35228 - Business Case and Reporting Manager

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Job Title: Business Case and Reporting Manager

Salary: £52,845 to £71,411 (London)

           £43,958 to £63,831 (National)

Contract type: Permanent

Grade: MoJ Band A

Number of open roles: 1

Location: Canary Wharf, London or National (with frequent travel to London)

Hours: 37 hours/week (42 hours incl. lunch)

Working pattern: Full Time

Closing date for applications: 13 July 2020

Interview location: Video

Introduction

These are exciting times at MOJ Digital and Technology. We have a clear vision - to develop a digitally-enabled justice system that works more simply for users - and we’re looking for talented people to help us achieve it.

We’re making things better by building adaptable, effective services and making systems that are simple to use for staff and citizens. It can be challenging but it’s also important and rewarding.

As well as doing great work, we’re creating a place that’s great to do work in. We offer tip-top kit, brilliant training opportunities and support from expert colleagues. On top of that, you’ll find flexible working, an inclusive culture and a place where your opinion is valued.

The Role

We are recruiting for a Business Case and Reporting Manager to work alongside Service Owners within the Technology Services Team. This is a new role to support Technology Services in delivering quality Business Cases for upcoming large scale contract ends. We need skilled resources to help us produce strong business cases and capable of successful governance approvals. The role will also be responsible for leading and managing the performance reporting for the Service Owner Team.

Main Responsibilities

The Business Case and Reporting Manager will work collaboratively with other teams, key stakeholders and suppliers and will be:-

• Responsible for the development and production of particularly complex and/or high value business cases.
• Ensure rigorous planning, development and drafting of multiple, complex business cases, to tight deadlines including establishing work priorities and performance measures.
• Ensure that businesses cases are robust and compelling, so that key stakeholders such as Senior Responsible Owners are able to demonstrate full compliance with the business case requirements of HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money.
• Ensure that business cases are prepared in conjunction with finance and procurement teams so that they are financially and commercially robust and are approved without delay.
• Provide coaching, training and development to staff to ensure the identification of evidence required to deliver robust business case ensuring they conform to the 5-Case Model (Strategic, Economic, Commercial, Financial and Management dimensions) and HM Treasury guidelines and can justify the expenditure required, as well as demonstrating commercial understanding and value for money.
• Ensure business cases are concise and clearly written with the audience in mind, ensuring technical information is translated into plain language and the financial and commercial aspects of the project are clearly and concisely justified including the benefits and risks associated with the businesses case.
• Lead the production of a quality reporting suite including regular and ad-hoc performance reports across the Service Ownership Team ensuring sufficient frequency, granularity, accuracy and insight to actively facilitate appropriate management decision making 
• Manage and maintain the performance dashboards and metrics, their timely completion, validation, submission, tracking and reporting in line with expected timescales 
  
• Foster and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, with accountability for supporting the development of business cases, and increasing organisational awareness of business case development processes and tools.

We’re looking for an individual with strong interpersonal skills who likes working with delivery focused and agile multidisciplinary teams. You will also contribute to the wider community and share your skills and experiences with others across the MOJ and across the wider Government, as required.

Essential

• Analytical Skills: You have the ability to think strategically and translate strategy and plans into robust business cases. You also have significant knowledge and experience in performance measurement and reporting
• Delivery focus: You have a natural ability to deliver quality services to end users. You are an expert planner, able to identify and manage dependencies and have strong experience in delivering complex deployments whilst not impacting live service
• Problem ownership: You take a problem statement and can work with a multidisciplinary team to validate the problem, refining it and narrowing its focus until it becomes feasible and valuable to solve. You understand how problems fit in the larger context of the portfolio, and build the problem-solving capabilities of others.
• Communication: You have strong communication, networking and influencing skills and have operated at a senior level
• User focus: You understand users (who they are, what their needs are, how they behave and how they change over time) and deliver products and services that meet these needs. You can prioritise users’ most pressing needs, and are able to coach other Managers to do the same goals. You can build long-term product roadmaps, and can build the capability of others. Take opportunities to regularly communicate and interact with staff, helping to clarify goals and activities and the links between these and Departmental strategy. Convey enthusiasm and energy about their work and encourage others to do the same. Recognise, respect and reward the contribution and achievements of others.

At the interview we will be assessing your technical/specialist skills and experience, testing your ability through relevant assessments and asking you questions around the behaviours we require to be successful in this role. The behaviours we assess are:

• Leadership
• Communicating and influencing
• Working together
• Developing self and others
• Making effective decisions
• Delivering at pace
• Seeing the big picture
• Changing and improving
• Managing a quality service

Of these behaviours, we will assess the following for this vacancy:

• Leadership
• Communicating and influencing
• Working together
• Developing self and others
• Changing and improving
• Managing a quality service

Throughout the process we will assess your technical specialist skills and experience on the above requirements.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

Selection process details

Candidates must submit:

• a current and relevant CV;
• a Cover letter (1 page max) setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the essential skills and experience required.

The job advert lists the essential, specialist skills and experience as well as key Civil Service competencies required for the role.

At the CV review/sift stage we will use the technical/specialist skills and experience to determine your suitability for the role.

At the Interview the panel will ask you open-ended questions to which they are seeking answers/evidence of essential, previous skills, experience and behaviours in order to guide their hiring decision.

Note: due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback after the CV review (sift) stage.

Salary and working arrangements

If successful, the salary we offer you will be within the advertised range and will depend on the skills and experience you demonstrate at the interview. Therefore in your cover letter it would be helpful to the hiring teams if you can indicate your salary expectations and if possible your notice period.

Benefits:

• A generous pension scheme on average of up to 22%
• 25 days leave, plus bank holidays, plus 1 privilege day usually taken around the Queens’ birthday
• 1 additional day of leave for every year you work, up to a maximum of 5 extra days
• Flexible working - whether it’s working from home or remotely, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours, we have people doing it and are happy to discuss options with you
• Access to training and development through Civil Service Learning, GDS Academy and Pluralsight
• Great maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
• Bike loans and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
• Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers, and eye-care vouchers.
• Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
• Upto 5 days paid leave for voluntary work you may wish to undertake

Things you need to know

Security and Immigration checks

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules.

If you're applying for a role requiring security clearance please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Eligibility

Candidates in their probationary period are not eligible to apply for vacancies within this department.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Contact point for applicants- for further information regarding this role please contact MoJ D&T Recruitment.

Further information

All Civil Servants will adhere to the 'Civil Service code’, which outlines the Civil Service's core values, and the standards of behaviour expected of all civil servants in upholding these values.

Note for current Civil Servants: If successful, the salary offered would normally be determined by applying the MoJ salary progression rules. If the appointment is on level transfer your substantive salary (excluding any allowances) will remain unchanged, unless it exceeds the maximum stated within the MoJ pay band, and unless your current salary is below the relevant MoJ grade minimum. If the appointment is on temporary or substantive promotion the salary will be increased by the appropriate promotion percentage or moved to the minimum of the relevant MoJ grade minimum, whichever is the greater.

Note for non Civil servant applicants: This post is open to UK Nationals, Commonwealth Citizens, EEA Nationals of other member states and certain non-EEA family members. There must be no employment restrictions or time limit on your permitted stay in the UK. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least 3 years and in some cases 5 or even 10 years preceding your application due to the requirement to have a checkable history for security vetting purposes. If you answer 'No' to the questions regarding nationality then it is unlikely your application will be pursued. If you are unsure as to your eligibility on any of these points, please contact the recruitment team for clarification or advice.

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com 

Please quote the job reference - 35228.