Capability & Assurance Lead - Public Sector Fraud

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

- 373212**Salary**:

- £42,382 - £45,920- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent
Loan
Secondment**Length of employment**:

- Open to Loan/Secondment**Business area**:

- CO - Public Sector Fraud Authority**Type of role**:

- Knowledge and Information Management
Operational Delivery
Policy**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
- Glasgow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) is the UK government’s Centre of Expertise for the management of fraud and associated error against the public sector. It leads the Government’s Counter Fraud Function, which brings together the c.16,000 people who work in ministerial departments and public bodies to fight fraud. The PSFA sits at the heart of government, its is a fast paced operational delivery unit reporting to HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office; sharing best practice across the public sector including devolved administrations and local governments.

Our Mission is to:

- Modernise the fraud and error response by widening access and use of leading practices, tools and technology - better protecting taxpayers money.
- Build expert-led services that collaborate with experts in Departments and Public Bodies to better fight fraud and error through risk, prevention, data and enforcement techniques.
- Develop capability in the public sector to find, prevent and respond to fraud and error - both organisationally and individually.
- Put performance at the heart of the public sector fraud conversation - focusing on investments and outcomes.
- Be seen as a beacon of fraud and error expertise and a destination for those wanting to make a difference in fighting public sector fraud.

**Job description**:
**Job description**

We are looking for a **Capability & Assurance Lead** with an understanding of learning and assessment in a counter fraud context.

You will be passionate about increasing public sector capability, and share our desire to take innovative approaches to learning, assessment and assurance. Working across multiple organisations, both within the public sector and beyond, you will engage with a range of stakeholders.

The role includes working with a team of fraud learning specialists. It is interesting, demanding and time bound. If you enjoy taking ownership of your own work, communicating proactively and supporting the development of others then we’d love to hear from you

**Person specification**:
**Key deliverables and responsibilities**:

- Managing the delivery of assessment and assurance for the Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP) Centre of Learning.
- Supporting the development of robust accreditation and assurance processes to enable the GCFP to endorse learning, accredit providers and issue qualifications through an approved Awarding Body.
- Contributing to the development of an assurance process for learning programmes mapped to specific standards.
- Providing input to the procurement of accreditation for learning programmes.
- Providing data and information for the GCFP Board to enhance counter fraud capability across the public sector.
- Management of GCFP Centre of Learning queries.
- Duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training. The post holder may also be required to carry out responsibilities at a higher level including in deputising for the senior product and performance leads.
- Travel to other PSFA locations (Glasgow, London, Newcastle and York) will be required.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Successful track record of managing projects within a capability environment (**Lead criteria**).
- An understanding of assessment and accreditation procedures within learning/capability.
- Experience of steering concurrent multiple work streams to a successful conclusion.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, engaging on a cross-government basis or within a variety of sectors.
- Adaptable and comfortable working at pace - able to set clear plans whilst managing competing priorities.
- Problem-solving skills and ability to gather and assess evidence and develop informed proposals and recommendations
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills, able to communicate complex information succinctly.
- Ability to work with accuracy and close attention to detail.
- Ability to work on own initiative, research to find solutions and form networks to gain best practice.
- Excellent IT literacy.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Hold a level 4 learning and/or assessment related qualification.
- Experience of accreditation and assessment within learning/capability.
- Knowledge of the Government Counter Fraud Profession Standards.
- An understanding of the counter lea