The Configuration Management Specialist ensures that all key information assets, products, and documents for the project are identified, controlled, tracked, and securely stored.
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Role summary
Typical role responsibilities
| Responsibility | Detail |
|---|---|
| Configuration management process | Manages suitable configuration management processes for the programme or project in accordance with departmental standards. |
| Stakeholder management | Advises stakeholders on the project's or programme's configuration management procedures and ensures they understand them. |
| Information management and security | Manages the receipt, identification, storage, retention, and accessibility of items under configuration control. Documents and controls all changes to documents under configuration control. Ensures data protection aligns with departmental policy. |
| Auditing and reporting | Performs configuration verification, reviews, and audits. Reports the status of items under configuration control to management. |
| Digital and data | Uses digital tools and data analytics to ensure project components are effectively controlled and tracked and stored. |
Entry route
Project delivery professional
Suitable for individuals with experience from a different area within a project environment. This may be part of a combined role.
Non-project delivery professional
Suitable for individuals with relevant skills gained in a non-project environment, such as roles in the Information Management profession or a technical background in IT or Engineering, depending on the nature of the project or programme. This may be part of a combined role.
Technical competencies
Help with competency levels
None: No knowledge and no experience.
Awareness: Basic knowledge and limited or no experience. You understand how it can be applied. You can describe the benefits and importance. You may have applied it in a low complexity project under supervision or assisted others in delivering it.
Working: Working knowledge and practical experience. You have a good understanding of this competence. You have applied this independently in low complexity projects and/or under supervision in more complex projects.
Practitioner: Detailed knowledge and significant experience. You have a deep understanding of this competence. You have applied this independently in medium and/or highly complex projects. You advise and may supervise others in the delivery of this competence. You can adapt your approach to meet the requirements of the project.
Expert: Expert knowledge and experience. You are considered an expert within government and in the wider profession. You have applied this competence in multiple complex projects. You have been responsible for developing unique variations to suit specific situations. You champion capability development in this area.
| Competency area | Level |
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Quality management
The ability to plan, develop, maintain and apply quality management processes to ensure adherence to those standards throughout the lifecycle of the work.
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Awareness |
Frameworks and methodologies
The ability to identify and amend appropriate frameworks and methodologies to enable a consistent and efficient approach to delivery at all stages of the lifecycle.
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Awareness |
Change control
The ability to establish protocols to manage and document all requests for changes to scope, timescales, costs, benefits or other approved baselines for the work. This includes the capture, evaluation and approval or rejection of change requests.
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Working |
Knowledge management
The ability to identify, share and promote best practices and lessons learned to create a culture of learning and good practice that supports continuous improvement to optimise project delivery.
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Awareness |
Digital and data
The ability to effectively leverage digital tools and data analytics for better project delivery outcomes. Combining an understanding of digital technologies with the ability to manage, interpret and utilise data to make informed decisions, improve efficiency and achieve outcomes and benefits.
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Working |
Sustainability
The ability to incorporate environmental and social considerations into the strategic objectives of the work and to effectively identify, assess and manage these throughout the lifecycle, seeking to maximise benefits and mitigate negative impacts.
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Awareness |
Behavioural competencies
Help with competency levels
None: No knowledge and no experience.
Awareness: Basic knowledge and limited or no experience. You understand how it can be applied. You can describe the benefits and importance. You may have applied it in a low complexity project under supervision or assisted others in delivering it.
Working: Working knowledge and practical experience. You have a good understanding of this competence. You have applied this independently in low complexity projects and/or under supervision in more complex projects.
Practitioner: Detailed knowledge and significant experience. You have a deep understanding of this competence. You have applied this independently in medium and/or highly complex projects. You advise and may supervise others in the delivery of this competence. You can adapt your approach to meet the requirements of the project.
Expert: Expert knowledge and experience. You are considered an expert within government and in the wider profession. You have applied this competence in multiple complex projects. You have been responsible for developing unique variations to suit specific situations. You champion capability development in this area.
| Competency area | Level |
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Credible action
The ability to promote the wider public good in all actions and to act in a morally, legally and socially appropriate manner at all times. Challenges unacceptable behaviour. Aligned to the leadership Civil Service behaviour.
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Awareness |
Collaboration
The ability to establish and develop productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, bringing people together to benefit the project. Aligned to the working together Civil Service behaviour.
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Awareness |
Influencing
The ability to influence, change and impact decisions with both internal and external stakeholders. Aligned to the communicating and influencing Civil Service behaviour.
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Awareness |
Resilience
The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and adverse situations whilst remaining calm, reassuring others and maintaining performance. Aligned to the delivering at pace Civil Service behaviour.
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Awareness |
Innovation
The ability to think of, research and apply new ideas and ways of doing things. Encourages and supports innovations from others, is willing to experiment and follow ideas through to implementation. Aligned to the changing and improving Civil Service behaviour.
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Awareness |
Typical qualifications and professional memberships
Job titles for recruitment
This role profile is for a configuration manager at EO grade. It could also be advertised as an assistant configuration manager.
Hiring managers should refer to the standardised job titles framework for guidance on which titles to use for recruitment.