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Head of Departmental Planning and Performance
Department for Work and Pensions —Benton
- £86,000 - £99,600 a year
- Overtime
- Management
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Head of Enterprise Performance
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs —Newcastle upon Tyne
- £73,165 - £81,535 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Facilities Manager
HomeGroup —Newcastle upon Tyne
- £35,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Café
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
People Advisor (Part -Time)
Northern Trains —Newcastle upon Tyne
- £39,052 - £40,340 a year
- Human resources
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Senior Brand Marketing Manager
Printed.com —Cramlington
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Bachelor's degree
- Analytics
- Work from home
- Employee discount
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L & OD Team Leader
NRG —Newcastle upon Tyne
- £47,235 a year
- Training & development
- Leadership
Accommodation Services Manager
University of Sunderland —Sunderland
- £46,756 - £58,228 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- University
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
Office Manager
Winthrop Technologies —Blyth
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
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Office Manager - Part Time
Last Arrow Games —Gateshead
- £17.50 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Office
- Travel
- Human resources
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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People Coordinator (Part Time - 18 hours)
Newcastle Building Society —Newcastle upon Tyne
- £26,513 - £31,757 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Windows
- Administrative experience
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
11d
Data Compliance Officer
Infected Blood Compensation Authority —Newcastle upon Tyne
- £38,105 a year
- Full-time
- Databases
- Presentation skills
- Computer skills
- Annual leave
2d
Metering Service Delivery Manager
Wave Utilities —Durham
- From £50,182 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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2d
Experts at Hand Lead
South Tyneside Council —South Tyneside
- £53,460 a year
- Full-time
- Leadership
Learning & Development Coach
Hays Travel —Sunderland
- Full-time
- Sales
- Customer service
- Research
- Employee discount
Senior Performance Manager
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust —Durham
- £49,387 - £56,515 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Databases
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
HR Synergy Roadmap, Planning and Change Assurance Lead
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs —Newcastle upon Tyne
- £56,375 - £69,105 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
3d
Head of Curriculum - Animal Management (2025/LD121)
EAST DURHAM COLLEGE —Durham
- £44,000 - £46,000 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Team management
- Mentoring
- Free parking
- Annual leave
3d
Head of Student Accommodation Services
Durham University —Durham
- £59,966 - £67,468 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- University
- Budgeting
Senior Data Analyst
Admiral Slots —Gateshead
- £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Mentoring
- AI
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
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Human Resources Manager
Verisure Services (UK) Limited —Newcastle upon Tyne
- Full-time
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- Human resources
- Recruiting
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Head of Departmental Planning and Performance

Department for Work and Pensions -
Benton

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£86,000 - £99,600 a year

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount

Qualifications

Stakeholder engagement
Management
Stakeholder liaison
Analysis skills
Presentation skills
Decision making
Management reporting
Leadership
Communication skills
Stakeholder management

Full job description

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Reference number

473163

Salary

£86,000 - £99,600

Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules in place on the date of their appointment, this will usually be the salary minimum or within 10% of their existing salary for those applying on promotion. Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing base salary.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 1

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DWP - Finance

Type of role

Finance

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
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Location

Birmingham / Blackpool / Glasgow/ Leeds / London/ Manchester / Newcastle-upon-Tyne / Sheffield
Please note that for candidates requesting to work in Newcastle, this role will be based at Benton Park View, and then at 1 Pilgrim Place in Newcastle city centre by the end of 2027.

About the job

Job summary

Help shape the strategy and performance of one of the UKs largest government departments

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) delivers vital services to millions of people across the UK. At the heart of this work sits Strategic Finance and Business Strategy (SFBS), providing financial and strategic leadership, shaping departmental priorities and maintaining DWPs critical relationship with HM Treasury.

We are seeking an outstanding leader to join as Head of Departmental Planning and Performance. This is a high-profile role with significant influence across the Department, offering the opportunity to shape strategic decision-making, drive performance improvement and provide assurance on the delivery of ministerial priorities.

