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Deputy Director, 2021 Centenary
Programme and Events
Northern Ireland Office
SCS Pay Band 1
Closing Date: 23:55 on Wednesday, 16 December 2020
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Contents
Person
Introduction The Role Benefits
Specification
Recruitment Diversity &
FAQs Contact Us
Process Inclusion
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Welcome to the Northern Ireland Office
This is an extremely Thank you for your interest in the Northern at the centre of government and drives to
Ireland Office (NIO) and the Centenary. deliver top class results.
challenging and exciting
If you are looking for a new role the NIO We are an organisation whose success is
role which requires good offers a wide range of exciting wholly dependent on our people. At the
judgement, strong opportunities. It is a very special place to NIO we strive to create an environment
work. We are a small department with a lot where everyone can bring their whole self
interpersonal skills and the going on and you will be working with a to work each and every day. We encourage
ability to prioritise great team of people supporting the flexible working and have a ‘virtual by
delivery of the UK Government’s priorities default’ approach to the way we work. We
competing tasks to for Northern Ireland. are ambitious to increase our diversity of
challenging timescales. For a small department, we have a
experience, background and thought to
harness the value and benefits that
significant role in a number of policy areas
different perspectives bring to the policy
that are at the heart of the governments’
challenges we face.
agenda: from dealing with the legacy of the
Troubles to building a strong economic I hope you will consider joining us for this
future for Northern Ireland and much more exciting opportunity.
in between. The Centenary of Northern
Best wishes,
Ireland is one of our key priorities over the
next 12 months and provides a great Andy Pike
opportunity for someone who wants to work Director of Communications
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About the Northern Ireland Office
“Passionate about Northern What we do • playing a key role in rebalancing the NI
economy; and
Ireland: flexible, empowering, The Northern Ireland Office represents
Northern Ireland interests at a UK • representing NI interests, including on
inclusive.” Government level and UK Government the border with Ireland, as the UK exits
interests in Northern Ireland. the EU.
We have a wide range of responsibilities, Our small size and diverse portfolio create
including: a stimulating, fast-paced and challenging
working environment, with regular
• underpinning political stability in engagement with a range of Ministers and
Northern Ireland; senior officials. We support flexible working
• overseeing the Northern Ireland and have a modern, flexible IT system
devolution settlement; which helps enable this.
• leading on national security policy in
Northern Ireland;
• addressing the legacy of Northern
Ireland’s past;
• delivering elections and constitutional
reform in Northern Ireland;
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Diversity & Inclusion
The Northern Ireland Office is committed to workplace compliance company based in
being an inclusive employer with a diverse Northern Ireland.
workforce. We encourage applications from
people from the widest possible diversity of We have an active D&I network supporting
backgrounds, cultures and experiences. colleagues through D&I Advocates,
championed by our Directors.
We particularly welcome applications from
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) We want all our people to feel valued for
candidates, as they are under-represented who they are and we are confident that you
within the NIO at this level. will find the NIO a warm, welcoming and
inclusive place to work.
The Northern Ireland Office strives to be an
inclusive employer and is recognised by its
staff and externally as being an employer
where Diversity and Inclusion are valued.
We hold a Diversity & Inclusion Charter
Mark and are an accredited Disability
Confident Leader organisation.
In March 2018 we won the award for Best
Employer for Diversity & Equality in
Northern Ireland (small employer category)
in a Gala Award ceremony hosted by
Legal-Island, a multi-award-winning
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About the role
Job Title Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in oversight of the overall events programme,
line with the Civil Service pay rules in place events delivery agent and centenary
Deputy Director, 2021 Centenary on the date of their appointment. budget working to the Centenary SRO.
Programme and Events
Contract Type Your role will be closely aligned to the
Location strategic objectives of the NIO and the
This role is initially being offered on a 12- broader UK Government goals for the
The postholder can be based in Belfast or month fixed term contract with potential for sustainability and success of Northern
London. a three to six-month extension. Ireland. This is an exciting opportunity to
The Role work in a very important area of the UK
Travel within Northern Ireland and Government. You will be joining a small but
occasional travel between Belfast and As the 2021 Programme and Events dedicated team focused on delivery of the
London will be required. Delivery Lead, you will sit within the 2021 programme and Ministerial ambition
Please note the requirements for travel and External Relations and Communications for 2021.
level of flexibility available as set out in the Directorate working across the NIO and
with our key centenary partners to deliver Key Responsibilities
FAQs section.
the 2021 centenary programme of events.
