Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt Directorate

3 weeks ago

Watford, United Kingdom Department for Work and Pensions Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 260001**Salary**:

- £38,469 - £44,583- National - £38,469 to £41,480. Outer London £43,755 to £44,583**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DWP - Service Excellence - Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

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Location
- Corby, WatfordAbout the job

**Job summary**:
DWP helps people lift themselves out of poverty and to stay out of poverty, through work, saving and support. This is a hugely important public service, and our challenge is bigger than ever. As part of Counter Fraud and Compliance Directorate (CFCD) you will be at the heart of DWP’s front line operations, helping to change people lives and supporting CFCD purpose of fighting fraud in the welfare system.

As Senior Operational Leader, you will role model excellent senior management leadership, taking responsibility for the flexible, effective, personalised delivery of customer service, quality, and performance. You will provide transformational leadership to the site and beyond - leading through others, driving people engagement, and inspiring colleagues to deliver objectives.

CFCD is a great place to work where the leadership team are passionate about attracting the best talent whilst nurturing and valuing new and existing colleagues to be the best they can be. We are looking for people who can demonstrate our values and commitment to leadership which are based around Collaboration, Resilience and Inclusivity. We look for emotionally aware leaders who enable teams to be innovative, adaptable and flexible. We want you to be comfortable challenging the norm and finding daring and dynamic solutions that support our values and enable colleagues to shine in whatever role they do.

**Job description**:
**As a Senior Operational Leader, you will**:

- Report direct to the Grade 7, being fully accountable for the management of a large, geographically diverse, team of HEOs setting strategic business priorities for your areas of responsibility and driving performance against key objectives.
- Be a self-starter, able to use your own initiative and make sound, complex decisions at pace.
- Be able to quickly instil technical knowledge and use initiative to seek solutions to problems; making interpretative judgements where circumstances fall outside of available guidance.
- Lead performance within your business area, undertaking regular face-to-face performance reviews with your direct reports, identifying risks to performance achievement, and driving forward continuous improvement.
- Be at the forefront of overseeing business change; leading others through the implementation, and embedding, of new policies and procedures.
- Work alongside multiple, senior representatives from other government departments/external bodies, building strong, collaborative relationships which enhance our reputation and achieve excellent outcomes.
- Provide visible, effective leadership through regular site visits, taking a personal lead in engaging with and communicating key messages with clarity and passion to obtain buy in.
- Motivate teams to operate flexibly, seeking feedback, listening and acting on this, setting performance standards and personalising services for our customers.
- Encourage creative thinking and collaborative working between teams and directorates to drive innovation and service improvements.
- Contribute to people planning activities, ensuring appropriate and effective deployment of people and resources within and between sites.
- Develop a holistic grasp of all customer types enabling you to lead, design and manage new business roles and processes that continuously improve the quality of customer experience.
- Ensure all matters are dealt with promptly and sensitively, in line with DWP policies and procedures, and legislative frameworks, managing risk exposure by overseeing compliance.

**Person specification**:
**What we are looking for in our leaders**:

- Have strong and effective leadership experience, with the ability to lead through others and make sound business decisions at pace.
- Can communicate with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to drive positive outcomes.
- Have experience and knowledge of leading diverse teams, through effective coaching and mentoring, to improve service delivery.
- Can drive performance improvement through proactive management of processes and ensuring compliance with performance management policies and procedures.
- Have a flexible, agile outlook, able to innovate and display creative thinking.
- Be proactive in identifying and have the resilience to overcome difficulties, taking ownership for resolving and driving issues forward.
- Have knowledge of risk assessmen

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