Job Description
As Deployment Manager you will lead a team to provide resource allocation to enable the delivery of high quality, value for money testing services throughout the testing facilities network.
You will develop high performing support teams to enable achievement of strategic goals. Work collaboratively with Operations / Vehicle Testing management teams to fulfil national testing requirements now and in the future
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £34,233, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £9,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
- Generous Annual Leave – 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30
- 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday
- Latest IT and Tech devices
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues
- Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level
- Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names
- Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing
- Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers
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Job Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Determine and plan team requirements, including allocating resources and prioritising activities, over the short to medium term by fully understanding the business environment in which the team operates, the overall team objectives, ensuring their team fully understands and works to these requirements.
- Develop and maintain an engaged, cohesive team culture, keep connected with the team through regular 121, team briefings / meetings.
- Work with operational testing management team to understand changes to testing network and resolve Testing resourcing / deployment issues over the short / medium term (0-6 months).
- Drive to embed DVSA cultural aspirations – respectful, valued, enabled, together and ready for the future – are applied to everyday work.
Person specification
We are looking for someone with a demonstrable knowledge and experience of staff and/or resource modelling and deployment tools.
The Successful candidate will have experience of working with Microsoft Dynamics. As well as experience of planning team requirements, allocating resources and objectives, which will require the ability to prioritise activities over the short to medium term.
You must have experience of developing and maintaining team culture.
More Information
- Address Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea
- Salary Offer £34,233
- APPLICATION LINK https://bit.ly/4lHMLC7
