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Shared Service Testing and Change Delivery Lead

Employer
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Location
Nationwide
Salary
£38,654
Closing date
2 Aug 2021

Job Details

Location

National

About the job 

We welcome applications from all communities and we don’t discriminate against any identity. We’re interested to hear from you, regardless of your background.

Shared Service Testing and Change Delivery Lead

Salary: £38,654

Location: National If not based in Southampton , there will be a requirement to travel to this office on estimate 1-2 times per month.

Reporting to: Head of Shared Services 

Do you pride yourself on your ability to build key working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment?

Would you love to be a part of an organisation that makes a real difference to people’s lives every day?


If so, we would love to hear from you!

Job description

Working closely with HR and Finance Shared Services Leads, you will exclusively lead on change delivery for MCA’s Share Services, ensuring that business and operational needs are met, and governance controls are in place. You will work in partnership with a variety of suppliers and key internal and external stakeholders to ensure MCA’s share service platform and enabling systems are delivered to the required standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence a system that impacts the whole of MCA as an agency, as well as the wider DfT function.

The nature of this role means you will get a view of MCA in its entirety, also working with key stakeholders on a newly developing and highly anticipated FOSS Programme. The Future of Shared Services (FoSS) Programme will design, build and transition the Department for Transport (DfT) to a modernised Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform in 2022, impacting 18,000 people across 5 different organisations within the public sector.

Role Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Leading the delivery team on all system changes that may impact the efficient running of the current or future shared service system.
• Working with all stakeholders across MCA, DfT and associated suppliers.
• Managing the delivery of the Shared Services Change Programme.
• Representing the Shared Services Change Delivery team within DfT, MCA and supplier programme and governance boards.
 

Responsibilities

About You

To thrive in this role, you will be adept at building strong working relationships, with a proven experience in providing assurance and working with a variety of both internal and external stakeholders. You will be a skilled project manager, demonstrating an ability to work with a variety of third-party suppliers to implement change. This will be coupled with specific experience working with EPR systems or a similar implementation within a HR environment.

We are keen to hear from driven individuals with the capacity to identify complex challenges and follow through with appropriate solutions for the business. These qualities will be combined with well-developed IT skills, particularly the use of MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

We are committed to encouraging and enabling our staff to develop in and above their role and will support you through further development opportunities/qualifications.

Behaviours

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

  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Leadership
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Changing and Improving

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.

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

Things you need to know 

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

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

We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.

Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

To apply for this role, you will need to provide detailed evidence of your knowledge and experience of the following sift criteria within your CV and Personal Statement:
• Knowledge and experience of working with an Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system or a similar implementation
• Experience of Programme/Project management and implementing change, including test management and coordination
• Proven experience of building relationships and working with a wide group of stakeholders, including working with third party suppliers within a contractual framework

The sift is due to take place from 03/08/21.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held WC 16/08/21.

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
• an interview with one or more exercises
• a full day of activities including interactive, written and timed exercises

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

Please see attached candidate notes for further information about our recruitment process

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

Further Information

To learn more about applying for a role within the Department for Transport, visit the Application Process page of our Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Things You Need to Know page for further information about applying for a role within the Department for Transport and the Civil Service.

Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

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

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

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 equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :   Mandy Macdonald 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
 

Attachments 20210701 Shared Service Change Delivery Lead - Role Profile Opens in new window(pdf, 172kB) Candidate Guidance for CV and Personal Statement Opens in new window(pdf, 405kB) Candidate Notes Opens in new window(pdf, 823kB)

 

Company

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It is also responsible for land based search and rescue helicopter operations from 2015.

Its responsibilities include coordinating search and rescue (SAR) on the coastline and at sea through His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG), ensuring that ships meet international and UK safety standards, monitoring and preventing coastal water pollution and testing and issuing Merchant Navy Certificates of Competency (licences) for ships' officers and crew to STCW requirements The organisation is led by Virginia McVea, its Chief Executive, who took up post in February 2023.The MCA are chiefly responsible for the syllabus and national training standards issued by the Merchant Navy Training Board (based at the UK Chamber of Shipping).

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