Assurance and Prioritisation Lead Position Available In Colbert, Alabama

The Business Assurance Team supports the People and Capability (P&C) groups, providing visibility of the work programme, ensuring all areas are successfully delivering in support of Departmental, Strategic and Group priorities, all underpinned by a control framework that assures the Groups are compliant with DWP requirements. The team is responsible for the provision of a reporting, briefing and governance service for P&C. Meeting demand for high quality and timely responses to departmental and cross-government commissioning. The Assurance and Prioritisation Lead will develop the DWP People Pack, ensuring alignment with DWP People Strategy 2030, accurate commissioning of data to provide annual planning/prioritisation/risk assurance reporting to senior leaders in P&C. The jobholder will lead a team with a busy and ever-changing workload; ensuring delivery to time and quality standards to a range of stakeholders (internal and external). You will be working collaboratively while communicating and influencing with a range of stakeholders, including Senior Leaders, across the P&C groups. Building strong relationships and forming alliances with both internal and external specialists and communities to scan for emerging trends, innovation and current best practice. Providing management support to the wider senior leadership team, developing, and preparing reports and dashboards providing a joined-up picture of the P&C People Pack, that includes both priorities and risk. This pack informing decision-making by senior managers within P&C. Providing specific Project Management tasks such as undertaking Planning activities, conducting/chairing planning update meetings with stakeholders ensuring updates are made to local plans. Additionally co-ordinating/chairing governance activities (e.g. Planning) to ensure key milestones, that support the delivery of the DWP strategic outcomes are current and accurate.