National Fraud Initiative (NFI) Business Development specialist

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Cabinet Office in delivering key objectives and milestones which help to form the wider government. The Cabinet Office is both a corporate centre for government and a policy department in its own right. It challenges, supports, leads and provides services to other Ministerial departments. The Cabinet Office currently employs 10,000+ people in a variety of roles across the UK.

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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 will write the standards for counter fraud work across government and hold 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., The National Fraud Initiative (NFI) team is a remote/virtual team that sits within the PSFA. Team members are home based and are spread across the UK. We are looking for two full time members of staff, but part time may be considered. The location of the post holders can be anywhere in the UK but there will be a requirement to be flexible with working hours and travel as you will be required to attend meetings, with the majority currently being in Stoke on Trent and London. Structurally the NFI team is made up of the Operational Delivery (OD) Team and Business Development (BD) Team. These posts would cover work across both teams., The objectives of the OD Team are to support the mandatory NFI exercises (the national exercise every two years), bi-annual mortality screening and annual Council Tax Single Person Discount matching.

The objectives of the BD Team are to design and deliver strategies and a work programme to counter both existing and new fraud, work in collaboration with organisations across the public and private sector, and to innovate the way in which data is used.

The post holders will primarily be responsible for supporting specific aspects of the BD work programme but could also be expected to carry out aspects of OD work too.

There may be occasions where the post holder is required to undertake other work to support the NFI team or the wider PSFA.

Responsibilities:

The post holders will support delivery on the Business Development team in a variety of ways that will include some or all of the areas below:

• Building new, and strengthening existing relationships, with clients in both public and private sectors

• Identifying new data matching opportunities in public and private sector organisations

• Continuing to develop NFI s existing products (web based and API across public and private sector)

• Undertaking research into potential pilots

• Drafting relevant project documents including Data Privacy Impact Assessments for pilots and pilot evaluations

• Helping develop, and monitor, KPIs to measure the impact of delivery against the agreed targets.

• Completing FOIs and SARs promptly to meet deadlines, ensuring a clear sign off process with the responsible DD

The successful candidates could also be asked to support the Operational Delivery Team through:

• Delivery of plans and tracking progress against specific work programmes using project management techniques

• Supporting the maximisation of outcomes from NFI recorded by the 1,100 bodies that take part, including analysing and interpreting progress through the production/use of statistics and metrics

• Production of high quality communications to participating bodies and clients

• Analysing, summarising and presenting information relating to the area the postholder will be directly responsible for internal and external use

• Understanding the needs of users through continual engagement and inputting into the development of guidance, training material, workshops, etc

• Providing administrative support for project meetings, as required., We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving

• Communicating and Influencing

• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

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

• In tray exercise, We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving

• Communicating and Influencing

• Managing a quality service

You will also be assessed against strength based questions in the interview.

There will also be an MS Excel in tray exercise as part of the interview process., Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

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A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out., + UK nationals

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• 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

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This is a demanding and varied role working on a high profile data matching project operated on a commercial basis. Candidates should have strong project management skills with the ability to manage competing demands and priorities in a fast paced environment. Candidates should be confident communicators and highly organised. Experience of working in counter fraud, a data environment, a finance environment or on commercial projects would be advantageous.

The NFI team has a funded headcount of 17 FTE. Experience of working as part of a virtual team would be beneficial., + A background in data analytics/matching and/or counter-fraud.

• Strong technical knowledge and skills in fraud prevention and detection techniques.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Project management skills.

• Strong interpersonal, influencing and people management skills.

• Experience managing varied and challenging priorities through a team.

• Experience of maintaining and developing relationships with key stakeholders

• Use of Google e.g. Google Docs, Sheets and Microsoft Office

• Proficient with MS excel, in particular analysing data using pivot tables, vlookup, and other relevant tools

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working as part of a virtual team.

• Experience of using Jira

• Experience of data governance, including DPIAs and dealing with Freedom of Information requests and/or Subject Access Requests

• Experience of operational delivery environment

• Experience of data analytics pilots

The successful candidates will need to go through a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check which is the recognised standard for the pre-employment screening of individuals with access to government assets., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

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Alongside your salary of £36,728, Cabinet Office contributes £10,640 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 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.

Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs., In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland/Access NI on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

For further information on the Access NI confidential checking service telephone: the Access NI Helpline on 0300 200 7888 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email accessni@ani.x.gsi.gov.uk

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.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment., + Name : Ricky Reed-Killick

• Email : Ricky.Reed-Killick1@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service by email at : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk. For further information on the Recruitment Principles and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.