Serious Fraud Office Hiring for Head of Human Resources at London Full Time

Reference number

171366

Salary

£65,044 – £73,820

Applicants from outside of the Civil Service should be aware that starting salaries will normally be at the band minimum and you should not expect to receive a higher salary.

Grade

Grade 6

Band A

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Human Resources

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours

Number of posts

1

Location

The role will be based at our offices at 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS, in central London. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the line manager.

About the job

Summary

The SFO supports the UK’s prosperity and global market position by promoting stable business conditions through investigating and prosecuting serious and complex fraud, bribery and corruption and money laundering. Our mission is to reduce the harm caused by high level economic crime, and preserve and enhance the reputation of the UK as a safe place to do business. We do that by taking on a selected number of large complex cases for investigation and, where appropriate, prosecution or judicially supervised disposal. We also pursue criminals for recovery of unlawful financial gains. We are unique in that we both investigate and prosecute offenders and have special legal powers to enable us to do this.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Serious Fraud Office and help shape our People Strategy, and HR function as we prepare for the next three years of our Strategic Plan. This will include supporting the work of the new Head of Change with their programme of work, adopting new ways of working and ensuring our people are supported in meeting the challenges that our work brings.

Reporting to the Department’s Head of Corporate Services, you will provide strategic direction and leadership in the development of high quality, innovative strategies, policies and procedures to develop our current and future workforce.

Your team is responsible for providing a range of effective support and guidance around people issues. The team’s remit is broad and challenging, encompassing areas such as: payroll, talent management, learning & development, resourcing, performance management and diversity & inclusion.

You will engage with peers within the Senior Management Team in Corporate Services, colleagues at all levels across the SFO, and with peers across government HR.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic HR support to the SFO and, in partnership with the SFO’s Senior Leadership Team, responsibility for developing and delivering the SFO’s 3 year People Strategy.
• Leading the HR team, supporting their delivery of a range of HR services within the SFO. This will include management of HR projects, provision of quality HR metrics to aid decision making, and HR policy development
• Working closely with the SFO’s senior team, you will need to define the size, shape and skills we need to deliver our casework over the next 3 years and beyond. You will need to consider the demographic mix and skills of our workforce and propose planning solutions which exploit opportunities presented by new ways of working and technological advances.
• Delivering organisational capability by attracting and recruiting diverse talent into the SFO and developing the talents and skills of our people
• Working closely with senior leaders and our culture change staff representatives to improve engagement and people satisfaction, achieving improved scores and feedback in our annual civil service People Survey.
• Working with fellow team leaders within Corporate Services in developing divisional plans, a co-ordinated approach to common challenges in enabling the whole SFO and a supportive environment for all our divisional staff.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and Improving

Making Effective Decisions

Working Together

Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme. For further details, click here http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions

Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the Queen’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.

Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.

Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.

Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.

Opportunities for learning and development.

Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.

Voucher for eyecare and discounted spectacles.

Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/

Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.

Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:

• Discounts with high street retailers
• Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
• Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
• Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
• Instant vouchers

Any move to the Serious Fraud Office 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/