In addition to the 2021 centenary
Salary The programme will run for the full length of
programme, the External Relations and
2021 and there will be a requirement to
£73,500 per annum. Communications Directorate has a broad
undertake programme evaluation in the
range of responsibilities which include the
External candidates should expect their early months of 2022.
strategic planning and delivery of
salary upon appointment to be £73,500 per Reporting directly to the Director of Ministerial engagements, visit programmes
annum. External Relations and Communications, for royal visits and visiting VVIPs, and
you will be responsible for delivery and major public events as well as delivering all
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the departments proactive and reactive ● Procurement and management of the
communication activity including across our nominated agency responsible for
digital platforms. The business area works events delivery;
closely with a range of senior stakeholders
in Whitehall and NI Departments, Royal ● Engagement with key centenary
Households, the Irish Government, local stakeholder across NI and UKG;
authorities’ businesses, and civil society ● Management of the overall team
organisations. The External Relations and including working collaboratively with the
Communications Directorate is a busy and Deputy Director External Relations
varied area of work, requiring outstanding responsible for policy delivery of 2021;
collaboration and partnering skills.
● Management and coordination of the
As the 2021 Programme and Events cross-Whitehall delivery board for the
Delivery Lead, your main responsibilities centenary chaired by NIO Permanent
will include: Secretary including working cross-
● Overall responsibility for the delivery and government to ensure that we
management of the 2021 programme incorporate wider UK Government
working to the Director level SRO and objectives into the 2021 programme; and
managing the wider NIO 2021 team; ● Collaborating with the NIO Strategic
including delivery against the agreed Communications Lead in relation to the
budget and, where appropriate, working overall communications campaign of
to deliver increases in funding; 2021 including branding and proactive
● Delivery of all centenary events including communications.
the identified signature events which will
include a variety of events from
conferences, services of reflection to
showcasing events;
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Organogram
8Person Specification
It is important through your CV and Statement The successful candidate will be able to ● Ability to work with senior figures either
of Suitability that you give evidence and demonstrate: across government or within the private
examples of proven experience of each of the sector including ministers and CEOs.
selection criteria detailed. Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
● Experience in planning and delivering major
events including for government, using ● A good understanding of the political
project planning and risk management skills environment in NI and associated
including setting the overall strategic community sensitivities.
direction and approach. ● Previous experience of communications and
● Experience of multi-element events marketing.
programmes which deliver across a set
timeline.
● Experience of managing delivery partners
including undertaking the procurement
process and the ongoing management of
the resulting contract.
● Experience of managing projects or
programmes with multi-million pound
budgets.
9Benefits of working for the Northern Ireland Office
Whatever your role, we take your career and Pension
development seriously, and want to enable you
to build a really successful career with the Your pension is a valuable part of your total
Northern Ireland Office and wider Civil Service. reward package.
It is crucial that our employees have the right
A competitive contributory pension scheme
skills to develop their careers and meet the
challenges ahead, and you’ll benefit from that you can enter as soon as you join where
regular performance and development reviews we will make a significant contribution to the
to ensure this development is ongoing. As a cost of your pension; where your contributions
Northern Ireland Office employee, you’ll be come out of your salary before any tax is
entitled to a large range of benefits. taken; and where your pension will continue to
provide valuable benefits for you and your
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
family if you are too ill to continue to work or
The Civil Service values and supports all its die before you retire. Visit
employees. www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk for
more details.
We have strong and pro-active staff networks,
special leave policies for hospital Generous Annual Leave and Bank Holiday
appointments, reasonable adjustments put in Allowance
place for those who need them, and diversity
25 days annual leave on entry, increasing on a
talent programmes to help everyone
sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service.
irrespective of background, to achieve their
This is in addition to 8 public holidays.
potential.
10This will be complimented by one further day childcare vouchers, so please check how the
paid privilege entitlement to mark the Queen’s policy would work for you here.
Birthday.
Onsite facilities Opportunity to use onsite
Staff Wellbeing facilities including fitness centres and staff
canteens (where applicable).
