Delivery Lead - Service Design
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United Kingdom Security Vetting
Listed on
11th October 2021
Location
United Kingdom
Salary/Rate
£49700 - £56524
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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Government Shared Services (GSS) is a unit within GBS in the Cabinet Office. We support the Cabinet Office's aims to ensure the delivery of the finest public services, and improve the efficiency of government. We are the centre of expertise working across departments to make it easier for civil servants to use platforms for HR, finance and payroll. We recently launched the new Shared Services Strategy for Government, which will deliver services that are better value, and cut through processes which cost time and money. Our overarching objectives are:1) Meeting end-user needs, promoting excellence and convenience for both staff and managers.
2) Delivering value and efficiency, including by separating technology from Service Centres, and including all transactional services.
3) Convergence around processes and data, including the consolidation and modernisation of technology platforms, while maintaining choice for departments.
Through this Strategy, our ambition is to free up civil servants to focus on what they do best: engaging with, and delivering for citizens."
The Shared Services Strategy specifies 5 Shared Service Centre Clusters. Each Cluster will use Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services. The Delivery Lead will be deployed into the Cluster Programmes to support the development of the future state service design, working with the Department HR, Finance and Business Management Teams, the technology team, the BPO supplier and other suppliers to establish the service integration and management (SIAM) practices. The Design Lead will also analyse the current state operations of each Cluster Department and support the transition from current state to future state as the Cluster Programmes progress. Job description This is an exciting opportunity to join Government Shared Services in a leadership role, at a pivotal moment in time. You will be working with a highly motivated and passionate group of people, helping to deliver the Shared Services Strategy for Government.
Using your strong leadership, technical experience and communication skills, you will act as an ambassador for GSS, by being embedded into a major transformational shared services programmes to deliver analysis and design services to the Delivery Cluster. The Delivery Cluster is a complex group of central Government Departments with a current outsourced Shared Service processing transactions for 230,00 Civil Servants.
The Cluster includes the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, Home Office and Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs. The current and future outsourcing requirements for the Cluster will require strong experience in outsourcing of services.
The post holder will have cross Government exposure to Senior Leaders and will need to influence, guide and support the shared service programme. Reporting to the Cluster programme management structures and ensuring that the GBS Deputy Directors and Directors responsible for delivery are sighted and informed on progress and risk.
You will need to establish effective and credible working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including Senior Officials, Programme Leads and external suppliers. You will be required to advise, challenge and influence as required to ensure the best outcome for the organisation. Responsibilities You will work in a support and guidance capacity for the Delivery Cluster clusters and their programme teams to develop the service design and integration part of the target operating model for the cluster, and then support its implementation.
You will analyse the current state operations for the Departments and ALBs of the Cluster, define requirements, and support the realisation of the specification of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services enabled by SaaS ERP technology.
You will support the development of the future state service design, working with the Department HR, Finance and Business Management Teams, the technology team, the BPO supplier and other suppliers to establish the service integration and management (SIAM) practices. You will develop the transition plans to move from current state service provision and operations to the future state service provision, working with the wider programme teams to ensure the integrity of the design and the smooth transition to the future state operating model.
You will seek to ensure that the programme delivery meets the requirements of the Shared Services Strategy, promoting strategy implementation against key objectives. This will require collaboration with the leaders across GBS working to deliver each of the 5 cornerstone strategy work streams.
Demonstrating personal accountability by analysing information from multiple sources to support decision making and/or making recommendations for senior decision-makers when necessary.
Proactively building and maintaining strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders internal and external.
You will consider established practice, lessons learned and data from the existing Shared Service provider in your approach. Working closely with work stream leads you will know when to call upon their expertise when required to ensure the best possible outcome. Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 24th October 2021.
