Digital Strategy Advisor

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

- 251829**Salary**:

- £38,046-
**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- CDDO**Type of role**:

- Policy
- Strategy
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Bristol, ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
A part of the Cabinet Office, the** **Central Digital and Data Office** **leads the digital, data and technology (DDaT) function for government. We put the right conditions in place to achieve digital, data and technology transformation at scale by working with departments, and other government functions like commercial, project delivery and security professionals.

**We are responsible for**:
Digital, Data and Technology Strategy and Standards, like the Technology Code of Practice, the Service Standard and Open Standards
- Cross-government DDaT performance and assurance, including Spend Controls
- DDaT Capability Development, including the DDaT pay framework

**Job description**:
As a Digital Strategy Advisor you'll:

- Play a leading role in the development and communication of the vision and strategy for the DDaT function and CDDO, working closely with analytical colleagues to ensure all components make sense and fit together as part of an innovative, robust, holistic and compelling direction.
- Contribute to discussions with senior officials and Ministers on the creation and delivery of Strategy and functional content.
- Work with senior leadership to resolve difficult organisational challenges quickly and with confidence.
- Represent CDDO in meetings across government both within the Cabinet Office and OGDs, managing strong relationships with stakeholders from all levels across government and with external influencers to secure delivery of strategic priorities.
- Shape and craft a portfolio of strategy submissions and briefings for senior governance meetings and departmental commissions.
- Support the other members of the Strategy and Analysis team and wider strategy community in CDDO.

**Person specification**:
This role requires:

- Excellent ability to translate complex and broad material into clear written and oral analysis and communications, including briefings and presentations;
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, political and complex environment;
- Able to credibly engage and build relationships with, influence and gain the confidence of senior leaders and external influencers;
- Understanding of the interplay between business requirements, departmental need, operations and technical DDaT processes;
- Skills in both quantitative and qualitative analysis.

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

- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Career progression
- Paid volunteering leave
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Career coaching
- Advances on pay
- Death in service benefits
- Cycle to work scheme / facilities
- Access to children's holiday play schemes across different locations

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours.The selection process as a standard for all of our CDDO roles consists of:

- We only ask for a Cover letter (up to 750 words) and a CV. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “who you’ll be” section above.
- An interview - We will asses you against the behaviours listed above, your experience and technical/specialist skill set
- A Presentation/Briefing Task at Interview
- CDDO offers hybrid working for all employees. This means that everyone does some working from home/remote working and also spends some time in their local office. You will agree to your hybrid working arrangement with your line manager in line with your preferences and business needs._

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

Security level for the role; This role requires SC security clearance. If further clearance is required in the future, you will be expected to complete this. Further details are outlined in Security vetting for employees.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- See our vetting charter.- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Comm