Lean Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Student Loans Company Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 294006**Salary**:

- £31,000 - £36,500- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Other**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- SLC - Operations**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Darlington, Glasgow, LlandudnoAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Lean Practitioner**

**Salary: £31,000 - 36,500 per annum**

**Pension: 27.1% employer contributions**

**Location: Darlington / Glasgow / Llandudno**

**Closing Date: 20th June 2023**

**Is it time you unlocked your potential?**

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

**Job description**:
As a Lean Practitioner you use Lean tools and methods to undertake diagnostic analysis of business issues to facilitate the development and implementation of effective and measurable cost benefit-based solutions Supporting the delivery of multiple Service Improvement Initiatives and the associated implementation activities ensuring the successful delivery of business change initiative outcomes, including the adherence to the appropriate levels of governance and assurance, monitoring progress, managing risks and issues and developing the successful design, delivery and implementation of change to delivery colleagues.

**Blend working model will be discussed at interview.**

**Person specification**:

- Demonstrable experience in delivering projects, using Lean tools and methods, within an SLC business function
- Experience of the 5 core Lean Tools: Comm Cells, Visual Management, Work Place Audit, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work
- Analytical ability with the ability to concatenate, segment, analyse and derive insights from data
- Excellent communication skills, written, verbal and presentation skills gained through experience or academic achievements
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to SLC
- Strong organisational, administrative, and planning skills
- Ability to plan, manage and prioritise own work and deliver to strict deadlines
- Strong facilitation, collaboration and communication skills

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £31,000, Student Loans Company contributes £8,370 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.**You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes**:

- 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
- Option to buy/sell annual leave
- Flexi-time and flexible working options available
- Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
- Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
- Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
- Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

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**Selection process details**:

- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:

- Open to UK nationals only.**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).-
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