Public Enquiry Lead

2 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom DWP Full time
Salary:

This post is at SCS1 level. The salary is circa

£84,000 Locations:

Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle Upon Tyne,

Manchester

or Sheffield. About this role. We

are hiring a new

Deputy Director

to lead on Public Inquiry

for DWP. There

arent

many roles like this one

,

and

the work that you will be doing is national news. DWP is

the UKs biggest government department. We deliver services and support to over 20 million users. We help people find work and get help when they need it. At its

core

your job is all about

lead

ing

and co-ordinat

ing

the delivery of DWPs obligations to

p

ublic

i

nquiries

. You will l

ead the DWP

i

nquiry response team

.

Youll

be the

primary advisor and subject matter expert for the Secretary of State, Permanent Secretary and Non-Executive Directors on all public inquiry

matters. This is a high-profile role.

Your

initial

focus will be on the Covid and Horizon inquiries

,

and

youll

shape how DWP responds to issues of national impact and

interest

. Tell me more. We want

an

application

from you

if

have experience

of

leading on large scale

inquiries

,

and

working in a legal environment

. Youll

be

working

closely

with

ou

r

Director

for

Security, Continuity & Risk

Management

, and

lead

ing

an experienced

team of

11

. Your work needs to cross lines. You

will

work

with senior colleagues across Government to

make sure that

common issues are

identified

and rectified, and

that

were

shar

ing resources where we need to and

using budgets

effectively. You and your team will

identify

and safeguard evidence relevant to

public inquiries

, ensuring that supporting technology is

effective

and that internal and external stakeholders are briefed. You will

also

s

upport stakeholders and witnesses, including Ministers and senior stakeholders, to prepare evidence and statements for

inquiries. You will also work

closely with legal colleagues, including DWPs Kings Counsel and the Government Legal Department, to ensure that

our

legal obligations are

met,

and risks

managed. Essential Criteria When

assess

ing

your application

, successful candidates will

demonstrate

the following:? Working in a senior role on a major Inquiry preferably with experience of leading a cross-cutting incident response?

Working extensively in a legal environment, ensuring that potential issues are

identified

,

appropriate guidance

sought

, and justifiable decisions

made?

Working across organisational boundaries and building an effective senior network of partnerships to work

collaboratively

?

Confident leadership, with the ability to implement and translate strategy into action, developing

new approaches

and setting a clear and compelling vision, that their teams can align behind to deliver?.

A passion for building high performing teams, creating an inclusive and collaborative learning culture which values diversity and encourages openness, approachability, and sensitivity.?

Excellent communication and influencing skills, including strong experience of working with high profile senior stakeholders across multiple complex organisations.

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