DWP to create new universal credit tech lead role

Government Computing reporting yesterday that -

Recruitment underway for entirely new position to oversee technology scope of the new digital service gradually being trialed as part of government’s delayed welfare reforms

Anyone keen? Salary of between £75,000 and £110,000?

Not at any price!

Have they stuck the job advert on Universal Jobmatch I wonder?

It would have been more comforting to know that they already had such a technical expert and overseer in charge of UC prior to the roll out of the Full Service nationally ... which is already underway

Furthermore, one could dispute the terminology that UC is ‘gradually being trialed’.  You are looking at hundreds of new claims a month, for all kinds of client-group in Full Service per jobcentre .... which is not really gradual for the town in question .... surely they actually know what they are doing and it is no longer a ‘trial’??