Head of Grants – Commercial Operations

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose � to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you�d like to work in, we�d love to hear from you.

The Commercial Directorate is a strategic and enabling function that supports all DHSC�s commercial interactions with third parties and supporting ministers in delivering their agenda. Our mission is to ensure that health and care policy is implemented at best value for the taxpayer.��

We do this by leading and overseeing the department�s direct commercial activity, implementing commercial policies across DHSC and its arm length bodies, and acting as advisors to the Secretary of State. Our vision is to provide a world-class commercial service to enable the health and care system to deliver for the public � we aim to be the best in government commercial for technical expertise and customer focus.

Job description

The DHSC Head of Grants is responsible for leadership of the DHSC grants hub and performs the �grants champion� role, representing the Department across government as the first point of contact on grant-related matters.�

The role is in a dynamic and fast paced working environment and priorities will change as required; these include providing assurance, process improvements, ensuring compliance, budget management, and leading reporting to Cabinet Office, DHSC Finance and other stakeholders on all grant-related matters.�

Location

The successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those�locations�listed in this advert. When selecting your�location�listed in this job advert please be aware that this will be your contractual base�location�with a requirement to spend a minimum of 60% of your working time in this organisational workplace.

Your time spent on official duties at workplace�locations�other than your contractual�office such as�supplier, customer or partner�locations�required to perform your role is included in the 60% attendance.

This requirement will however take into consideration any reasonable adjustments agreed upon appointment for people with a disability, flexibilities agreed for those with specific caring responsibilities, or other similar temporary flexibilities.

Person specification

Lead and manage a quality grants service, working collaboratively with policy teams, promoting compliance with the Government Grants Functional Standard and Departmental policies and processesReview the grants operating model in DHSC, considering the optimum role and purpose of the central Grants hub vis a vis others supporting grants within policy teams and driving changes as neededDevelop and execute a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of grant-making moving forward, considering where a managed grant service could be appropriate and ensure robust tools and guidance for those involvedLead efforts to strengthen grant management capability and expertise within the team and wider department�Provide advice and engaging early to shape grant proposals, offering constructive challenge to support delivery of objectives, drawing in experts across legal, finance, commercial, counter-fraud and risk, as requiredProvide support and advice to policy leads during business case development and drafting of grant agreements to ensure they are robust, are signed off through the appropriate Departmental approvals processes and acting as a second line of defence in the assurance processEnsure that policy teams monitor performance and risk, including fraud risk, throughout the life of a grant and seeking evidence that funding has been provided for eligible activities only and has been properly accounted forCollaborate with cross-government networks and sharing best practice within the Department and across governmentStrive for continuous improvement, conducting periodic self-assessments of maturity against the Cabinet Office Functional Standard, and implementing Government Internal Audit recommendations through the empowerment of staff, refining processes and communications, to improve the quality of service we provide to our colleaguesBe an inclusive leader who embraces diverse ways of working so that everyone feels they are able to flourish and work at pace to deliver expert adviceBe an active member of the wider Commercial Directorate management team, seeking opportunities to both support and learn from wider commercial teams and working collaboratively with your peers, including commercial business partners, to maintain an excellent commercial service to the business.�

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Assertive � An excellent team leader who can motivate and engage those around you, strive for excellence in outputs while fostering and inclusive and supportive environment Manages Complexity � Good organisational skills and proven ability to plan, drive improvements and managing competing priorities Commercial Focus � Experience of working with grants and understanding of the functional standards and experience of embedding assurance and governance processes Builds Relationships � Credibly influence activities, making impact at senior levels through strong interpersonal and communication skills, including building and maintaining networks and relationships, especially with Cabinet Office Coaching Manager - Foster and lead a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration and continuous improvement between policy, programmes, the business, finance and other corporate services

Benefits

As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.

For existing Civil Servants: �For full details of the impact on any move across the civil service on your existing terms and conditions, please read the candidate pack. �Please note that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to continue to claim childcare vouchers.�

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