Job responsibilities
Continued from above
- Actively support the development of a Culture, Talent and Capability Centre of Expertise supporting the whole of UKHSA and beyond
- Be future focussed, innovative and proactive in adopting technological advancements, external best practice and opportunities to make improvements and efficiencies in ways of working that benefit the UKHSA and its people.
The Talent Lead is an exciting and business critical role which helps to shape and nurture colleagues at all levels to be their best in order that we can deliver a truly effective health protection and security system.
You will be knowledgeable on the latest talent theories and thinking, and act with a continuous improvement mind-set to ensure that we are developing new and innovative methods for talent management.
You will be a highly capable, flexible, driven individual who is able to see the bigger picture as well as having a high level of energy and attention to detail. You will role model the UKHSA values in your leadership style and operate with a curious mind.You will:
- Ensure high standards and expectations of the impact you and the team have on the organisation
- Deliver at pace and with clarity, understanding, responding to and challenging the differing cultures across the groups within UKHSA
- Have the ability to develop lasting stakeholder relationships with strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Understand the development challenges and opportunities across the Agency related to all our professions, including those related to the talent development of under-represented groups and the nuances of leading in an complex, science-led, often operational and sometimes high-risk environment.
You will need to be mindful of, and collaborate on the development of culture, people experience, talent and inclusion within the talent offer. Main Activities / Responsibilities
The job holder will be required to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:
- As part of the Culture, Talent and Development senior leadership team lead and collaborate on creation and delivery of a robust and stretching plan that spans the whole of UKHSA and aims to identify and develop our talent, enable data collection and workforce planning discussions.
- Launch and embed the Own Your Talent approach to talent management that has been developed and will be delivered in-house. You will work closely with key stakeholders such as Internal Communication and Engagement colleagues, to embed a culture of talent conversations, enabling a high performing workforce and strategic workforce planning culture.
- Lead on harnessing the power of Cross Government talent schemes such as Beyond Boundaries, Crossing Thresholds, Future and Seniors Leaders Scheme, tracking progress while also maximising the diversity and experience of candidates.
- Oversight of the UKHSA cohorts on the award-winning Civil Service Fast Stream. This includes the annual bidding process and building a rewarding scheme experience for cohort participants and their managers.
- Broaden and grow Accelerate, our in-house flagship talent programme, aimed at ensuring a diverse pipeline of talent through the organisation. Managing the cohort leads, who are responsible for hands on delivery of the end-to-end programme and working with senior stakeholders including Executive Board Members.
- Delivery of a wide-reaching, innovative, impactful and engaging talent portfolio that is responsive to the needs of the Agency. Appreciating the diverse needs of our customer base, delivering specific initiatives that equip individuals with appropriate skills and facilitate continuous talent development.
- Bringing a customer-centric and commercial ethos to the team, ensuring that the user experience meets expectations and needs, is technology enabled, data driven and drives a continuous talent culture whilst also understanding contract and supplier management.
- Maintaining successful stakeholder relationships with a range of customers at all levels through consistent, honest and thorough communications.
- Horizon scanning and forecasting talent trends and needs so that our offer is continually improving and is responsive to the needs of the organisation and wider society. Exploring and making the case for future technology and tools.
- Ability to clearly present robust recommendations and advice to leaders and colleagues at all levels with confidence and conviction surrounding talent.
- Other duties as appropriate and required for the role.
Essential Criteria
- Experience or strong understanding of developing and embedding talent management strategies.
- Experience of design and delivery of high quality, impactful, strategic workforce related initiatives end-to-end at scale and pace, ensuring value for money and demonstrable return on investment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to deliver and influence sometimes complex and technical concepts in an accessible way at all levels, demonstrating professional credibility and an evidence-based customer-focused approach
- Experience of working in a flexible, agile environment.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes to deadlines.
- Highly proficient user of technology to enhance ways of working within a medium/large organisation.
- Leadership and line management experience.
Selection Process Details:
This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability and Experience.
Stage 1: Application & Sift
Success profiles
You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 7 essential criteria and 4 behaviours and this will be in the form of a:
- Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
- 500 word Statement of Suitability linked to the essential criteria
- Behaviour statements linked to each behaviour below (please write a maximum of 250 words linked to each behaviour)
Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving (lead behaviour for application)
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.
The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.
Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:
- Meets all essential criteria
- Meets some essential criteria
- Meets no essential criteria
We will take piles 'Meets all essential criteria' and 'Meets some essential criteria' through to shortlisting stage.
Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the lead behaviour of Changing and Improving.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment
Please do not exceed a total of 1500 words (500 words for statement of suitability plus 250 words per behaviour). We will not consider any words over and above this number.
Feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.
Stage 2: Interview
Success profiles
You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.
Behaviours, strengths and abilities will be tested at interview.
There will be a 5-10 minute presentation, details will be confirmed to those who are invited to interview.
The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
Interviews dates to be confirmed.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Eligibility Criteria
External: open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
Location
This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool orLondon).
Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Security Clearance Level Requirement
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.
