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This is an exciting opportunity to lead a major government agency through a period of transition. The agency has a large, widely dispersed workforce exercising key regulatory functions. The challenges are to:
• oversee and quality assure the MoT vehicle roadworthiness testing system;
• ensure consistent roadworthiness testing of commercial and public service vehicles;
• lead change and modernise the organisation to become more strongly customer-focused;
• drive for greater efficiency, exercising tight cost control;
• work closely with colleagues in the central department and in other DfT agencies to ensure best value, integrated approaches are taken in service delivery and enforcement activities;
• advise Ministers and the central Department on the nature and direction of the change programme.

Interview and start date subject to change
This post is being advertised under 'open competition'.It is open to external recruits and also to existing Civil Service applicants on level transfer and /or promotion.
The postholder will be routinely required to travel throughout Great Britain. A relocation package may be available.

ROLE/PURPOSE/KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
The primary responsibilities of this role will be to minimise the adverse effect of incidents and problems that are caused by errors within the SAP environment and to prevent the recurrence of these incidents. This includes, but is not limited to, installations, upgrades, client and database copies, batch job scheduling, transport, printer & security management, third party SAP products and configuration of the customers’ environment.

The SSC supports a complex SAP environment delivering Finance, Procurement, HR and Payroll services to over 18,000 customers situated throughout the UK. The successful applicant(s) will have experience of supporting and implementing SAP applications.

ROLE/PURPOSE/KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
The primary responsibilities of this role will be to minimise the adverse effect of incidents and problems that are caused by errors within the SAP environment and to prevent the recurrence of these incidents. This includes, but is not limited to, installations, upgrades, client and database copies, batch job scheduling, transport, printer & security management, third party SAP products and configuration of the customers’ environment.

The SSC supports a complex SAP environment delivering Finance, Procurement, HR and Payroll services to over 18,000 customers situated throughout the UK. The successful applicant(s) will have experience of supporting and implementing SAP applications.
 

The Director General, Corporate Support Functions, is a new role. The successful candidate will bring strategic leadership to the planning, performance management and business assurance of a Departmental budget of nearly £20bn, 17,000 people and a balance sheet of £90bn.

As a key member of the Department’s Executive Committee and Management Board, the Director General, CSF will play a key role in ensuring the Department’s resources and plans align closely with the Department’s overall strategy. Encouraging radical solutions is key, both for major programmes and for the day to day operation of the central Department and its 7 Agencies. The individual will:

• Ensure the best use of resources to deliver the Department’s goals within the framework of the published plans for public spending over the medium term;
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the Department, and build the capability to support that strategy;
• Further develop joint working between DfT(C) senior management and Agency Chief Executives to deliver integrated business solutions;
• Sponsor cross-Departmental programmes, as agreed with the Permanent Secretary, ensuring that all parts of the Department are involved as appropriate in the initiation, planning, rollout and closure of programmes, and
• Play a leadership role in progressing the department’s programme of change working with people at all levels of the Department.

Your role will be to lead and support a team of Transaction staff in meeting Agency Targets and contributing towards the reduction in VED evasion and vehicle related crimes/provisions of vehicle registration and licensing services.

Your role will be to lead and support a team of Transaction staff in meeting Agency Targets and contributing towards the reduction in VED evasion and vehicle related crimes/provisions of vehicle registration and licensing services.

Your role will be to lead and support a team of Transaction staff in meeting Agency Targets and contributing towards the reduction in VED evasion and vehicle related crimes/provisions of vehicle registration and licensing services. You will have functional accountabilities:
• To lead manage a team of transaction staff in an established environment to contribute towards the Agency’s targets.
• To promote externally the Agency’s interests, in line with corporate business plans through regular meetings with stakeholders to deliver agreed service level commitments.
• In accordance with the Agency’s accounting and budgetary procedures sub accountant and budget management duties meet associated targets.
• To establish and maintain communication with staff, internal and external customers through formal and informal meetings providing feedback as necessary. Also emphasising and promoting the use of intelligence information via field enforcement with external and internal stakeholders of all levels.
• To ensure that Health and Safety legislation surrounding remote working and office accommodation procedures are upheld.
• To assist in the development of new initiatives using Best Practise methods to make efficient use of resource.
• To hold overall responsibility and ownership for customer complaints, consulting with colleagues, the Regional Manager and Central support as appropriate.
 

