Job Description

Details

Reference number

328174

Salary

\xc2\xa338,350 - \xc2\xa341,035

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HO - Homeland Security

Type of role

Project Delivery

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours

Number of jobs available

1


Contents

• Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

London - 2 Marsham Street (2MS)
About the job

Job summary

The Homeland Security Group (HSG) unites capabilities and expertise to deliver better outcomes from the UK\xe2\x80\x99s response to the most serious domestic threats \xe2\x80\x93 Terrorism, Cyber, State Threats and Economic Crime. The group will strengthen coordination and collective focus across a range of growing and overlapping threats, whilst remaining consistent with existing strategies. Working with partners, HSG will foster more transparent and sustainable collaboration between national security, law enforcement and other relevant communities to enhance capabilities and leverage our response to threats. As a part of the Home Office, the role of the Homeland Security Group is to:

• Support the Home Secretary to develop and implement strategies to keep our people and interests safe and secure
• Build HMG capabilities to reduce national security risk
• Reduce volume of, and harm from, economic crime, particularly for the most vulnerable
• Work in partnership with public and private sectors in the UK and overseas to deliver better outcomes
• Ensure legitimate economic growth and prosperity.

Job description

The Economic Crime Directorate (ECD) is recruiting a Higher Executive Officer (HEO) to join a motivated, inclusive, friendly and supportive team as a Portfolio Analyst to support the Benefits Management system already in delivery. The post holder must be confident and capable of establishing good working relationships with key stakeholders including National Crime Agency (NCA), policing, HM Treasury (HMT), Her Majesty\xe2\x80\x99s Revenue and Customers, the Financial Conduct Authority, and private sector stakeholders.
The post holder will be expected to lead on:

• Day-to-day management of Benefits Management products for the ECD Programmes.

• Regular dashboard analysis for governance groups as part of wider reporting team activity.
• Act as secretariat to key Benefits meetings.

There will be learning and development opportunities to further your programme delivery skillset. We will work closely with you on setting goals for career progression and in sourcing your own training opportunities to achieve your career development objectives. The ideal candidate will be proactive in developing themselves and others and contribute towards the team, department and the wider Civil Service. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estates capacity, by Spring 2024. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).

Person specification

As part of the role, you will be required to:

• Provide clear analysis on the benefits data received from stakeholders
• Collaborate with specialist teams and support the Portfolio Benefits and Outcomes Lead in preparing and updating the benefits elements of business cases.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure benefits data is being tracked in a timely manner and correctly reported throughout the project lifecycle.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of building and maintaining positive relationships, working collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders
• Effective presentation skills, with the ability to present complex information, both qualitative and quantitative.
• Strong analytical skills with experience on dashboards, with an understanding of how to use Microsoft Excel and/or PowerBI
• Positive and pro-active approach to working in a busy team, juggling competing priorities within a fast paced environment and taking on more stretching tasks when appropriate.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience or a willingness to gain experience developing and drafting HMT 5-case Green Book Programme Business Cases.

Behaviours

We\'ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

As part of the application, you will be asked to complete:

• A CV (job history / skills)
• Statement of Suitability (Personal statement) (500 words maximum)

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. The Statement of Suitability must demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed on the Job Specification. CVs will not be scored. Sift will be based on the Statement of Suitability only. Successful candidates shortlisted for interview will be tested on all Behaviours outlined in the job advertisement. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. All applications are screened for plagiarism and copying of examples/answers from internet sources. If any is detected the application will be withdrawn from the process. Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving internal candidates. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all Civil Servants. Sift and Interview Dates: The sift will take place week commencing 8th January 2024. Interviews will take place week commencing 29th January 2024. We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates. Interviews will take place remotely. Candidates will be required to have access to:

• A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
• Good internet connection
• Microsoft Teams

PLEASE NOTE: Due to time constraints we may not be able to offer alternative interview date(s). It is therefore expected that candidates who are successful at sift stage will make themselves available during the above time frame given. Further details and instructions will be provided closer to the scheduled interview. Further Information:
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. We often have similar roles available at different grades. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position. Please note: Developed Vetting (DV) clearance or a willingness to undergo DV clearance is an essential requirement for this role. Successful candidates will be permitted to start with Security Check (SC) whilst they undergo the DV clearance process. For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best. We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer. New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant\'s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application. Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate\xe2\x80\x99s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details. Transfer Terms: Voluntary. If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks. Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents. Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk Reasonable Adjustments If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
• Complete the \xe2\x80\x9cAssistance Required\xe2\x80\x9d section in the \xe2\x80\x9cAdditional Requirements\xe2\x80\x9d page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you\'re deaf, a language service professional

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the \xe2\x80\x98Contact point for applicants\xe2\x80\x99 section. Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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)
• 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)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

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  Name :
  Home Office Resourcing Centre
  Email :
  HORCCampaignTeamHSGPSGandMBG@homeoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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  Email :
  HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance
HORecruitment.GRS@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.