DESNZ is a department with an incredible mission, focused on delivering security of energy supply, ensuring properly functioning markets, greater energy efficiency and seizing the opportunities of net zero to lead the world in new green industries. The department is delivering against complex and vast challenges, and is strengthening the organisational capabilities it needs for the future.

The DESNZ Organisational Transformation & Change Directorate are defining what our department needs to look like in the immediate and longer term through its operating model, the organisational capabilities it needs, the systems, processes, and structures. We ensure that departmental change is coherent and manageable for our workforce, balancing competing demands on resources and allowing senior leaders to make informed decisions. Through all of this, we play an active role in leading delivery, providing expertise and insights to the Department and its senior leadership, and managing change.

The Directorate is divided into two programmes, each led by a deputy director.  There is one G6 role available per area.

1.         The Departmental Operating Model team provides an air traffic control of how DESNZ works and takes a strategic view of how it needs to change. This involves managing the current DESNZ operating model, assessing its strengths and weaknesses and designing ways to improve it against central design principles. 

2.         The Organisational Capabilities and Functions team looks at specific organisational capabilities identified across DESNZ, and lead or oversee detailed review and improvement work. They are closely involved in the regular assessment our corporate functions and work with function leads to develop and implement improvement activity both small and major reforms.

We are looking for two excellent G6 candidates who excel in change management, and delivering in complex organisations for each area. Please specify in your application if you have a preference.

The Organisational Transformation and Change Directorate is dedicated to providing fulfilling and balanced roles, and we prioritise learning and professional development. All staff are expected to undertake development activities and share their skills with their colleagues. We have team members on different work patterns (compressed hours, part time, etc) and welcome applicants with alternative working arrangements.

Both roles will require:
          Leadership, ownership and delivery of change projects, reviews, and activities across the department.
          Leadership, management, development, and support of a small expert team.
          Building strong and effective relationships and networks across the departments functions and organisational groups.
          Providing leadership and developing change management capability within the team, and across the Department.

Specific responsibilities for Operating Model role:
          Leading the detailed development of organisational design principles to underpin the future operating model, maintaining alignment with civil service modernisation and reform objectives and initiatives.
          Leading projects and reviews aimed at improving components of the Departmental operating model
          Leading Departmental wide discussions and planning to agree new projects and initiatives, utilising best practice and working closely with organisational design experts
          Own the departmental Change Plan, managing, supporting, and challenging workstream leads collectively and individually to deliver high quality outcomes. Includes identifying new interventions required and commissioning activity.
          Lead the Departmental Design Authority secretariat and support the ongoing maturation and improvement of the Design Authority.

Specific responsibilities for Organisational Capabilities and Functions role:
          For specified priority capabilities and functions, oversee a small portfolio of detailed reviews, operating model design, and improvement activities. Directly lead the most challenging/sensitive, ensuring high quality outputs and stakeholder engagement throughout.
          Manage the list of priority organisational capabilities/functions, leading significant senior engagement and management
          Establish and oversee a process for regular review and improvement of Departmental Functions performance and compliance with Government Functional Standards
          Oversee and improve the running of organisational capability maturity assessments
          Develop and actively maintain the departments Machinery of Government (MOG) change capability and own the MOG centre of excellence.

These are both varied and challenging roles, and would suit someone ambitious who wants to develop their career in organisational strategy and transformation.

Skills and experience

The individuals in these roles would need to demonstrate experience and skills in the following:
- Successful delivery in complex organisations and managing the change process end-to-end through to delivery
- Engagement and delivery with senior stakeholder, multi-disciplinary teams, and functions
- Development and analysis of complex organisational data to present clear recommendations and messages
- Application of business process improvement and innovation in organisations
- Taking ownership and accountability for delivery of work