Job Description

Details

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Reference number

417765

Salary

40,661 - 50,472
per annum
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer
SEO National - 40,661 - 46,613, SEO Inner London - 44,852 - 50,472

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support

Digital

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

2

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London

About the job

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Job summary

We are looking for an Associate Product Manager to work within the Digital Development and Operations Team, which is part of UKHSA Chief Data Officer (CDO) Group.


The CDO Group mission is to enable UKHSA to make the nation's health secure through safe and innovative digital capabilities and by the transformation of public health data, analysis, insight and surveillance. In Digital Development and Operations, we do this by delivering services which meet and maintain the Digital Service Standards (https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/digital-by-default).


We proactively partner, across UKHSA and beyond, to influence, design and deliver digital and technology products and services that underpin Agency objectives, and provide tangible, valued business and citizen health outcomes.


The Associate Product Manager is a key voice of product across Digital Development and Operations. They are embedded within the team, and it is their responsibility to create and prioritise requirements and ensure that the best product is developed to meet user needs. As an Associate Product Manager, you'll help define, explain, and iterate a product vision that is compelling to your users, team and stakeholders. You'll plan the work for multi-disciplinary teams helping to build out and deliver a product roadmap. Throughout the development of the product, you will be accountable for the quality of the product, ensuring that it meets both business and user needs.

Job description

As a Product Manager, you will:

Work across a portfolio of activity within a multidisciplinary team to deliver solutions iteratively and improve it through multiple delivery phases Work with key stakeholders and a wide range of business colleagues to identify needs and manage dependencies across the organisation Develop an understanding of the users' needs and champion these in the design and delivery of your product Contribute to and iterate a product vision that is compelling to your users, team and stakeholders Develop and maintain a high-level roadmap that helps users, colleagues and partners understand the direction and priorities of the service Take ownership and management of the backlog in your portfolio by carrying out refinement activities to ensure the backlog supports the delivery of the right product and aligns with the product roadmap and wider priorities, making decisions based on evidence Work collaboratively with team members and users to create user stories, including acceptance criteria and validate prior to signing off Set measurable goals for your portfolio and report against these to demonstrate progress against stated benefits Represent the service to meet governance commitments including Digital Service Standards assessments Play an active role in the product manager community sharing your learning and celebrating progress made by other people and teams

Person specification

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Associate Product Manager is a decision maker within the team, often working with a range of colleagues to make collaborative decisions but with clear responsibilities for planning, decisions on user stories content and completion, acceptance criteria and prioritisation of the backlog.

Essential criteria

You will be assessed on the below Seven essential criteria, which have been selected from the Document.

Agile working: is aware of agile methodology and how to apply the agile mind-set to all aspects of their work. Lifecycle Perspective: understands the different phases of product delivery and is able to contribute to, plan or run these. Operational Management: understand the operational processes of running and maintaining a product or service. Problem Ownership: understands and identifies problems, analysing and helping to identify the appropriate solution. Product Ownership: captures and translates user needs into deliverables. Strategic Ownership: focuses on outcomes, not solutions. Gets the organisation and team to buy-in. User focus: understands users and can identify who they are and what their needs are based on evidence.

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 40,661, UK Health Security Agency contributes 11,779 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Ability and Experience.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success profiles

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed Seven essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

Application form ('Employer/ Activity history' section on the application) 750- word Supporting Statement.

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application form and Supporting statement will be marked together.


Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria

Please note only pile 1 will be carried though to shortlist

Shortlisting

: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on: -

Lifecycle Perspective: understands the different phases of product delivery and is able to contribute to, plan or run these.

Desirable criteria:

The following which from the JD may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates

Previous experience of Government digital and Digital Service Standards.

Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your statement of suitability must be no more than 750. Please do not exceed words, we will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage.


If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment

Stage 2: Interview

Success Profiles

You will be invited to a single remote interview.


Behaviours, experience and ability will be tested at interview.


There will be a 5-10, minute a Presentation.


The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:-

Changing and improving Making effective decisions (lead behaviour) Working together Working at pace

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.


Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.

Eligibility Criteria

External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

Hybrid any Core HQ

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ's. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce.


As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQ's (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London).


Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

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 Basic Personnel Security Standard


Person specification

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Application form & Statement of Suitablity

Essential criteria

Application form & Statement of Suitablity
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Behaviours

Essential criteria

Changing and improving Making effective decision Working together Working at pace

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our

candidate guidance

for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.


Link below:

Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers

This is a Non-Reserved post under the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

To be eligible for employment in the UK Civil Service applicants must meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNRs) which operate independently of and additionally to the Immigration Rules. Applicants must also meet necessary security and vetting requirements, along with any other relevant pre-employment checks.


This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the

European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

For more information on job nationality requirements and the right to work in the UK, see the

Civil Service Nationality rules

and the

UK Visas and Immigration rules

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions,

new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.


The Civil Service pay structure and progression is different from NHS Agenda for Change (AfC), most local authority pay grades and other systems that have annual pay increments. For further details, please refer to the Information Sheet- Starting Salaries & Benefits attachment.

For AfC or Medical/Dental posts,

you must have the correct professional registration to be appointed. The pay will follow the AfC or Medical & Dental terms & conditions. You may be asked to provide evidence of previous service whilst we are conducting pre-employment checks to determine your starting salary.

For Temporary Appointments,

if you are not currently a civil servant, you will take up the post on a Fixed Term appointment. You may be able to take this role up as a Secondment. If you are an existing Civil Servant, based outside of the UKHSA, you will take up the post as a loan which you will need your department to agree. You cannot take the post up as a fixed term. If you are an existing UKHSA member of staff, you will take up the post as either a level transfer or a temporary promotion as per the UKHSA's Pay policy.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements

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 equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Recruitment Team Email : recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints@ukhsa.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission here: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.