Performance, Assurance and Evidence Product Lead

Job summary

The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) is a fast-paced delivery and operational team that is responsible for holding departments and arms-length bodies to account for their handling of fraud in the public sector. The Authority writes the standards for counter fraud work across government and holds public bodies to account against these. Working in the PSFA offers access to a wide range of stakeholders across government and the opportunity to work with various sectors in a high-profile policy area with high media, parliamentary and ministerial interest.

The PSFA was launched on the 3rd August 2022 following an increased focus in government on tackling fraud. It succeeded the Government Counter Fraud Function (GCFF) in the Cabinet Office. The PSFA is at the centre of this function and leads work across government and public bodies to improve the prevention, detection and recovery of fraud. The PSFA is outcome and performance driven, offers a depth and breadth of expertise and works jointly with HMT to tackle fraud in the public sector.

Job description

• Act as the performance lead for government departments and public bodies, working with their senior leaders and counter fraud leads to ensure good quality performance metrics are in place and standards are being met to enhance the response to fraud.
• Lead on high-profile cross-government counter fraud performance products and deliver in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Support analysis of the counter fraud evidence base for public sector fraud in the UK, producing compelling narratives, which add value for decision making, using our wealth of data.
• Deliver against the PAE Team’s commitments in the PSFA mandate, encouraging others to comply, providing high-quality, accurate reporting and insights on outcomes.
• Lead on short-term projects to improve counter fraud performance measurement, risk, assurance and the evidence base, learning from others (both in the UK and abroad) and driving forward change.
• Prepare high quality, informative updates to PSFA leadership, the Permanent Secretary and Ministers setting out progress and identifying areas for increased delivery.
• Embrace continuous improvement, identifying and implementing processes and controls
• Build and maintain strong and effective cross-government relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels often in challenging situations and with a clear understanding of when to escalate.
• Line and or task management of a team(s), overseeing daily task allocation, co-ordinating activities, improving capability and performance.
  
• Planning and prioritisation of resources and operational activities to ensure deliverables are met accurately and within timescales.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience in a counter fraud, economic crime or risk management role.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively manage difficult conversations with a variety of stakeholders at all levels, on countering fraud in a clear, honest and enthusiastic way in order to build trust and secure buy-in.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and show resilience in a highly visible, fast paced and challenging environment.
• Experience of driving accountability, influencing stakeholders and facilitating continuous improvement.
• Experience managing and interpreting complex data and or narrative, from a variety of sources with attention to detail and using it to produce valuable, accurate and informative insights in a way that is clear and easy to understand, for a range of stakeholders.
• Show leadership and focus on delivery, motivating colleagues and peers to comply with standards and
  processes, maintaining your own levels of performance, and dealing with ambiguity by maintaining resilience.
• Good report writing, presentation and briefing skills to a range of stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrate ability to actively build and maintain credibility across a network of colleagues and contacts across the counter fraud function, building strong interpersonal relationships and listening to colleagues.
• Effective management and prioritisation of resources, identifying and effectively managing risks to delivery
• Developing new and improving existing processes.
• Effective line and/or task management of staff, prioritising resources, building capability, coaching and mentoring.
• Good project management skills and leading on the maintenance of the department's risk register.

Desirable

• Have a good understanding of departmental counter fraud targets, action plans, performance metrics, prevention methodologies and fraud risk assessments.
• Have experience of undertaking assurance activities and providing independent and objective feedback.

Additional information:

Cabinet Office policy is that a minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. For some roles, due to their nature and the business need, this may be up to 100%. Requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Presentation

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,204, Cabinet Office contributes £16,571 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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

Application process

After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Verbal Test and Civil Service Judgement Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete t