Chief Financial Officer Circa £125,000 per annum

Candidate Information Pack

Tim Salmon Senior Consultant [email protected] | 07921 335 786 Contents

Welcome Why join NCA? Diversity & Inclusion

CBS Leadership NCA Senior Leadership About the department Organogram Organogram

About the role Person Specification Benefits

Application process FAQs Contact

Tim Salmon Senior Consultant | [email protected] | 07921 335 786 “Thank you for your interest in this role in the ”

I am seeking determined and proactive officers to join the National Crime Agency and help fight the most serious and organised crime threats to the UK.

NCA officers work at the forefront of law enforcement. Building the best possible intelligence picture of all serious and organised crime threats, relentlessly pursuing Biography the most serious and dangerous offenders, and developing and delivering Lynne took up the post of Director General of specialist capabilities on behalf of law enforcement and other partners. the National Crime Agency in January 2016. An experienced police officer, Lynne joined There is no such thing as a 'typical' NCA officer. The breadth of our capabilities the in 1989 where she means that we recruit people from virtually every walk of life - from police to rose to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector project management, crime analysis to commercial procurement. Our diversity is and Senior Investigating Officer within the one of our greatest strengths. Force’s Major Crime Department. Lynne transferred to in 2002 We equip our officers with the right skills, workplaces and technology to lead the where she served as a Divisional Commander, and subsequently Assistant UK's response to serious and organised crime, and operate with the trust and Chief responsible for Territorial confidence of the public. Operations. Awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in 2008, If you have the skills and experience I am looking for, I would welcome your Lynne moved back to the MPS in 2009 and application to join the organisation. was promoted to Assistant Commissioner the following year, serving as head of Central Lynne Owens Operations and Specialist Crime Directorates. Director General Lynne was appointed for Surrey Police in 2012 and, in the , was awarded the CBE for services to policing and criminal justice.

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“Would you like the opportunity to contribute to the fight against serious and organised crime?”

Serious and organised crime is one of NCA officers work at the forefront of law There's no such thing as a typical NCA the gravest threats to the UK's national enforcement. Building the best possible officer. We come from different security. The National Crime Agency sits intelligence picture of all serious and backgrounds and cultures, speak many at the heart of the law enforcement organised crime threats, relentlessly languages, and have diverse skills and response, protecting the public by pursuing the most serious and dangerous experiences. What we have in common disrupting and bringing to justice those offenders, and developing and delivering is dedication and a commitment to serious and organised criminals who specialist capabilities on behalf of law protecting the public from serious and pose the highest risk to the UK. enforcement and other partners. organised crime. Are you ready to join the team? Leading the UK's fight to cut serious and organised crime

Tim Salmon Senior Consultant | [email protected] | 07921 335 786 “We are passionate about Inclusion.”

Joao Rodrigues, Head of Resourcing, National Crime Agency

Being truly reflective of the orientation. We are launching a new and fairness and equality of opportunity, and communities we serve and building a comprehensive wellbeing strategy aimed meet our high expectations of integrity culture where everyone can perform at at breaking down barriers to talking and behaviours, then we encourage you their best is critical to leading the UK’s about mental health. Our colleagues and to apply to one of our roles. fight against serious and organised officers run campaigns based on their crime – something which affects us all. own personal stories to increase We are proud to be a Disability Confident awareness and understanding, and our employer. We offer a guaranteed We work in partnership with our senior leaders talk with passion and interview scheme and are happy to outstanding network groups to match this with their commitment. discuss reasonable adjustments as part continuously develop how we grow and of your application so that you can embed our approach to inclusivity. We We are committed to championing perform at your full potential - both are launching our new Diversity & difference, challenging behaviours if through the selection process and then Inclusion strategy focused around our they fall short, and developing through in post if you are successful. We are also culture, breaking down barriers, and policies and procedures the processes to delighted to be included in the 2019 being accountable for delivering results. ensure that we set ourselves up for Stonewall Top 100 Employers list, success. recognising organisations for their Our network groups champion flexible commitment to making workplaces more working and diversity in terms of If you want to join our mission, want to LGBT+ inclusive, and ensuring that our ethnicity, disability, gender and sexual be part of an organisation committed to LGBT+ employees are safe, respected and accepted.

Tim Salmon Senior Consultant | [email protected] | 07921 335 786 About the NCA

Organised crime can feel distant from most people’s day to day lives, but it affects us all. The desire to protect the public is fundamental to the work of the NCA and we sit at the pinnacle of the UK law enforcement response to this complex and evolving threat.

We have been working to build the strategy of the Agency, developing our leadership of the system, with new capabilities, skills and people. It is an exciting “Our people are plan, working alongside our partners – to make the public safer. at the heart of You will be committed to the professional development of your team and to everything we driving the Agency’s transformation. But most importantly, you will be passionate about leading diverse and inclusive teams working determinedly to protect the do”. public.

