

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Things you need to know Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

When considering your experience please tailor your CV and Personal Statement to evidence the following:

• Experience of managing budgets
• Leading a team
• Working with stakeholders to deliver a business outcome
• Experience of procurement

The sift is due to take place 18/12/2019.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held w/c 06/01/2020.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:
• an interview with one or more exercises

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. For further information on Success Profiles please click here

Your interview may consist of a range of question types. These may include questions about:
• what energises and motivates you
• how you would manage situations relevant to the role
• your previous experience
• your professional skills and knowledge

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

Further Information

We have adopted anonymised recruitment. This means that your name, date of birth and other personal details will not be seen by the sift panel.

We may hold a merit list for up to twelve months. During this time, if a similar role is identified and you have been placed on the merit list you may be considered for the post. Within the merit list period, your application form and selection information may be shared across the department and its agencies.

Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service. Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP applies to all public facing roles / or a role that is primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles. All critical to the delivery of UK public services’.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

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 had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

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 [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

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 [email protected] 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

Any move to the Department for Transport will mean you will no longer be able to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.

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

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :   Steve Pickering Email :   [email protected]   Recruitment team : Email :   [email protected] 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: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/) to visit Civil Service Commission