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Reference number
336143
Salary
£12,600
A salary of £12,600 - up to 18 days a year with additional days agreed in advance.
Job grade
Other
Contract type
Fixed term
Length of employment
3 years
Type of role
Other
Working pattern
Annualised hours
Number of jobs available
2
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Location
2-4 Cockspur Street, SW1Y 5BS and hybrid working
About the job
Job summary
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is a specialist, independent law enforcement agency founded by an Act of Parliament. The Criminal Justice Act 1987 (CJA) gave effect to the recommendations in the Fraud Trials Committee report (est. 1983) and subsequently created the SFO as a non-ministerial Government Department, superintended by the Attorney General. The SFO is an operationally independent prosecuting authority, tackling the most serious and complex fraud, bribery and corruption. We also pursue criminals for their financial benefit from crime, and collaborate with international law enforcement partners, including assisting overseas jurisdictions with their investigations. The SFO brings together a broad range of professional expertise, including lawyers, investigators, accountants, policy professionals and technical specialists to investigate and prosecute the UK’s biggest and most challenging economic crimes. We have an exciting pipeline of major new investigations, including into the pre-paid funeral provider Safe Hands Plans, which collapsed with over 46,000 plan holders. We have also brought fresh charges against ten more individuals across three cases in the past year, including a criminal investigation into the business and accounting practices of individuals associated with Patisserie Holdings PLC.(‘Patisserie Valerie’), which involved the closure of 70 shops and 900 job losses. We also continue to use our unique operational expertise to shape the UK’s legislative framework. We have recently secured an expansion to our investigative powers through the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, and we welcome the ongoing government review of disclosure and fraud, led by Jonathan Fisher KC.
Job description
We are seeking to appoint two new Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) with credible expertise at main board level. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute at a strategic level to the essential and high-profile work undertaken by the SFO within the UK and internationally. Suitable candidates will evidence a credible track record of leadership; applications from first time NEDs are welcome. We would expect you to act as an ambassador for the SFO, engaging with the wider stakeholder community as an advocate for the organisation, to highlight the importance of its work, the quality of the services it delivers, and further raise its profile on a national and international stage.
Person specification
For one of the NED positions, we are looking to appoint an individual with experience of driving digitally enabled transformational change within an organisation, demonstrating insight and awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential to drive efficiencies and innovations in casework and business operations. For the other NED appointment, a background in the professional services, advisory or legal sectors would be beneficial. Senior level experience of wellbeing and strategic people matters would be advantageous. For both appointments, wider experience of other sectors will be considered beneficial to foster diversity of thought and approach, with the ability to provide constructive challenge and support to the board and the executive.
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Selection process details
How to Apply
- Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
Recruitment Timetable
Closing date
5pm Monday 5th February 2024
Preliminary interviews
w/c 4th & w/c 11th March 2024
Assessment
Informal discussions - w/c 15th April 2024
Final panel
w/c 22nd April 2024
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
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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
Working for the Civil Service
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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).
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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name :
GatenbySanderson
Email :
orla.brennan@gatenbysanderson.com
Telephone :
0113 205 6071
Recruitment team
Email :
orla.brennan@gatenbysanderson.com