Your role will be to lead and support a team of Transaction staff in meeting Agency Targets and contributing towards the reduction in VED (Vehicle Excise Duty) evasion and vehicle related crimes/provisions of vehicle registration and licensing services. You will have functional accountabilities:
• To lead manage a team of transaction staff in an established environment to contribute towards the Agency’s targets.
• To promote externally the Agency’s interests, in line with corporate business plans through regular meetings with stakeholders to deliver agreed service level commitments.
• In accordance with the Agency’s accounting and budgetary procedures sub accountant and budget management duties meet associated targets.
• To establish and maintain communication with staff, internal and external customers through formal and informal meetings providing feedback as necessary. Also emphasising and promoting the use of intelligence information via field enforcement with external and internal stakeholders of all levels.
• To ensure that Health and Safety legislation surrounding remote working and office accommodation procedures are upheld.
• To assist in the development of new initiatives using Best Practise methods to make efficient use of resource.
• To hold overall responsibility and ownership for customer complaints, consulting with colleagues, the Regional Manager and Central support as appropriate.
 

The role involves some travelling with overnight stays.

Following a formal sift the selection process will include a skills and competency based interview.
 

This is an existing post, and the post holder will support the Finance Relationship Team Leader in managing the DfT(C) business unit maintenance and development of Shared Service Centre (SSC) financial and operating systems.

The SAP training team is a new team, and their role will include developing the SAP training strategy for successful implementation, including training professional users and local training teams, and evaluating the effectiveness of training solutions and adapting them as necessary.

The SAP Training Manager (PB6) will work closely with the training team and other key internal and external stakeholders, to support the roll out of training activities to agreed deadline dates.

The post holder will be responsible for building and developing a small highly motivated training team to develop SAP training for DfT. They will work closely with other specialists within DfT to ensure that continuous improvement opportunities are identified and implemented efficiently to effect change.
 

The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) is part of the DfT whose purpose is to ‘Improve aviation safety by determining the causes of air accidents and serious incidents and making safety recommendations intended to prevent recurrence’. The AAIB investigates accidents and incidents to civil aircraft in the UK and overseas where there is a UK interest.

The AAIB is looking for someone who is highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic to work within the Information Unit which is responsible for handling notifications of accidents and incidents, and providing support to the Duty Co-ordinators in their role.
This is a good quality, demanding and interesting post supporting Inspectors of Air Accidents (professional pilots and engineers) in their investigations into aircraft accidents and incidents.

The AAIB site is not served by public transport but there is a car park on site.
 

The Department for Transport (DfT) has embarked on an ambitious programme to deliver a shared HR and finance service across the central department and its 7 agencies. The objective of the programme is to reduce the cost of delivering these services by pooling the roles and resources which are currently spread across the organisation, whilst improving their effectiveness. This will be achieved through better access to services direct from desktop PCs, improving the overall service to managers and staff. This will in turn allow the department to focus on its strategic aim of transport that works for everyone. This role will be based at the Shared Service Centre (SSC), Swansea Vale, Swansea, and is responsible for developing and implementing a communications strategy and ensuring effective communication and engagement takes place within the SSC, the Department for Transport, and with the SSC’s customers.

To act as the focal point for all planning activity within the Shared Service Centre (SSC). The post holder will be expected to co-ordinate and control all aspects of the planning process and produce plans consistent with best practice Prince 2 methodology.
The Post holder will liaise with all relevant SSC staff on a day-to-day basis to provide support in the development of plans in line with the business needs.
The post holder will also maintain a centrally controlled integrated plan which will record all key milestones and dependencies from satellite plans.