Director of Participation
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
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London
South East EnglandUnited Kingdom
- Salary
- Starting at 30 days per annum, pro–r
- Posted
- 14 Sep 2021
- Closes
- 01 Oct 2021
- Job Title
- Associate Director
- Category
- Public Sector
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The Role
The Chamber and Participation Team (CPT) includes the public–facing teams which promote Parliament's role and seek to engage citizens across the UK with parliamentary business, alongside the teams that support the House of Commons Chamber, within a single structure.
The Director of Participation is a member of the Chamber and Participation Team's (CPT's) Management Board and provides strategic leadership on all matters relating to the bicameral Participation team, alongside being the lead parliamentary professional for public engagement. The Chamber and Participation Team was established in April 2021.
The Director will line manage a team of three directors, who all have a degree of autonomy within their roles, and have overall responsibility for over 200 staff with a wide variety of functions and skills.
Please note that interviews for this role are expected to take place on Friday 8th October. If for any reason you are unable to make this date, please let us know at the beginning of your supporting statement.
The Person
The successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:
* Ability to motivate and lead significantly sized diverse, multidisciplinary teams through and beyond a period of sustained change
* Ability to be the lead parliamentary professional for public engagement, ensuring the bicameral activities of the participation team are informed by, and contribute to, best practice across the public participation and heritage/visitor attraction sectors
* Understanding of how accountability is best achieved in a complex service delivery and multi–programme delivery environment, drawing on examples of best practice from Parliament and/or beyond
* Ability to make decisions on policies, programmes and services whilst balancing conflicting stakeholder demands
* Communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey strategy, vision and delivery decisions to a variety of audiences, both orally and in writing.
Benefits
Annual leave starting at 30 days pro rata
Civil Service Pension scheme
Interest–free season ticket loan
Discounted membership of the in–house gym
All applications must be submitted online through the House of Commons recruitment portal. We are not able to accept applications by email
More information on the role and the full criteria can be found on the job description
The Chamber and Participation Team (CPT) includes the public–facing teams which promote Parliament's role and seek to engage citizens across the UK with parliamentary business, alongside the teams that support the House of Commons Chamber, within a single structure.
The Director of Participation is a member of the Chamber and Participation Team's (CPT's) Management Board and provides strategic leadership on all matters relating to the bicameral Participation team, alongside being the lead parliamentary professional for public engagement. The Chamber and Participation Team was established in April 2021.
The Director will line manage a team of three directors, who all have a degree of autonomy within their roles, and have overall responsibility for over 200 staff with a wide variety of functions and skills.
Please note that interviews for this role are expected to take place on Friday 8th October. If for any reason you are unable to make this date, please let us know at the beginning of your supporting statement.
The Person
The successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:
* Ability to motivate and lead significantly sized diverse, multidisciplinary teams through and beyond a period of sustained change
* Ability to be the lead parliamentary professional for public engagement, ensuring the bicameral activities of the participation team are informed by, and contribute to, best practice across the public participation and heritage/visitor attraction sectors
* Understanding of how accountability is best achieved in a complex service delivery and multi–programme delivery environment, drawing on examples of best practice from Parliament and/or beyond
* Ability to make decisions on policies, programmes and services whilst balancing conflicting stakeholder demands
* Communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey strategy, vision and delivery decisions to a variety of audiences, both orally and in writing.
Benefits
Annual leave starting at 30 days pro rata
Civil Service Pension scheme
Interest–free season ticket loan
Discounted membership of the in–house gym
All applications must be submitted online through the House of Commons recruitment portal. We are not able to accept applications by email
More information on the role and the full criteria can be found on the job description