Planning, Performance and Resourcing Manager
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We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us, and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at DWP accessible to you.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
As one of the largest government departments, almost every individual in the UK is a direct customer of DWP at some point in their lives. DWP’s mission is to improve people’s quality of life, both now and in the future. We do that by focusing on delivering excellent services that make a difference to millions of people.We trust and empower our people to deliver these services to customers every day, including the most vulnerable in society.
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Working towards sustainable futures. Championing diversity in the workplace. At the Department for Work and Pensions, it’s all in a day’s work. From HR to Finance, Policy to Communications, this is work that sustains and supports, where everyone’s voice is heard, and our customers are at the heart of everything we do.For a career packed with possibility, a comprehensive benefits package, where we live by our values and have the opportunity to improve the lives of people across the UK, look no further.
DWP Finance Group ensures the Department makes the best possible use of our resources, delivering and protecting value from our budget, ensuring delivery of a modern, fair, affordable and secure welfare system that makes a positive difference to people's lives now and in the future.
This role is critical to cross cutting activity at the heart of Finance Group (FG) and sits within the Planning and Business Support Operations Division within the Strategic Finance directorate.
The successful candidate will work with the Planning and Assurance Lead to ensure a dynamic and efficient approach to planning, assurance and performance across Finance Group. In doing so the post holder will collaborate across Finance Group to support delivery of a visible portfolio across a fast-moving environment including business planning, risk, assurance, business continuity, financial allocations, performance, security / data protection assurance and portfolio management.
Successful candidates will be joining a highly committed, supportive and sociable division in a range of locations. They will need to work across the whole of FG working with all levels of the organisation.
The post holder will be responsible for leading or supporting on key aspects across Finance Group’s planning portfolio, including:
- Working closely with senior leads to establish, monitor and deliver workforce plans.
- Shape Finance Group’s recruitment and workforce management framework, including risk management, reporting, controls and assurance.
- Work closely with people and capability business partners to collaboratively co-ordinate and lead aspects of Finance Group’s Capability Plan.
- Develop reporting templates which monitor performance against agreed key performance indicators and provide management information reports to senior leadership teams.
- Work across the organisation to develop and deliver innovative solutions which deliver reliable and informed workforce and recruitment plans.
- Collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders to drive activities across Finance Group.
- Form part of a small, inclusive, geographically dispersed team with line management responsibility whereby you will build capability and provide support and direction.
- The successful candidate must be willing to undertake additional training if required to develop these skills at the required level.
You will need to be adaptable, resilient, and will be required to undertake a diverse range of tasks.
Hybrid working
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.
This role can only be delivered from the UK.