Government Digital, Data and Cyber People and Capability Manager - Department for Science, Innovation & Technology - SEO

Location

Bristol, London, Manchester

About the job

Job summary

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. 

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: 

1.  joining up public sector services 
2.  harnessing the power of AI for the public good 
3.  strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure 
4.  elevating leadership and investing in talent 
5.  funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation 
6.  committing to transparency and driving accountability 

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. 

We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. 

The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. 

Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need. 

Job description

Join us for a newly created role where you'll be supported to drive your career forward across diverse workstreams.

Working directly to enhance and shape the future of workforce and capability, you’ll be supporting the development and implementation of new people and workforce policies, to help build a sustainable workforce across the crucial Digital, Data and Cyber professions.

This broad HR generalist role offers exposure to the full range of people policy and workforce activity, including resourcing, workforce planning, reward and capability development. It's a chance to work alongside experienced HR professionals who’ll support your learning and build skills across their core disciplines.

You’ll work closely with HR leaders, workforce teams and key stakeholders across government, contributing evidence based advice to support people and capability strategies, ensuring policies and practices are consistent, effective and aligned with organisational priorities.

Person specification

Workforce Planning and Capability

• Support the development, review and maintenance of people and workforce policies that contribute to organisational capability and performance.
• Contribute to workforce strategy activity, including identifying skills needs, workforce risks and future capability requirements.
• Assist with cross‑government workforce planning activity, ensuring people policies support delivery objectives and organisational resilience.
  Resourcing and Talent
• Support the development and application of resourcing policies and guidance covering recruitment, retention and internal mobility.
• Use workforce data and labour market information to inform improvements to resourcing approaches, processes and delivery models.
• Contribute to initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion and accessibility across recruitment and career pathways.

Reward and Pay

• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of reward, pay and allowances policies in line with wider HR frameworks and governance requirements.
• Assist with pay benchmarking and reward analysis, translating findings into clear evidence to inform policy decisions and business cases.
• Provide advice and support to stakeholders on the application of pay and reward policies.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build effective working relationships with HR colleagues, workforce teams and policy stakeholders across government.
• Engage with central teams and delivery partners to support consistent application of people policies and workforce initiatives.
• Represent the team in working groups, forums and meetings as required, providing clear updates and contributions.

Advice and Support

• Draft briefings, submissions, guidance and papers for senior leaders, ensuring content is clear, accurate and evidence‑based.
• Provide day‑to‑day advice and support to stakeholders on people and workforce policy matters.
• Support senior colleagues by coordinating information, analysis and responses across workstreams.

Essential Criteria

• Experience in HR policy principles and how people policies support organisational performance.
• Knowledge and understanding of analysing complex workforce data to translate insights into clear policy recommendations.
• Proven ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and influence diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Qualification: CIPD Level 5 or willing to obtain it within 24 months. 

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working in a large or complex organisations
• Awareness of the labour market landscape and workforce planning approaches.