Contract Assurance Specialist

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

- 352815**Salary**:

- £33,104 - £34,694- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- HMPPS Band 5**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- This position is based at NMS Fosse Way LE18 4WSAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Job description**:
**Overview of the job**

This role is within the Custodial Contracts Directorate. The post holder will report to the Senior Contract Delivery Manager.

The post holder will ensure that all contract data is contract compliant and captured correctly and the analysis of complex and diverse data sets.

The post holder will provide support to Contract Delivery Managers and other stakeholders.

This is a HQ role located in geographically dispersed locations.

This role may have line management responsibility.

This role is non-Operational.

**Summary**

The job holder will support the development of reporting data sets by providing analytical support for management information. They will develop and maintain data analysis tools to manage, summarise and present data in an understandable and usable format to internal and external stakeholders.

**Responsibilities, Activities and Duties**

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

- Ensure that all contract data is contract compliant and captured correctly.
- Develop and ensure that all quality assurance procedures for the contracts work effectively.
- Identify efficiency savings and bring to the attention of the relevant contract managers.
- Provide accurate and in depth data analysis to support decision making.
- Develop and maintain data analysis tools for internal stakeholders.
- Responsible for monitoring and responding to all external data requests into the directorate within specified timescales.
- Supporting non-analytical colleagues in use and interpretation of data.
- Utilise contrasting and incomplete datasets to draw conclusions.
- Organise and prioritise own workload, ensuring that regular reports and information are provided on time and also responds to ad hoc data requests within specified timescales.
- Responsible for the production of complex strategic reports including in depth research and statistical analysis, the drafting of narrative and graphical representations in relation to management information.
- Responsible for designing, operating and updating a range of reporting systems and databases, collating and supplying data for routine and ad hoc management reports safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of official data.
- Produce reports and provide ad hoc contributions and briefing for PQs, FOIs.
- Develop and maintain data analysis tools to manage, summarise and present data in an understandable and usable format for internal and external stakeholders.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

**Person specification**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Changing and Improving
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £33,104, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,971 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- 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 o