Main Responsibility

• Lead on the development and maintenance of the programme’s proactive assurance plan. Develop a robust and efficient assurance schedule working with the PMO Lead Programme/Project SRO’s to plan and co ordinate assurance reviews which align with the change activity lifecycle and approval stages to ensure that no delays occur.
• Ensure appropriate reviews are carried out at key milestones in line with the programme’s assurance plan.
• Work with Project Managers / SRO’s across a portfolio or department to ensure they implement appropriate levels of assurance as part of baseline and future planning activities.
• Working alongside a Project Manager to integrate planned assurance activities throughout the lifecycle of a project.
• Participate as an assurance reviewer at the appointed time.
• Write and provide relevent and appropriate internal template documentation, supporting advice, guidance, strategy and approach for reviews.
• Cultivate valuable working contacts with internal and external stakeholders in the implementation of the programme’s assurance plan.
• Develop and continuously improve processes to ensure that assurance activities provide consistent standards, accurate decisions and value for money.
• Responsible for collating outcomes or recommendations from reviews and feeding back to the Project Manager to collectively implement identified solutions to overcome any shortfalls. Provide analysis to relevant governance boards about the outcomes from assurance reviews from across a department
• Work with the PMO Lead, the review team, SRO and senior stakeholders to ensure that all recommendations are well founded and based on factual evidence.
• Ensure that the recommendations from assurance reviews are logged, tracked and completed in a timely manner, bringing overdue recommendations to the PMO Lead’s attention and appropriate governance board(s).
• Contribute to PMO activities in order to ensure consistency of process and customer service for our stakeholders.  

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Experience and thorough knowledge of portfolio/programme management through the full lifecycle is a pre-requisite of this role.
• Must have worked in a programme/project/change environment previously.
• Experience of working with assurance frameworks in relation to programmes/projects.
• Facilitation of meetings and the ability to challenge and hold constructive conversations with senior leaders.
• Recent experience of complex risk and issue management.

Desirable

• Experience of IPA gateway (or equivalent) reviews on low-risk projects.
• Management of Risk (MoR) Foundation.

Essential

• Experience and thorough knowledge of portfolio/programme management through the full lifecycle is a pre-requisite of this role. Must have worked in a programme/project/change environment previously.
• Experience of working with assurance frameworks in relation to programmes/projects.
• Facilitation of meetings and the ability to challenge and hold constructive conversations with senior leaders.
• Recent experience of complex risk and issue management.

Desirable

• APM Project Fundamentals
• APM Project Management Qualification
• PRINCE 2 Foundation and/or Practitioner
• Managing Successful Programmes Foundation
• Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner
• APMG International Project Planning and Control Foundation
• PMI Certificate in Associate Project Management

Additional requirements

• The role will involve occasional travel to other IOPC locations and overnight stays.

The role requires clearance to BPSS

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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

Package Description

• 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: Age Network, 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

Although we are currently unable to guarantee a longer or more permanent contract, if the role can be extended or made permanent, the successful post holder may be offered the role firstly without further interview.

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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.