UK Home Office
Deputy Director, Organisational Capability
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Deputy Director, Organisational Capability
Salary: £86,000 - £96,000
Various Locations: Croydon, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Sheffield
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Job grade: SCS Pay Band 1
The Deputy Director for Organisational Capability is a pivotal senior leadership role within Home Office HR, accountable for ensuring the department has the capability, leadership, talent and culture required to deliver its priorities today and in the future.
Role Overview
Reporting to the Director of HR Transformation, you will provide strategic leadership and end-to-end accountability for capability, talent and organisational development across the Home Office. You will set the vision, shape departmental strategy and lead delivery at scale, ensuring the organisation has the skills, leadership and behaviours needed to meet future challenges.
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- Work with colleagues at the most senior levels to drive change across a complex and operationally critical organisation.
- Bring strategic insight, sound judgement and a relentless focus on outcomes, sustaining pace and impact across a broad and high-profile portfolio.
Requirements
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:
- A proven track record of leading large-scale organisational transformation and delivering strategic capability interventions that strengthen organisational effectiveness, build workforce capability and improve readiness for future challenges.
- Strong analytical and strategic capability, with experience using data, evidence and insight to identify priorities, target investment and evaluate impact.
- Exceptional stakeholder leadership skills, with the ability to influence senior decision-makers and translate organisational priorities into clear, deliverable capability strategies.
- Strong commercial expertise, including holding suppliers and delivery partners to account for quality, impact and value for money.
- An accomplished and visible people leader, with a track record of building high-performing teams and leading through ambiguity, complexity and change.
- Chartered Fellow of the CIPD (FCIPD), or a willingness to work towards accreditation.
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Additional Information
If you’re interested in learning more, we will be hosting a Town Hall event for prospective candidates on Monday 13 July 12:00 - 12:30.
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