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Deputy Director - Demand, Resourcing & Performance - job post

Independent Office for Police Conduct
3.3 out of 5 stars
Birmingham
£81,265 a year
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Pay

  • £81,265 a year

Location

Birmingham

Benefits
Pulled from the full job description

  • Car scheme
  • Childcare
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme

Full job description

Job Introduction
  • 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
  • Options to carry over, buy or sell annual leave
  • Civil Service pension
  • Civil Service maternity leave package
  • PAM employee assistance programme
  • Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Opportunity to enjoy the latest home and electronics in a more affordable way provided by Vivup
  • Car Leasing Scheme
  • Staff networks focused on each of the protected characteristics – run for staff, by staff: Enable Network, Welsh Network, Pride and LGBTQI+ Network, Sex and Family Network, Race, Religion and Belief Network
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity behaviours

Additional Information:

The IOPC is not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process, therefore successful candidates will not be able to transfer to the IOPC on their existing terms and conditions.

The IOPC does not participate in the UK Visa Sponsorship Scheme therefore, candidates will have to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK if offered a role with us.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, therefore a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out for the successful candidate during the pre-employment process.

Any move to the Independent Office for Police Conduct 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

Successful candidates will need to undergo Security Check (SC) clearance as a requirement for this appointment. Please note that SC Clearance requires 5 years’ continuous residency in the UK. National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Emotional Consideration:

In performing this role, you will have regular exposure to distressing material which will likely be impactful, traumatic and challenging. Given the nature of the work, it is also possible that you will have contact with individuals who are experiencing extreme distress. The IOPC recognises this and offers all staff a range of wellbeing provisions, including TRiM (Trauma Risk Management) peer-to-peer support, a dedicated Wellbeing Advisor, and access to free confidential counselling. All staff are strongly encouraged to proactively access and engage with the support available. If you would like to speak about this element of the role with somebody already doing similar work at the IOPC, please contact Recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk and this can be arranged.

Rydym yn croesawu ymgeiswyr i ymgeisio am rolau trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg fel eu dewis iaith. #IND

Job Introduction:

Do you thrive when presented with opportunities to inspire others to embed new ways of working?Do you consider yourself to be an inspirational leader who shines the spotlight on equality, diversity and inclusion? If the answer is yes, this really could be the role you have been looking for. What better way to start the New Year than in a role that will allow you to make an impact and gain great job satisfaction through managing and improving organisational performance.

An exciting opportunity awaits for you to join our newly formed strategic team within the Directorate of Investigations, Oversight & Casework (IOC).

As Deputy Director for Demand, Resourcing & Performance, you will form part of the senior leadership team. Reporting directly into the Deputy Director General Investigations, Oversight & Casework, you will facilitate the delivery of all Investigations, Oversight and Casework activity through strategic, proactive management of demand, resources, and performance.

You lead and manage three enabling teams; the Assessment Unit, Business Management, and Specialist Support. Our high performing national teams all work towards a shared objective, and you will play a pivotal role in setting the strategy and leading the development of business and delivery plans.

You will play a key role in leading, managing, and developing and will have direct line management responsibility for: The Head of Assessment, IOC Business Manager and the Specialist Services Lead (new role).

We'll assess you against Civil Service SCS behaviours during the assessment process. This vacancy is using Success Profiles, to find out more, please click here. Throughout the recruitment process we will assess your Experience, Strengths, Technical skills and Values.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a statement of suitability based on the essential criteria. Once you have submitted an application, you will be required to submit your CV. Please kindly email your CV to Recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk marked for the attention of Nikki O'Connor.

Anticipated assessment and interview dates will be in March/April 2025.

Main Responsibilities:

The main responsbilitiies fall under the six main criteria as follows: Leadership & Management, Delivery, Corporate Responsibility, Decision Making, Cultural Competence, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion & Comunication and Engagement. Here is a short summary outlined below, but more detail can be viewed within the Job Description.

Leadership & Management:

  • Lead a newly formed team, setting clear direction, managing change and embedding new ways of working.
  • Provide inspirational leadership that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion
  • Direct Line management and responsibility for: The Head of Assessment, IOC Business Manager and Specialist Services Lead (new role).
  • Resource and budget management in line with a challenging efficiency and transformation programme.


