Capability Advisor

As an integral member of the Organisation Capability Group (OCG) post holders will operate at a strategic level supporting and providing a service to all business areas within DBT including overseas.

 OCG holds responsibility for:

• Curriculum and demand planning across the Department
• Senior talent development initiatives and programmes
• Corporate talent programmes and early talent (including Apprenticeships and Fast Stream)
• Professions and Core skills including working in government, induction and mandatory training
• Business and Trade learning curricula
• Leadership and management development for SCS and non-SCS
• The department’s digital learning platform (LMS)

The role will offer opportunities to build UK and global stakeholder relationships across the department, playing a key role in designing, building and championing digital learning.  We are looking for someone who can demonstrate experience in designing, developing, and implementing a wide range of learning solutions.

Job description:

• Work with the portfolio leads across OCG to facilitate and support the development and implementation of programmes of learning and talent to ensure the right solutions are in place to build capability and evaluate success.
• Manage specific projects across the wider OCG within pre-determined budgets and frameworks to provide a comprehensive and quality service.
• Work with senior leaders in the team to ensure the OCG function is running operationally day to day and that the outputs and focus are aligned with OCG priorities, organisational needs and direction.
• Work with senior leaders in the team to respond to Governance commissions from internal channels and central government (e.g., Cabinet Office).
• Managing the internal OCG systems & processes, providing excellent customer service to all and taking a proactive problem-solving approach to queries directed to the team.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider HR function to ensure the team’s interventions are developed using organisational insight and needs.
• Post holders will line management responsibility for a small number of direct reports. If so, this will bring responsibility for managing performance, delivery, capacity and wellbeing, and reviewing delivery priorities accordingly to identify and mitigate any risks in the delivery of our programmes.

Responsibilities 

• Manage apprenticeship programmes and associated processes from onboarding through to completion.
• Maintain accurate learner records, external provider information and programme data using departmental systems and trackers.
• Monitor programme performance, attendance, milestones and compliance requirements, escalating risks where appropriate.
• Build effective relationships with training providers, apprentices, line managers and internal stakeholders across BIST.
• Coordinate communications, guidance and engagement activities to promote apprenticeship opportunities and support participants.
• Produce management information, reports and insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Agree and manage contracts.
• Identify and promote new apprenticeship opportunities to increase uptake.

Essential Criteria

The below criteria are essential and will be assessed at application stage;

• Knowledge of apprenticeships and apprenticeship funding, compliance or learner management processes.
• Contract management and commercial experience.
• Experience of working with external suppliers or training providers.
• Previous experience of working in a professional environment, with a good understanding of learning, talent and capability interventions.
• Strong written, verbal, visual, presentation, and interpersonal skills – collaborative team member and ability to confidently engage with a variety of stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and project coordination skills.

Desirable Criteria:

The below criteria are desirable only. These will not be assessed throughout the recruitment process, but will be used in the event of tied scores between candidates;

• Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise activities and co-ordinate input from internal and external partners.
• The ability to independently research, contextualise and communicate current thinking in people development, curating capability products considering this knowledge.
• Experience of using learning management systems, case management systems or similar digital platforms.
• Accurate and methodical with an excellent attention to detail.