Flexible working: There may be access to
Flexible Working Schemes allowing you to vary Season Ticket and Bicycle Loan
your working day as long as you work your
Interest-free loans allowing you to spread the
total hours. However, you should note that this
cost of an annual travel season ticket or a new
is a very busy and demanding post. Long
bicycle.
working hours can be expected, particularly at
peak times. You will need to be contactable out Sick Pay
of office hours.
Occupational sick pay.
Generous paid maternity and paternity leave
which is notably more than the statutory
minimum offered by many other employers.
Childcare benefits (policy for new employees
as of 5 April 2018): The government has
introduced the Tax-Free Childcare (TFC)
scheme. Working parents can open an online
childcare account and for every £8 they pay in,
the government adds £2, up to a maximum of
£2000 a year for each child or £4000 for a
disabled child. Parents then use the funds to
pay for registered childcare. Existing
employees may be able to continue to claim
11The Recruitment Process
Application 3. As part of the application process you will result in your application not being considered
be required to complete your diversity for this role.
Please ensure you apply by no later than
information. All monitoring data will be
23:55 on 16 December 2020. Should you encounter any issues with your
treated in the strictest confidence and will
application please get in touch with SCS
To apply online for this post, you will need to not be provided to the selection panel. We
Recruitment via:
visit https://jobs.jobvite.com/mojscscareers, to capture this information to monitor our
upload your CV and supporting statement. internal vacancy filling processes with a scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk.
view to ensuring that we continue to build a
Document details: talented workforce with diverse Selection Process
1. A CV setting out your career history, with perspectives and backgrounds. Applications will be reviewed by the panel. The
key responsibilities and achievements. 4. In addition to diversity information, you will panel members will be:
Please ensure you have provided reasons be asked whether you wish to apply for the ● Andy Pike, Director of Communications;
for any gaps within the last two years. role as part of the Guaranteed Interview
Scheme. For more information about the ● Clare Sloan, Deputy Director External
2. A Statement of Suitability (no longer than
scheme, please see the FAQs section. Relations; and
two pages) explaining how you consider
your personal skills, qualities and Please submit and complete all of the ● Third panel to be confirmed
experience provide evidence of your documents listed so that the panel will have all
suitability for the role, with particular Shortlist
the required information on which to assess
reference to the criteria in the person your application against the criteria in the You will receive an acknowledgment of your
specification. person specification. Please note failure to application through the online process.
submit a CV and Statement of Suitability will
12The panel will then assess your application to You will be asked to attend a panel interview in
select those demonstrating the best fit with the order to have a more in-depth discussion of
role by considering the evidence you have your previous experience and professional
provided against the criteria set out in the competence in relation to the criteria set out in
‘Person Specification’ section. Failure to the Person Specification.
address any or all of these may affect your
Full details of the assessment process will be
application.
made available to shortlisted candidates.
The timeline later in this pack indicates the
Offer
date by which decisions are expected to be
made, and shortlisted candidates will be Regardless of the outcome, we will notify all
advised of the outcome as soon as possible candidates as soon as possible after the final
thereafter. interview.
Assessment
If you are shortlisted, you may be invited to
undertake a short technical assessment prior
to your interview. This assessment will not
result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, it is
designed to support the panel’s decision
making and highlight areas for the panel to
explore further at interview.
You may also have the opportunity to speak to
Andy Pike prior to the final interview to learn
more about the role and the organisation.
Please note this is not part of the formal
assessment process.
13We will try and offer as much flexibility as we can, but it may not be possible to offer alternative
dates for assessments or interviews. You are therefore asked to note the below timetable,
Expected Timeline exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process, in order to meet the dates
given. Please note that these dates may be subject to change.
The anticipated timetable is as follows:
Advert Closing Date 23:55 on Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Shortlist Meeting Week commencing 21 December 2020
Interviews Week commencing 4 January 2021
14FAQs
Can I apply if I am not currently a Where will the role be based? ● The Commonwealth*
civil servant?
The postholder can be based in Belfast or ● A European Economic Area (EEA) Member
Yes. This role is open to suitably qualified London. Please note that currently the State
people in the external market and to existing department is mainly working virtually.
● Switzerland
civil servants and those in accredited Non-
Unfortunately, relocation costs will not be
Departmental Bodies. ● Turkey
reimbursed.
