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Exceptional   Welcome to the Operational




        Delivery Profession (ODP)


 delivery for   You are part of the largest    Collectively, we have a really big   We help you to progress and


          profession in government.
                                               voice, we have around a quarter
                                                                                    become leaders of the future by
                                                                                    offering ways to advance your
                                               of a million members, across 29
                                                                                    career.
                                               departments, helping millions of
          As a member of ODP, you are
                                               customers.
          often the public face of public
 citizens.  service. If you don’t have a role   And we do what we do well. We       And that’s not all. We also help
                                                                                    departments to find the most
          delivering direct to the public, you
                                               are respected across government
                                                                                    talented amongst you, to make
          support those that do.
                                                                                    sure our best people are in the
                                               for the vital role we play in the
                                                                                    right place at the right time.
                                               delivery of public services.
          In both cases, you make a real
          difference to people’s lives and
          make government policies,
          strategies and plans a reality.      How does the profession help         Our Community
                                               you?
                                                                                    As a member of the largest
          Our profession is committed to       Being part of our profession helps   professional community in
          continually investing in your:       you develop, progress and feel       government, you are able to
                                               part of a thriving community;        develop conversations both within
          - Development;                       helping us to achieve our vision     and across departments, so you
          - Progression; and                   of role-modelling exceptional        can share your knowledge and
          - Sense of community.                Operational Delivery.                experience and learn from others.
          So what makes this profession        We can help you develop at any       This helps our profession to
          special?                             stage of your career. Whether you    continuously improve and gives
                                               are looking at progressing or want   you more opportunities to think
          Well, simply put, people are our     to learn new skills to help deliver   about how you can develop your
          thing.                               even better customer service in      career here in ODP.
                                               your existing role, we can help.
          Whether you call them customers,                                          This handbook has been
          claimants, citizens or colleagues.                                        developed to showcase
                                                                                    everything that your profession
          Whether you deal with them                                                can offer you.
          directly or indirectly and whether
          they are individual or business.

          We deliver for people.

          We understand them, help them
          and support them.



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