Hr Policy Manager

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables: You will be working closely with our HR Policy Lead to work on a number of exciting and high-profile policy areas.
With your key responsibilities including: Maintaining and updating our current HR Policies to reflect change driven by our senior stakeholders, staff networks, Civil Service HR or new legislation.
You will do this through engaging and consulting with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Supporting the development of an overarching DCMS HR Policy Offer which aims to ensure an agile, user-centred and evidence based approach to HR Policy development.
Provide timely advice in response to inquiries and commissions from across People & Workplace, and also from Civil Service HR.
This will include responding to Freedom of Information requests, Departmental write-arounds, and Parliamentary Questions.
You will be the single point of contact and contract manager for a number of key commercial contracts, including Occupational Health, our Employee Assistance Programme, our Government Legal Department, HR Casework, Civil Service HR Mediation and Civil Service HR Investigations Service.
Person specificationEssential requirements:A keen interest in HR Policy.Excellent stakeholder engagement skills - you are able to build strong relationships with key stakeholders to deliver change.You have strong verbal and written communication skills which you have used to influence decision making.You are confident in managing and delivering on multiple priorities.You have experience in delivering on projects which have had an impact across your current organisation.Desirable skills:CIPD qualified or working towards.Experience in either the Policy or HR Profession.We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role.
This will be hosted by Katie Gahagan, and will take place on:3rd January 2025 at 12:00The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department.
It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.Please register your interest by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation.Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to ****** Well assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Working Together Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Benefits Alongside your salary of 34,584, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes 10,018 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here.
Were committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department.
To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years serviceA Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice3 days of paid volunteering leaveUp to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leaveStaff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the yearOccupational sick payAccess to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management adviceActive and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality NetworksExceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day workSeason ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!Terms and conditions at SCS grades will vary.
Those applying for SCS roles should refer to the candidate information pack for more information on terms and conditions.Things you need to know Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which will assessed against the experience success profile :A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements.
Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained.
The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the "Job History" section on Civil Service Jobs on the Civil Service Jobs application form.A Statement of Suitability (max 500 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential requirements highlighted.
You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed however these will not be considered in the assessment of your application except in circumstances where there are a high number and calibre of candidates.For the shortlist, we will select applicants demonstrating the best fit for the role by considering the evidence provided in your application.In the event of a large number of applicants, an initial sift will be conducted on the statement of suitability.
Those who are successful in the initial sift will then be scored on all elements of the application.For support in writing your application and interviewing, please refer to the Application and Interview Guidance document attached to the job advert.The interview process will assess behaviours , strengths , and experience through a scenario based task which will be provided prior to interview.The behaviours to be tested at interview are:Working TogetherCommunicating and InfluencingChanging and ImprovingPrior to the interview you will be sent the behaviour questions in advance.You will not be made aware of the strengths being assessed prior to yourinterview.As part of your interview, you will be asked to deliver a short oral presentation as part of the scenario based task.
Full details of this, including the topic, length of time, and whether or not you will need to use visual aids, will be sent to you prior to your interview.Your interview will take place remotely via GoogleMeets.
For indicative sift and interview dates please refer to the attached Candidate Information Pack.
Further InformationIf the vacancy is offered as FTA/Loan, existing Civil Servants must join on a Loan basis only.
Prior agreement to be released on loan must be obtained before commencing the application process.
In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant.
This includes grade on return.For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment.
All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria.
For more information please See our vetting charter A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Department for Culture, Media and Sport from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers.
This includes moves between government departments.
You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare.
Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
DCMS has a London and a National pay scale.
For more information on this, including the circumstances in which each pay scale will apply, please see the Information for Applicants document .
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.
If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing ****** stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD).
This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences.
This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued.
Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Reasonable Adjustment We are committed to supporting candidates so they can perform at their best throughout the recruitment process.
This includes making reasonable adjustments to our process.
In order to request an adjustment, please:Complete the Assistance required section on the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.
For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or a verbal test rather than a written one.Alternatively, contact the Government Recruitment Service via ****** as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
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Contact details can be found in the contact point for applicants section of the job advert.
Feedback Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.
The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window) .
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirementsThis job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil ServiceThe 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 Commissions recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities.
As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.Diversity and InclusionThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .To help VERCIDA find roles that are best suited to you at DCMS, we ask you to confidentially share information about yourself with us.
Any data VERCIDA receive is securely stored and never shared with third parties.Did you know that users who have filled in their profile fully are 42 times more likely to get matched with the right employer?At DCMS we are committed to having diverse interview panels at every grade we recruit.