Main Responsibility

• Lead on benefits management activity and work with the project to support delivery of the business case benefits and outcomes. Champion the use of best practice and provide expert advice for team members and project community.

Provide a clear view of how the transformation programme benefits will meet the IOPC’s strategic objectives and ensure these can be reported through the IOPC governance boards.

• Define and shape the benefits management strategy and champion the IOPC Benefits Management Framework.
• Support and provide assurance on all benefits management activity with programmes and workstreams, championing best practice.
• Facilitate workshops, training, map benefits and circulate these for agreement and approval.
• Help SROs and their programme teams to identify, quantify, optimise and actively track the realisation of benefits.
• Support the project manager in preparing and updating the benefits elements of the business case working with specialists as required.
• Work with change management staff to ensure benefits are identified, understood, owned and maximised. Briefs key stakeholders ahead of benefits reviews.
• Identify and engage with other key stakeholders such as Benefits Owners, Programme Managers, Change Managers, Digital Product Owners and key operational stakeholders to support identification of opportunities and to drive forward benefits realisation.
• Work with the Finance Team to understand the financial benefit and recognise the impact this will have on efficiency plan.
• Develop Benefits Profiles and support the maintenance of keeping the profiles relevant, as the programmes progress.
• Ensure that clear measures for tracking and monitoring benefits are defined and agreed with relevant colleagues such as Benefits Owners and operational colleagues.
• Develop a close working relationship with the change network (group to be confirmed) helping to embed benefits realisation.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies for benefits management and realisation.
• Support development of non-financial benefits best practice including quantification and measurement.
• Support ongoing organisational growth in benefits management capability, helping embed it as part of the ‘the way we do things here’ at the IOPC.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven track record and experience of benefits management within a portfolio.
• Experience of actively identifying, quantifying, optimising and tracking the realisation of benefits across a large Portfolio in a complex organisation.
• Experience of working with key benefits management stakeholders to ensure benefits are identified, owned, understood, delivered and maximised.
• Experience of engaging, advising and influencing at all levels of an organisation, including senior managers, whilst projecting credibility and self-assurance.
• Experience of identifying and managing risks, issues and dependencies for benefits management and realisation.
• Experience of preparing complex reports and business submissions and providing sound recommendations.
• Experience of shaping and maintaining a Benefits Management Strategy.
• Experience in reviewing and managing a benefits’ register and benefits reporting.

Desirable

• Experience of facilitating benefits management workshops.
• Experience of developing of Benefits Profiles

Essential

• APMG Managing Benefits Practitioner level or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Related PPM qualifications.
• APM Project Management Qualification
• PRINCE 2 Practitioner
• Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner
• PMI Project Management Professional

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: 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.