G7 Head of Regulated Professions Advisory Functions
Department for Business and Trade
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 5th May 2024
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Job summary
The Regulated Professions Policy (RPP) Team is responsible for recognition of professional qualifications (RPQ). RPQ is a crucial lever for DBT to achieve its priorities of removing barriers to business and helping UK businesses to sell their services overseas. 37% of UK services exports in 2022 were from business services sectors in which workers legally need a qualification to practise their profession. As such, the RPP team in the EUST Directorate has a high-profile and indispensable role to play in delivering the Government’s trade in services objectives and labour market outcomes.
The RPP team has responsibility for the legislative framework governing how overseas qualifications are recognised by UK professions and vice versa (from auditors to vets). To facilitate and support access to these professions for UK citizens and overseas professionals, the RPP team has stood up ambitious new support systems. This G7 role is responsible for establishing and managing these digital and support structures, including the Regulated Professions Register, DBT advice on regulated profession and the relevant provisions in the Professional Qualifications Act 2022.
The RPP team has a track record of success in delivering projects for Ministers – including making the Regulated Professions Register the most accessed DBT digital service - and great development opportunities for staff. We work hard to bring a range of different perspectives, evidence and analysis into our work. We are a friendly, welcoming group, based in six locations across the UK. We are an inclusive team and believe that having people from different backgrounds (gender, race, sexuality, socio-economic, educational, geographical, family circumstances) makes it a better team in every way.
Job description
This is a high profile and stretching G7 role within the RPP team, which provides a unique and exciting opportunity to balance policy and legislative objectives with responsibility for sizeable digital and finance workstreams.
The role holder’s key objectives are:
- Line manage 3 team members across various UK locations;
- Responsibility for RPP’s digital and advisory functions and services for regulated professions, principally the Regulated Professions Register;
- Responsibility for contract and budget management connected to the RPP digital and advisory functions. Establish effective relationships with the digital supplier and DBT’s digital/commercial/financial teams to ensure VFM for DBT and effective service delivery;
- Deliver effective risk monitoring and management connected to the RPP’s digital and advisory functions and services;
- Maximise use and impact of RPP’s digital and advisory functions and services with domestic and international users, to open up new markets for UK professionals and support UK labour market outcomes;
- Identify, develop and implement options for enhancing RPP’s digital and advisory functions – including service developments and add-ons;
- Develop options for future policy interventions and options connected to RPP’s digital and advisory functions and services – including projecting UK influence overseas using these services;
- Monitor the relevant provisions of the Professional Qualifications Act 2022 (those concerning advisory functions) and, if necessary, scope and deliver legislative reform;
- Perform a corporate leadership role within the RPP team and make an active contribution to the culture and corporate life of the EUST Directorate.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Experience leading digital services and projects within government
- Experience leading commercial and financial workstreams within government – including contract management, budget management and risk management
- Experience of strong and effective team leadership and line management
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (within DBT, with OGDs, with external stakeholders and with international partners)
- Excellent briefing and communication skills, both written and oral
- Strong policy development skills, including evidence collection and analysis, assessment of policy intervention options and development of proposals for funding, legislation, strategies etc
Desirable Criteria
- Secondary legislative experience (in particular experience of legislative reform orders) or willingness to undertake training to develop necessary capability;
- Experience delivering contract extension or procurement processes within HMG – or willing to undertake training to develop necessary capability
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
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.
Things you need to know
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.
After the closing date 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.
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 750 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.
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
Vetting
The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Danielle Bates
- Email : Danielle.Bates2@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dbtrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DBT by email: Resourcing@businessandtrade.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.
For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission/Complaints