Is this role suitable for part-time working? Certain family members of EEA, Switzerland
Can I claim back any expenses incurred
and Turkish nationals are also eligible to apply
This role is available for full-time or flexible during the recruitment process?
regardless of their nationality.
working arrangements (including job share
No. Unfortunately we will not be able to
partnerships). If you wish to discuss your (*Commonwealth citizens not yet in the UK,
reimburse you, except in exceptional
needs in more detail please get in touch with who have no right of abode in the UK and who
circumstances and only when agreed in
the named point of contact in this pack. do not have leave to enter the UK are ineligible
advance.
to apply.)
Will the role involve travel?
What nationality do I need to hold in order
For further information on whether you are
Travel within Northern Ireland and occasional to apply?
eligible to apply, please visit Gov.UK.
travel between Belfast and London will be
To be eligible for employment to this role you
required. Reserved for UK Nationals
must be a national from the following countries:
Certain posts, notably those concerned with
● The United Kingdom
security and intelligence, might be reserved for
● The Republic of Ireland British citizens, but this will not normally
15prevent access to a wide range of Do you offer a Guaranteed Interview If you feel your application has not been
developmental opportunities within the Civil Scheme for Disabled Persons? treated in accordance with the Recruitment
Service. Principles, and you wish to make a complaint,
Disabled applicants who meet the minimum
you should contact
This is not a reserved post. selection criteria in the job specification are
scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk in the first
guaranteed an interview. Selection will be on
Is security clearance required? instance.
merit. If you wish to claim a guaranteed
Yes. If successful you must hold, or be willing interview under the Disability Commitment, you If you are not satisfied with the response you
to obtain, security clearance to SC level. More should complete the relevant section of the receive from the Department, you can contact
information about the vetting process can be online application. It is not necessary to state the Civil Service Commission.
found here. the nature of your disability.
What should I do if I think that I have a
What reasonable adjustments can be made Will this role be overseen by the Civil conflict of interest?
if I have a disability? Service Commission?
Candidates must note the requirement to
We are committed to making reasonable No. However, the recruitment process will still declare any interests that might cause
adjustments in order to support disabled job be governed by the Civil Service Commission’s questions to be raised about their approach to
applicants and ensure that you are not Recruitment Principles. the business of the Department.
disadvantaged in the recruitment and
More detailed information can be found on the If you believe that you may have a conflict of
assessment process.
Civil Service Commission website. interest please contact SCS Recruitment on
If you feel that you may need a reasonable scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk before
What do I do if I want to make a complaint?
adjustment to be made, or you would like to submitting your application.
discuss your requirements in more detail, The law requires that selection for appointment
please contact scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of
in the first instance. fair and open competition as outlined in the
Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment
Principles.
16Data Sharing
We will ensure that we will treat all experiences and feelings about working in the the Civil Service, so that appropriate action
Civil Service can inform decision taken to can be taken to level this experience;
personal information in accordance improve these experiences, and ultimately
2. Processing is of a specific category of
with data protection legislation, organisation performance.
personal data and it is necessary for the
including the General Data Sensitive personal data is personal data purposes of identifying or keeping under
Protection Regulation and Data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political review the existence or absence of equality
opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or of opportunity or treatment between groups
Protection Act 2018. trade union membership, and the processing of of people with a view to enabling such
genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of equality to be promoted or maintained.
Data Sharing
uniquely identifying a natural person, data
3. Please note if you are successful in your
To process your application your personal data concerning health or data concerning a natural
application your sensitive personal data will
will be shared with the Ministry of Justice SCS person's sex life or sexual orientation.
be used as part of the on-boarding process
Recruitment Team, campaign Panel Members
The legal basis for processing your to build your employee record.
and anyone else necessary as part of the
sensitive personal data is:
recruitment process. For further information please see the GDPR
1. Processing is necessary for reasons of Privacy Notice.
The legal basis for processing your
substantial public interest for the exercise
personal data is:
of a function of the Crown, a Minister of the
Processing is necessary for the performance of Crown, or a government department: it is
a task carried out in the public interest. important to know if groups of staff with
Personal data are processed in the public specific demographic characteristics have a
interest because understanding civil servant better or worse experience of working for
17Contact us
Should candidates like to discuss the role in more detail before
submitting an application, please contact SCS Recruitment on
scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk.
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