Assistant Director of Digital, Design & Delivery, Grade 6, Perm, Liverpool/ Newport

The Digital, Data and Technology Directorate (DDaT) reports to the Commission’s Chief Operating Officer and is accountable for delivering digital, data and technology services and outcomes that ensure that the organisation functions and performs effectively and efficiently.

You will be required to translate the Commission’s strategy and strategic objectives into deliverable plans ensuring that employees within DDaT can clearly see the link between their work and delivery of corporate priorities. You will bring a wealth of experience from working in senior roles across multiple industry sectors and/or government departments to help drive this strategy., * Contributes to the technology vision and direction for the Commission. Responsible for driving the design and architecture of solutions and the successful delivery of complex multi-million pound programmes of work. This role is involved with all projects, looking at dependencies across complex, large scale projects as well as small projects, to ensure success of all in line with the organisation’s objectives.

• Leads the Agile Delivery, Digital Practice and Data & Architecture functions to ensure the delivery of key digital initiatives in a supportive, collaborative and innovative way. This includes budgetary responsibility of approximately £1.5m per year.
• Set the direction of the Delivery function which is accountable for the delivery of the digital products in the Commission’s IT Roadmap, ensuring their quality and compliance with the Government Digital Standard (GDS), including accessibility and Secure by Design.
• Oversees the Digital Practice function which is accountable for the capability of the Commission’s digital teams and focuses on the development of skills, processes and toolsets to support the delivery of the digital products in the Commission’s IT Roadmap (software engineering, DevOps, UI/UX, test engineering, technical design and Continuous Improvement)., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership, If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled persons, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes., * 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

Do you have experience in Presentation skills?, * Proven leadership and people management skills – able to lead, motivate and inspire staff to deliver, and to ensure the best results from the team as well as well as to deal effectively with people management issues.

• Ability to plan and prioritise competing demands, including balancing governance against delivery to ensure Directorate performance targets and deadlines are met.
• To embed cultural change through collaborating and influencing skills.
• Strategic planning in an IT context.
• Responsibility for IT Risk Management & Controls.
• Maintaining a professional approach when presented with a challenging discussion /interview by using techniques to understand need(s); manage expectations and provide a constructive and proportionate outcome.
• A proven track record in successfully delivering results and strong performance through team-based and partnership working.
• Enterprise & Business Architecture experience.
• Applying Financial Controls, Budgeting and Financial planning.
• Agile Development (preferably Scrum and Kanban)., You are required, under the Behaviours approach, to describe how you have dealt with a specific situation.

You must give evidence of your knowledge, skills, and behaviours and how you have applied this, such as what you did or said and how you interacted with other people.

When you are giving your examples, do not spend too many words on description and background information. Avoid using general or unspecific statements. Instead say what the situation was, what you did, what your thought process was and what was the result.

This post is full time however those applicants who do or wish to work an alternative working pattern are welcome to apply. The preferred working pattern may or may not be available. You should discuss this with the vacancy holder., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Alongside your salary of £68,935, Charity Commission contributes £19,970 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

This is your chance to make a contribution that really matters and to make an impact in an organisation where your voice will be heard and your hard work noticed.

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We operate a flexible hybrid working policy where office attendance is combined with up to 3 days homeworking per week dependent on role requirements.

We recognise everyone as an individual, accepting people for who they are and treating everyone fairly. We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring from all backgrounds and we aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We champion inclusion and wellbeing, aiming to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and has a sense of belonging.

We do not discriminate on the basis of culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.

We offer access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme (employer contributions of 28.97%), far more than in the private sector, and a flexible, family-friendly environment. Additionally you can look forward to other great benefits via our ‘Perkbox’ and ‘Edenred’ schemes. These include everything from an interest-free season ticket loan and bicycle loan (after two months) to discounts on gym membership, cinema tickets and restaurants. Please see the attached Charity Commission benefits document.

A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days per year. You have the opportunity to purchase up to an additional 5 days annual leave (pro rata) per year, requests must be submitted in the February of that year.

The Charity Commission’s operational ambition is to realise the Commission’s values of being an expert regulator that is fair, balanced, and independent, which works in a way that is supportive, collaborative, and innovative to achieve our ambitions. We want to develop our capability to regulate charities to realise this goal and meet our statutory and public duties to ensure that charity in England and Wales can deliver maximum benefit to society in a way that upholds its reputation in the eyes of the public.

Work at the Charity Commission and you’ll make a difference every day to:

• The 170,000 charities of all shapes and sizes that we regulate across England and Wales.
• The trustees we partner with and advise.
• The people and causes that benefit from the £10bn generously donated each year by the public.

Find out more about working for us here., We will assess your experience, strengths and the following Behaviours at Interview stage:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

You will also be asked to carry out a presentation at interview. This will be on a prepared topic and will assess your knowledge and experience.

Interview Arrangements

Interviews will be taking place via Teams.

The sift is due to take place the week commencing 09th February 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing 23rd February 2026

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

At the interview, the panel can then probe further and ask applicants to provide further specific examples that show how they best demonstrate their skills.

We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process to manage numbers., The Charity Commission’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, which outlines that selection for appointment is made on merit based on fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance hrselfservice@charitycommission.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web page here.