Joint Head of Operations

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Department for Transport Full time

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

- 285795**Salary**:

- £55,188**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DFT - Roads and Local Group (RLG) - Motoring & Freight.**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Business Management and Improvement
- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Have you got experience of working in a supervisory, logístical role?

Are you organised and flexible and can easily adapt to changing situations?

Do you take pride in your work and have a keen eye for detail?

**If so, we have a great opportunity for someone wanting to work closely with the heart of government and we would love to hear from you**

**Job description**:
The purpose of this role is to oversee all of the divisional operations and provide effective operational management to deliver the efficient operation of the Government Car Service (GCS).

The Joint Head of Operations role is to manage the provision of the secure Departmental Pool Car Service to UK Government Ministers and senior officials by offering an exceptional level of customer service; and maintaining high standard of service delivery and direction.

You will have direct line management responsibility for the Operations Manager, Workshop Manager and Fleet manager. You will be expected to act as a role model across the organisation and as part of the small senior management team provide leadership across the whole team, including drivers, operations and workshops.

**_ Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: _**
- GCS Business Continuity plan (maintenance and updating)
- PQ Correspondence
- H&S policy, upgrades and risk assessments
- Co-ordinate the GCS H&S protocols including overseeing the accident management of the vehicles
- Look for, and where required implement efficiencies, system improvements and work with the GCS & DfT colleagues to maintain and improve the GCS service offer
- Asset management & Fleet renewal/disposal - the ongoing replacement of the vehicle fleet in accordance with government policy

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Role Profile.

**Person specification**:
**About You**

To thrive in this role, you will have experience working in a supervisory, logístical role.

You will take a flexible approach to your work and can quickly adapt to changing requirements.

If you are looking for a varied interesting, hands on operational role this is a great opportunity

**Additional Information**

A minimum of 60% of your working week should be spent in the office.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service

**Benefits**:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.**How to Apply**
- When you have demonstrated your flexibility to changing situations
- Experience working in a supervisory, logístical role.

Please fully utilise the 500-word count when completing your personal statement.

The sift is due to take place between 23rd-26th May 2023.

Interviews are likely to be held 12th & 13th June 2023.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

- An interview
- This interview will be conducted in person at one of our offices. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview._

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

**Reasonable Adjustments**

**Further Information**

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:

- See our vetting cha


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