Delivery

  • Lead the development of organisational approach to demand and resourcing in the Investigations, Oversight & Casework Directorate.
  • Set strategy and lead the development of business and delivery plans.
  • Analyse and identify patterns and trends in productivity and demand and use this to strategize improvements in delivery.
  • Ensure a future focussed workforce plan is developed in conjunction with the People Business Partnering team
  • Manage and review performance and productivity against clear targets and support the DDG and IOC Directors in achieving them.
  • Chair National Tasking meetings to regularly review IOC performance and resourcing to ensure that we are meeting our performance targets.
  • Provide strategic and tactical advice in the response to critical incidents, bringing together resources from across the organisation to respond in the most effective way.
  • Lead the development of an IOC ‘Skills & Talent Map’ to allow intelligent resourcing decisions based on skills and capability as well as availability and location.

Corporate Responsibility:

  • Contribute to the setting of corporate strategy, policy, governance, and corporate culture.
  • Ensure high integrity and transparency in the use of public money.

Decision Making:

  • Delegated decision making from Deputy Director General of Investigations, Oversight & Casework in relation to demand, resourcing and performance.
  • Decide and direct IOC resources to ensure maximum efficiency, effectiveness and performance.

Communication & Engagement:

  • Liaise with relevant Boards, Groups and Committees on matters relating to IOC demand, resourcing and performance.
  • Build close and effective working arrangements specifically with partners in the Data, Performance and People Teams.

Cultural Competence, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

  • Pro-active and committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
  • Demonstrate cultural competence when interacting with all stakeholders

The Ideal Candidate

Experience

  • Relevant qualification and significant complimentary experience relating to demand, resourcing and performance.
  • Experience of setting strategy, business and delivery plans in a transformation setting.
  • Experience of successfully leading and managing change.
  • Proven experience of managing and improving organisational performance.
  • Experience of delivering workforce plans, in a multifunctional area or business.
  • Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including advanced Excel skills and the ability to learn new systems and packages.

Skills and Abilities

  • Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development
  • Highly skilled communicator with the ability to communicate complex concepts to others
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to form and maintain strong, productive relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of own business area.
  • Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work at pace and respond to changes with ease.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Highly developed numeracy, statistical and reporting skills with the ability to analyse, interpret and manage information, data and trends.
  • Project management skills
  • Results orientated and organised with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines and the ability to motivate others to deliver.

The role requires clearance to SC level.

National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Reasonable Adjustments

The IOPC is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. We are open to providing you with the tools you need to succeed. Whilst this list is not exhaustive, please see potential reasonable adjustments below that we can provide:

  • Extra time for presentations or interview questions
  • Formatting changes such as colours for text or background on written assignments
  • Questions presented in writing during interviews

If you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, please email Recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk

About The Company

As a completely independent organisation, the IOPC seeks to uphold the rights of the public and investigate the most serious matters, including deaths following police contact, to promote learning and influence change in policing. The IOPC is an organisation steeped in history, influenced by significant figures such as Stephen Lawrence and Sir William Macpherson. We are looking for people to uphold our core values, and in return we will give you a supportive and inclusive work environment to flourish in.


Be yourself

The IOPC is committed to promoting equality and valuing diversity in everything we do. Our vision is to be, and to be seen as, a leader in inclusive employment and services, demonstrating this ethos in everything that we do.

  • As a silver standard Stonewall employer, we continue to commit to being a LGBTQ+ employer through the work of our Pride LGBTQ+ Staff Network, creating welcoming environments for lesbian, gay, bi and queer people.
  • We are pleased to share that we are a signatory of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. The Charter is composed of five calls to action for leaders and organisations across all sectors.
  • Being a Disability Confident employer, the IOPC is dedicated to removing the barriers for disabled people to thrive in the workplace.
  • Our Staff Networks are constantly working to make the IOPC the leaders of inclusive employment, from our Allyship Programme to Welsh Language Standards and our Know the Line Policy, we are constantly seeking new ways to create an environment for all to develop and thrive.
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