Skip to main contentSenior Business Architect
Department for Work and Pensions
Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 3rd October 2023
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Job summary
Do you like the idea of helping to solve some of the most important strategic questions facing government today?
Do you like using architectural tools to help execute that strategy?
If so, DWP is looking for senior Business Architects to help design the services of the future.
DWP is massive.
We pay out nearly £1bn every single day and help some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
We support over 20 million people and have a huge responsibility to ensure that everyone can depend on the state when they need it most.
Our services cover everything from helping children and families right through to supporting relatives of lost loved ones with bereavement support and funeral care.
In between we find jobs for people, we support people financially where they are unable to work due to health conditions and we ensure everybody has the money they need to live during their retirement years.
We are first and foremost a people focused organisation and that’s why we want to attract the best possible people to come and help us create the best possible services for the people who need our support.
That’s where you come in……
Job description
Key Tasks:
- As a Business Architect you will be responsible for developing and maintaining parts of the Business Architecture, using that to resolve business problems. You will work with Lead Business Architects to prioritise and deliver business change with a focus on delivering real value to the customer to an appropriate level of quality taking into consideration expected lifetime, investment and time frames.
- You will work with stakeholders to ensure projects and services are aligned to the strategy and objectives of the organisation.
- Work with the Lead Business Architects to understand and interpret the strategy, to test the strategic hypotheses using Business Architecture products and methods.
- Develop Business Architecture collateral to deliver relevant and understandable information and insights to stakeholders, factoring in key decision moments and events and tailoring the communication technique for the audience.
- Support in developing a holistic view of the department by adding to its knowledge base, and by participating in and encouraging information sharing across the department.
- Support the development of Business Architecture collateral to deliver relevant and easily understandable information and insights to stakeholders, tailoring the communication technique for the audience.
Person specification
If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact Isaac.Morrison@dwp.gov.uk.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Enterprise and Business Architecture
- Relationship Management
Benefits
• An employer pension contribution of up to 27% For further information please click here.
• Annual leave rising up to 30 days, (based on your working pattern).
• Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
• Learning and development tailored to your role, this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Salary Information
Salary for this role is from £52,412 (Band min) to £63,517 (Band max).
The maximum salary for the grade is £63,517, however a Digital Allowance of up to £6,483 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience.
Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.
Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary.
Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Stage 1: Application
Applications must include:
1. A completed Personal Details application form.
2. A curriculum vitae including education, professional qualifications and full employment history, giving details of key achievements.
When giving details in your redacted CV you should highlight your experience in line with Technical Skills and Behaviours listed below. All applications will be assessed and sifted based on the information you provide in your completed application form.
Technical Skills:
Enterprise and Business Architecture :
• Contributes to the creation and maintenance of the target operating model and identifies the impact on operational service.
Relationship Management:
• Influences stakeholders and manages relationships effectively. Builds long term strategic relationships. Facilitates and delivers the business outcomes.
Behaviours:
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
When giving details of your redacted CV, you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein.
For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital .
Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign.
Important information
• Please attach your redacted CV as a separate additional document in either PDF or word format.
• If your CV contains any personal details your application may be withdrawn.
Stage 2: Interview
If you’re successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the Behaviours/Technical Skills listed above.
You will be asked to do a short 10 minute presentation on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview.
Interviews will take place from Monday 16th October 2023, Interview dates to be confirmed.
Further information:
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A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location.
Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
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 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.
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.
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.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action.
Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.
Reasonable Adjustment
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via digitalrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Reasonable Adjustments” 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.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
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 : Isaac Morrison
- Email : Isaac.Morrison@dwp.gov.uk.
Recruitment team
- Email : digitalrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission. Click here to visit the Civil Service Commission.