About You

We are looking for a strategic, collaborative leader who can operate confidently in a complex, high-profile environment. You will bring experience of strategic planning, performance management, assurance, governance or corporate strategy in a large organisation, together with strong analytical judgement and the ability to turn complex information into clear, practical advice.

You will be a confident influencer with excellent stakeholder management skills, able to work across organisational boundaries and with senior leaders. You will balance strategic thinking with delivery focus, build capability in others and lead a high-performing, inclusive team.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on the delivery of government priorities and public services that matter to millions of citizens. Working at the centre of departmental decision-making, you will help shape the future direction of one of the largest and most complex organisations in government

Watch the Live Event recording here to hear directly from senior leaders involved in the role and gain further insight into the position, its expectations, and the impact you could make.

Job description

The Role

You will lead DWPs strategic planning, performance management and assurance function, ensuring ministers and the Executive Team have a clear, credible view of performance, risk and deliverability. You will oversee the Departmental Quarterly Performance Report, lead the refresh of DWPs Strategic Plan and support performance reporting to the centre of government.

A key part of the role will be advising on departmental deliverability during fiscal events, including Budgets, Spending Reviews and Spring Statements. Through high-quality analysis, insight and assurance, you will help DWP stay focused on delivering outcomes efficiently and effectively.

For more information about the role have a look at the Candidate Pack

Person specification

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their knowledge, experience and skills against the following essential criteria:

Exceptional strategic leadership skills, with the ability to set clear direction for the team, inspire confidence, and lead a multi‑site, multi‑disciplinary team. Experience leading both generalist and specialist (e.g. analytics, performance, or operational teams) functions, driving robust assessment of organisational performance and continuous improvement at pace.
Strong strategic, analytical and problem‑solving capability, able to assess organisational readiness, interpret complex system‑wide issues, and translate strategic intent into practical frameworks, processes and products that support delivery of the department's objectives.
Proven ability to build strong, trust‑based relationships with senior stakeholders, including SCS colleagues, executive or board-level leaders across a variety of corporate functions, skilled at navigating competing priorities, influencing decisions, and aligning stakeholders around shared strategic outcomes. Highly effective communicator, able to distil complex issues into clear, compelling insights and advice to support and encourage confident, evidence-based decisions.
Strong track record of delivering complex, high-impact work in fast-paced environments, balancing long-term transformation with immediate priorities. Demonstrates the ability to deliver through others, maintaining high professional standards under pressure.
Experience operating effectively within large, complex, and highly governed environments (public, private, and/or regulated sectors), with a strong understanding of governance, corporate culture, and cross-organisational working. Able to navigate decision-making structures. Able to lead teams to adopt digital tools and use data to drive insight and high-quality outcomes.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £86,000, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £24,914 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

DWP have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing and compressed hours.
Generous annual leave at least 25 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service.
Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours.

Join us and play a pivotal role in ensuring DWP delivers its objectives efficiently, effectively and with lasting impact.

Application Process

To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application http://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe134302 process outlined below no later than 23:55pm on Monday 31st August 2026.

A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years;
A personal statement (maximum 1250) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities, and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.

Failure to submit both documents will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification.

As part of the online application process, you will be asked a number of diversity-related questions. If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics, you will have the option to select 'prefer not to say. All monitoring data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be provided to the selection panel. The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the Civil Service becoming the most inclusive employer.

A reserve list will be held for up to 12 months, which we may use to fill future similar vacancies for candidates who are considered appointable following interview.

Please see attached Candidate Pack for further information regarding the role and recruitment process.

Reasonable Adjustments

At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, especially those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact [email protected] as soon as possible, before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what additional support or adjustments you might need during the recruitment process.

For further information regarding reasonable adjustments, please see following link: Reasonable Adjustments , Civil Service Careers

For a confidential initial discussion about the role, please get in touch with recruitment advisers at GatenbySanderson:

Sophie Hester: [email protected]

Hilda Gjika: [email protected]

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Sophie Hester
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

What do I do if I want to make a complaint?
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact: [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the response, you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission.

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