22888 - Assurance Advisor, Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire
Overview of the job
This is a manager job in Regional Office
Summary
The job holder reports directly to the Deputy Director of Custody (DDC). The role is to support the management and delivery of custodial services through Service Level Agreements (SLA) and contract management processes with establishments, driving performance and value for money requirements.
The jobholder may be either nonroperational or an operational member of staff.
They are based in a Regional Office with no line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
You will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
- Act as professional advisor to the DDC and Governors on contractual / SLA / performance issues
- Monitor compliance of management of local contracts on behalf of DDC and identify remedial actions, ensuring these actions are implemented
- Ensure nationally agreed contracts are utilised appropriately by custodial service providers
- Support custodial services to deliver integrated offender management by working collaboratively with community services
- Work collaboratively within Region to deliver corporate activities
- Leads on target setting and negotiations with Governors on behalf of DDC
- Develop SLAs on behalf of the DDC
- Act as point of contact between DDC and Governors, Headquarters and Regional
- Office for contract and performance related issues
- Ensure changes to SLA / contract deliverables are captured in contract specifications
- Ensure systems in place for Governors and DDCs to be assured that the service specification minimum outputs are being delivered
- Develop strategy and business planning for the Region
- Manage performance data from a range of sources including monitoring progress of HMIP action plans
- Corordinate responses to HQ for DDC and Prisons for HMIP and IMB reports
- Draft correspondence on behalf of DDC
- Represent DDC at Contract Review meetings
- Support DDC and establishments as required,
- Work with team to prepare DDC bilat and visit reports
- Monitor action plans following Death In Custody reports submitted by PPO
- Act as the Information Assurance manager for the DDC Office
- Deputise for operations manager in their absence
- Deputise with delegated authority on behalf of the DDC
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require rerexamination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder.
Competencies
All of the competencies in the Civil Service Competency Framework are relevant to this group profile. For the purpose of selection the following competencies will be measured:
Setting Direction
- Changing & Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
Engaging
- Leading & Communicating
- Collaborating & Partnering
Delivering Results
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Accreditation/Registration
- Experience of contract management and assurance system and process is desirable.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement at various levels. You will need to be persuasive and influence others views positively, to deal confidently and tactfully with other colleagues.
- Judgement and decision making – including readiness to take a high level of responsibility and the ability to exercise sound and sometimes rapid judgement based on the evidence presented in a range of situations.
- The ability to analyse stakeholder positions and formulate proposals and options for consideration, taking into account wider issues.
Please note this post is open to non-operational and operational members of staff that are eligible to apply. If you are Operational and successful RHA may apply.
Please note this post is based at the PGD Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire Office, HMP Thorn Cross
Working Arrangements & Further Information
Some of MoJ’s, including HMPPS, terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.
If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.
The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
Benefits
Annual Leave
-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.
Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays
-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment
Pension
-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Work Life Balance
-HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ
Season Ticket Advance
-After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work
Childcare Vouchers
-HMPPS offers a childcare vouchers scheme. The scheme enables staff to take part of their salary in the form of Childcare Vouchers. This is known as a Salary Sacrifice. The vouchers can then be used to help meet the costs of any form of registered or approved childcare for children aged 0-16. The vouchers are exempt from tax and National Insurance contributions
Training
-HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes
-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provide a variety of training appropriate to individual posts
-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles
Eligibility
-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post
-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS
-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which HMPPS considers to be racist
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
17/12/2018, 23:55 hours.
Closing Date: 17th December 2018 at 23.55 hours
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Candidate Information
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In the event of a large number of applications, we reserve the right to undertake the following processes:
- An automated online test where a benchmark must be passed to progress;
- A sift on the lead selection criteria. If this happens, the lead criteria will be the first one listed in the advert.
During the selection process, you may be asked to undertake an additional assessment (such as written test). If this is applicable you will be notified of this when you are invited to interview.
We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.
Application form stage assessments
Interview stage assessments
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
Redeployment Interview Scheme
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
· 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) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
· 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
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
This Vacancy is closed to applications.