Chief People Officer
Cabinet Office
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 12th January 2025
Reference number: 371909
Salary: £130,000
A salary of up to £130,000 per annum is available. Standard pay rules apply for existing civil servants.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share
Location: Glasgow, London
About the job
As our new Chief People Officer (CPO), you will be joining during a pivotal time in the Cabinet Office and will ensure that, as a department, we maintain and build workforce capability, engagement, support, and trust as we reshape the department to enable it to deliver the key strategic priorities for Government.
You will report to Sarah Harrison, Cabinet Office Chief Operating Officer, and work closely with Cat Little, Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary and Civil Service Chief Operating Officer. You will partner functional leaders in Strategy, Finance, Commercial, and Digital as a key member of the Cabinet Office Corporate Services Senior Leadership Team.
You will lead a team of 4 Deputy Directors and approximately 100 FTE based predominantly in our two headquarter locations, London and Glasgow, with some colleagues in other locations around the country.
You will be a member of the Cabinet Office Executive Committee and the Departmental Board, as well as representing the Cabinet Office within the Government People function, led by the Government Chief People Officer, Fiona Ryland.
Job description
As Chief People Officer, your key responsibilities will include:
Strategic Leadership:
Providing visionary leadership particularly in relation to workforce planning, skills and capability building, leadership development, performance management and recognition, culture, inclusion and wellbeing, and excellence in business partnering. Transformation Management:
Working with the Permanent Secretary, Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Strategy Director to lead transformation in the Cabinet Office as it aligns with the objectives for the strategic centre of Government. Skills and Capability:
Overseeing the design and delivery of learning and development programmes that equip leadership, line managers, and staff across CO locations with the skills and knowledge required to excel in their roles. Performance and Recognition:
Delivering a reward, recognition, and performance management strategy which recognises high performance and reinforces core capabilities, behaviours, and values. Employee Engagement and Culture:
Developing and implementing strategies to maintain high levels of staff engagement, inclusion, morale, and wellbeing which align with the Cabinet Office's values. Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management:
Acting as senior business partner to the most senior leaders in the department and leading the development of an expert and strategic business partnering function. Modernise HR Services:
Shaping and leading the development of Cabinet Office HR professional capability and systems (as part of the Matrix Shared Services cluster). Person specification It is important that, through your CV and supporting statement, you provide evidence of the following Essential Criteria: Proven Leadership: Demonstrated success in a senior HR leadership role, in a large, complex, and geographically distributed organisation. Strategic Vision: Clear evidence of the ability to both shape, develop and deliver on the ground a clear, strategic vision for the future of the Cabinet Office workforce and department. Change Management: Demonstrable experience of having led large-scale transformation implementation, with a focus on maintaining delivery at pace, employee engagement, and trust through significant change. Stakeholder Engagement: A track record of successfully influencing and building relationships and partnerships with senior leaders, stakeholders, staff representative groups, Trade Unions, and external partners. Cultural Sensitivity: A deep understanding of how to foster an inclusive and positive workplace culture across a diverse and highly geographically distributed organisation. Operational Excellence: Expertise in the delivery and management of data and insight-led HR functions and services, supporting a distributed workforce. Qualifications You must hold Fellowship of CIPD or an equivalent HR qualification, or be able to achieve that level within 6 months of appointment. Benefits Alongside your salary of £130,000, Cabinet Office contributes £37,661 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Benefits include: 25 days annual leave on entry, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years' service, in addition to 8 public holidays and one privilege day to mark the King's birthday. A competitive contributory pension scheme with significant contributions from the employer. Flexible working patterns including part-time or term-time working. Generous paid maternity and paternity leave. Interest-free loans for annual travel season tickets or bicycles. Access to onsite facilities including fitness centres and staff canteens. Occupational sick pay.
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Providing visionary leadership particularly in relation to workforce planning, skills and capability building, leadership development, performance management and recognition, culture, inclusion and wellbeing, and excellence in business partnering. Transformation Management:
Working with the Permanent Secretary, Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Strategy Director to lead transformation in the Cabinet Office as it aligns with the objectives for the strategic centre of Government. Skills and Capability:
Overseeing the design and delivery of learning and development programmes that equip leadership, line managers, and staff across CO locations with the skills and knowledge required to excel in their roles. Performance and Recognition:
Delivering a reward, recognition, and performance management strategy which recognises high performance and reinforces core capabilities, behaviours, and values. Employee Engagement and Culture:
Developing and implementing strategies to maintain high levels of staff engagement, inclusion, morale, and wellbeing which align with the Cabinet Office's values. Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management:
Acting as senior business partner to the most senior leaders in the department and leading the development of an expert and strategic business partnering function. Modernise HR Services:
Shaping and leading the development of Cabinet Office HR professional capability and systems (as part of the Matrix Shared Services cluster). Person specification It is important that, through your CV and supporting statement, you provide evidence of the following Essential Criteria: Proven Leadership: Demonstrated success in a senior HR leadership role, in a large, complex, and geographically distributed organisation. Strategic Vision: Clear evidence of the ability to both shape, develop and deliver on the ground a clear, strategic vision for the future of the Cabinet Office workforce and department. Change Management: Demonstrable experience of having led large-scale transformation implementation, with a focus on maintaining delivery at pace, employee engagement, and trust through significant change. Stakeholder Engagement: A track record of successfully influencing and building relationships and partnerships with senior leaders, stakeholders, staff representative groups, Trade Unions, and external partners. Cultural Sensitivity: A deep understanding of how to foster an inclusive and positive workplace culture across a diverse and highly geographically distributed organisation. Operational Excellence: Expertise in the delivery and management of data and insight-led HR functions and services, supporting a distributed workforce. Qualifications You must hold Fellowship of CIPD or an equivalent HR qualification, or be able to achieve that level within 6 months of appointment. Benefits Alongside your salary of £130,000, Cabinet Office contributes £37,661 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Benefits include: 25 days annual leave on entry, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years' service, in addition to 8 public holidays and one privilege day to mark the King's birthday. A competitive contributory pension scheme with significant contributions from the employer. Flexible working patterns including part-time or term-time working. Generous paid maternity and paternity leave. Interest-free loans for annual travel season tickets or bicycles. Access to onsite facilities including fitness centres and staff canteens. Occupational sick pay.
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