Director of Operations

Serious Fraud Office; London; Hybrid; GBP 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK government office seeks a Director of Operations to lead casework operations and enhance performance. This role demands strategic oversight and engagement with senior stakeholders while ensuring SFO's operational objectives align with its mission to deliver justice. The successful candidate will leverage their extensive experience in public sector leadership to drive initiatives, oversee budget, and model organizational values.

Benefits

Civil Service pension scheme contribution

Generous annual leave of 25 days increased to 30 days

Discretionary performance-related bonuses

Interest-free travel ticket loans

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience within public sector roles.
• Proven ability to manage complex operational agendas.
• Experience building relationships with high-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across SFO and improve operational performance.
• Manage intelligence and casework operations effectively.
• Build relationships with senior government and law enforcement officials.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Planning

Education

Experience in Senior Management

Prepared to undertake DV security clearance

Job description

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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 apply and there is an expectation that staff will attend the office regularly. Work pattern and office attendance will be agreed with successful candidates.

Job Summary

The Director of Operations (DirOps) is a key member of the Serious Fraud Office’s Executive Team and the SFO Board. The DirOps is an organisational leader, responsible for delivering high levels of performance across the end to end casework operation – intelligence, investigation, prosecution, proceeds of crime and international assistance. The DirOps chairs the SFO’s Operations Committee and the Technology Gold Group.

Job Description

As a Director of Operations you will be responsible for:

• With Executive Team colleagues, to provide clear and visible leadership across the SFO to build an engaged and motivated workforce through role modelling the SFO’s and Civil Service values and behaviours, and operating as an inclusive and visible leader;
• To be accountable for the SFO’s operational performance; to proactively lead intelligence, casework and proceeds of crime and international assistance divisions, including line management of subject matter expert SCS1s; developing new and innovative methodologies to drive improved performance and case outcomes;
• To lead and manage a complex strategic agenda, building and maintaining effective relationships with very senior stakeholders at Civil Service Official, Non-Executive Director, political and ministerial levels, particularly with the Attorney General’s Office and both law enforcement and regulatory partners, to increase understanding of our work and to improve public confidence in how we deliver justice;
• As a senior and strategic leader, to implement and drive organisational initiatives throughout the SFO;
• To be accountable for the Operations budget.
  
  

Please see the attached Job Description for more details about the role.

As a Director of Operations you will be responsible for:

• With Executive Team colleagues, to provide clear and visible leadership across the SFO to build an engaged and motivated workforce through role modelling the SFO’s and Civil Service values and behaviours, and operating as an inclusive and visible leader;
• To be accountable for the SFO’s operational performance; to proactively lead intelligence, casework and proceeds of crime and international assistance divisions, including line management of subject matter expert SCS1s; developing new and innovative methodologies to drive improved performance and case outcomes;
• To lead and manage a complex strategic agenda, building and maintaining effective relationships with very senior stakeholders at Civil Service Official, Non-Executive Director, political and ministerial levels, particularly with the Attorney General’s Office and both law enforcement and regulatory partners, to increase understanding of our work and to improve public confidence in how we deliver justice;
• As a senior and strategic leader, to implement and drive organisational initiatives throughout the SFO;
• To be accountable for the Operations budget.
  
  

Please see the attached Job Description for more details about the role.

Person specification

See Above And Attached Job Description.

Security Clearance Required: Currently have or prepared to undertake DV security clearance.

Alongside your salary of £135,000, Serious Fraud Office contributes £39,109 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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 King’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 eye care 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/

Selection process details

To apply for this role, please provide the following documents:

• An up-to-date CV. Please submit a PDF document labelled ‘CV’ with your name and the role title.
• A supporting statement. Please submit a PDF document (maximum two pages) that outlines your interest in SFO and this role, and your fit against the essential experience criteria set out in the person specification and role description. Please label this document ‘Supporting Statement’ with your name and the role title.
• A completed diversity monitoring form on the application link.
  
  

If you want to know more about the role or selection process, please contact Rebecca Hopkinson or James Greengrass from our Executive Search partners, Green Park by emailing [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Rebecca Hopkinson
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

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