Head of Front End Development Department for Work and Pensions
Reference
1572938
Location
London, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Blackpool or Newcastle
Salary
Salary up to: £74,957 (London) and £69,407 (National) plus great benefits
Work hours
37.5
Employment type
Permanent
Closing date
6 March 2018
Job description
DWP is the UK’s largest Government department. We deliver products and services to 22 million people across the UK and provide financial assistance worth over £180 billion each year to ensure the most vulnerable in society are protected and we’re now looking to for our next Head of Front End Development
As our next Head of Front End Development you’ll be responsible for delivering government services to ensure that the Front End Development is delivered to the highest standard, bridging the gap between user-centred design and software engineering.
You’ll lead recruitment and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the specialist profession for front-end development. You’ll lead the wider front-end development community working with multidisciplinary teams across DWP to deliver world-class services designed for the people who use them, in line with the government’s Digital Service Standard.
As a Head of Front-end development you will:
•Manage a team of Civil Service and contract front-end developers across multiple projects, providing performance feedback and supporting their learning and development goals
•Plan and allocate front-end resources for service delivery teams, hiring new talent and up skilling if needed within the DWP front-end development community
•Lead by example: by your conduct and by providing front-end development excellence, identifying and promote best practice. This also means hands on to create, maintain, and share reusable front-end code and iteratively improve front-end code for products and services across digital, working to support others across the team
•Plan and lead discussions at a senior departmental level, supporting service design for existing and new DWP services. Work to develop considerable influence in complex technical delivery environment
•Represent DWP at events as our recognised expert and leader for front-end development
•Be an expert in the application of front-end toolkits, applying your own knowledge and experience to make sure front-end code is high quality across all teams
•Take responsibility for creating and keeping up a positive and collaborative working environment alongside other key digital leaders
•Contribute to building a digital culture in the department
We need someone with real world experience at senior industry level as a digital team leader and a fantastic understanding of the technologies included with Front End (Javascript, HTML, CSS) as well as the methodologies we employ at the DWP (TDD Continuous Integration) –
A full breakdown of the role and responsibilities as well as the technology we work with is available upon request. We’d love to talk to you about this role and whether its a good fit for you.
Our Offer
As our Head of Front End Development you can also look forward to benefits including a very competitive salary of up to £74,957 a generous leave allowance, a great pension, flexible working and loads more. Get in touch to discuss our full range of perks and benefits.
Our fantastic, flexible benefits package also includes interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference.
We believe the work we do really matters, so we’re serious about investing in your ability
You’ll have access to a huge suite of training and learning opportunities to complement your existing skills and experience and those you’ll acquire on the job, as well as the chance to share knowledge with colleagues from across our digital community and via our coaching and mentoring programmes.
If you want to work in empowered, multi-disciplinary teams in an environment which values passion and talent over hierarchy, we’d love to hear from you today.
Complete the enquiry form below to find out more or get in touch via joe.groom@dwp.gsi.gov.uk