HEO Counter Fraud Assurance and Standards Advisor London, England
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Our Mission
At BEIS, we are leading the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission!
We lead on the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.
Our Inclusive Environment
We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.
We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.
We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.
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The role and our team
The Net Zero Buildings Domestic Directorate plays a vital role in decarbonising the UK’s homes and helping to reach our net zero ambitions. Over the next three years, the team will be responsible for delivering £2.5bn of ‘Help to Heat’ investment in energy efficiency improvements, through major capital schemes such as the Home Upgrade Grant and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, as well as through a mix of regulatory and enabling measures, such as setting minimum energy efficiency standards for domestic buildings, providing consumer advice and information services (digital and in person), and green finance.
The Directorate was created in 2022 following the restructure of the former Energy Efficiency and Local Directorate. Our ethos is to deliver our policy, regulations and capital schemes; demonstrate to our internal and external stakeholders what we do and the difference it makes; and to collaborate with colleagues across our directorate, our group, and beyond. The Directorate is one of three key pillars of the Net Zero Buildings Portfolio, alongside the Clean Heat and Portfolio and Affordability directorates, and it sits within the wider Net Zero Buildings and Industry Group.
We are a new counter-fraud team in the Net Zero Buildings Domestic Directorate established to provide assurance to the Senior Responsible Owner and support policy and delivery colleagues to better identify and manage their fraud risks.
This post focusses on delivery of counter fraud assurance across our delivery programmes and the development and maintenance of counter fraud standards and tools. We are looking for someone who can help build an innovative approach to managing fraud risk that enables the programmes to achieve the best possible policy outcomes for the investment.
Experience of counter fraud methodologies is highly desirable, but not essential and we encourage applications from people with transferable skills and experience from other relevant fields.
Activities across the team could include:
- Providing practical assistance with fraud risk assessments, implementing fraud management plans, or conducting assurance reviews;
- Developing common standards and tool
- Facilitating access to common services such as data sources, red teaming, debt recovery or prosecutions; or
- Engaging with the BEIS central counter fraud team and the wider Government Counter Fraud Function to draw on and contribute to the development of best practice.
There will be a strong emphasis on continual professional development within the team. We will encourage and support you to build on your skills and experience to develop as a counter fraud professional. We strongly support our people’s career development and offer leadership development opportunities, as well as mentoring programmes, networking and peer-to peer learning. Our aim is for the fraud management approach in NZBI to be seen as an exemplar across BEIS and wider Government.
You will be entitled to the benefits of working for the civil service including flexible working and the option to join the civil service pension scheme. Along with 25 days annual leave, growing by 1 day for each year of service up to 30 days leave entitlement.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity, to enable us to reflect the communities that we serve. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. We pride ourselves on being an open and encouraging workplace. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable adjustments, including accommodation, to enable them to participate in the job application process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Person specification
Key responsibilities
Your responsibilities in this role would be to:
Manage the development of in-house standards, tools, guidance and training products to support the effective delivery of counter fraud policy across the NZBD programmes; working with colleagues across NZBD, the Net Zero Counter Fraud Function, central BEIS Counter Fraud team and wider Government Counter fraud function.
Engage with leads across the NZBD programmes and policy areas to champion and support the adoption of BEIS fraud function standards and methodologies, such as Fraud Risk Assessments, Operational Fraud Risk management plans, data analysis, and fraud resolution services.
Provide regular reporting on performance and progress of support to individual schemes and adoption of fraud standards.
Take an active role in the delivery of a programme of assurance reviews, residual fraud measurement exercises and provision of expert counter fraud support to NZBD programmes and policy areas.
Contribute to the process of evaluation and continuous improvement for service delivery, collaborating across the Net Zero Counter Fraud Function, BEIS and the wider Government Counter Fraud Function where required, to identify lessons learned, gather insights, and drive dissemination of best practice.
Contribute to strategic development of the counter fraud capability within BEIS and wider Government Counter Fraud Function.
Skills and experience
The ideal candidate would be:
- A highly motivated individual with good critical thinking skills who can deliver in a high profile and fast paced environment, with the capability to identify opportunities, diagnose issues, propose solutions and implement changes and controls. Experience of analysis of systems or processes through use of data desirable.
- Excellent organisational skills, able to provide technical expertise to support the development, management and delivery of high quality products and services.
- Somebody who can develop strong networks, working well with and through others to deliver change.
- An excellent communicator, able to champion and promote the benefits of a new approach and have an ability to distil down analysis, identify key findings and communicate them with conviction.
Experience of counter fraud methodologies is highly desirable, but not essential - transferable skills and experience from other relevant disciplines are welcome.
Experience of climate change/energy/environment policy is helpful but not crucial.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving
Benefits
BEIS offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need (from September 2021, depending on how the public health guidance evolves).
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Online Test
After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete an online Civil Service Judgement Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.
Please complete the online test as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55 on 20th February 2023. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.
Application
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Candidates will be sifted on CV and Behaviours.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead behaviour statement (Leadership). Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour questions.
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
A reserve list of candidates may be kept for up to 12 months.
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 20th February 2023
Interview dates: w/c 27th February 2023
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
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Reasonable Adjustment
If a disabled person is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
- Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader, more information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that BEIS offers to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our candidate guidance document. A plain text version of the guidance is also available.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
BEIS does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
BEIS cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. BEIS holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service / Disclosure Scotland on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
BEIS wants to be accessible for all, and this includes offering assistance to attend interviews. The offer is targeted toward those from a lower socio-economic background, or who struggle to cover the cost of attending an interview. Please see the attached guidance document at the bottom of this Civil Service Jobs advert. Embedded in the document on page 5, are 2 documents that must be completed and returned to the email addresses listed on the forms to claim an expenses payment. If you have any issues accessing these documents please contact us at [email protected]
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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