In return, I can offer a dynamic, challenging and rewarding role where your Nina Cope, Director General contribution will make a real difference. Our ambition is to make the NCA the Capabilities pinnacle of law enforcement activity. What unites and motivates our people is our dedication and commitment to protecting the public from serious and organised Organised crime is one of the greatest crime. It is our privilege to do so and we are proud to protect the public. threats to our national security – blighting communities, ruining lives I look forward to receiving your application. and costing the UK well over £24 billion every year. Best wishes,

Nina Director General Capabilities

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Nina Cope Director General Capabilities

Chief Financial Officer

Head of Head of Finance Head of Business Head of Estates Head of Finance Commercial (London) Services

Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Manager Manager Manager Manager Manager Manager Manager Commercial Business Business Standards Finance x5 Finance x5 Finance x2 x6 Support x6 Support

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Lynne Owens Director General NCA

Graeme Biggar Steve Rodhouse Nina Cope Director Director General Director General Director General Legal NECC Operations Capabilities

Director Director Chief Director Director Director Director Digital Data DD Threat Financial NECC Investigations Intelligence Strategy & Technology Legal Leadership Officer (DDaT)

DD DD DD DD DD DD DD National Intelligence Investigations Human Enterprise NECC Cyber Intelligence Collection North Resources Services Hub T/P

DD DD DD DD DD Borders, OIC, DD DD Chief Data Investigations Chief NECC MSHT, International NDEC Officer South Portfolio Commodities Officer T/P

DD DD DD DD Investigations National CSA, UKPPS Capability Midlands, Tasking & T/P Development Wales & West Coordination

DD DD = Deputy Tracer Director

Tim Salmon Senior Consultant | [email protected] | 07921 335 786 About the role

The Chief Financial Officer leads on Finance, Commercial and Location: London, Bristol, Birmingham, Warrington (you will Estate and Fleet Operations for the Agency. You will be be required to be in London minimum 2 days per week) responsible for driving alignment to the functions, strategies, and standards established across Government for these areas. Salary : circa £125,000 (SCS PB2) You will also ensure the Agency has effective business and investment plans to support the delivery of the strategy. Pay principles on Civil Service transfers apply for current civil servants transferring to the NCA at the equivalent grade. You will be responsible for delivering a high quality service, combining robust information and analysis to provide insight Pay principles for existing NCA officers can be found in the NCA and constructive challenge, to effectively support strategic Remuneration policy (HR04 OP03). innovation and sound business decisions across the Agency. If you are applying on Secondment and are at the equivalent You will develop and maintain a respected and collaborative grade, you will remain on your current salary for the duration of professional team which commands credibility at all levels and your Secondment. promotes a culture of value for money across the organisation. Key Responsibilities: You will ensure the Agency adheres to the principles of Financial strategy, business planning and investment analysis Managing Public Money and that the Accounting Officer’s position is considered in all relevant decisions. • Lead work on spending and efficiency reviews and other fiscal events You will lead on negotiations with the Home Office, Treasury and • Develop and operate an effective medium term financial Cabinet Office on resources and efficiency. You will be a member planning process as a basis for prioritising and allocating of the NCA Board and a regular attendee at the cross- resources and investments, working closely with the NCA Government Financial Leadership Group (FLG) and other strategy and planning team relevant groups to ensure close working with our partners. • Ensure resources are aligned to delivery plans, and anticipated and addressed in good time

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• Ensure robust investment appraisals and return on investment • Manage the NCA estate and oversee the Organisational reports are developed for all significant projects/programmes to Services provision to operational delivery colleagues, maximise the impact of the change portfolio including front line services and equipment, such as facilities management, fleet, lead role on efficiencies, security Business partnering guarding, post and stationery • Deliver business focused, responsive expert business partner • Ensure provision of efficient, responsive and continuously service that balances Agency perspectives with an improving facilities management services across the Agency understanding of local delivery priorities and pressures • Set the Agency’s commercial strategy and lead NCA • Challenge and support decision makers regarding affordability commercial capability, including both business as usual and value for money procurement and the commercial requirements of the Agency’s change programme Financial reporting and processing • Ensure effective management of the Agency’s suppliers • The post holder has delegated responsibility as Police Pension • Provide consistent, robust, timely and relevant financial Authority/Scheme Manager. They are required to ensure monitoring, forecasts and value added analysis to support better compliance with scheme regulations and other police management of resources and more efficient decision making pensions legislation which also include day to day oversight of • Produce accurate and timely report and accounts to meet all the scheme regulations and other pension legislation. HMT and NAO requirements • Other duties commensurate with the role such as out of • Oversee all financial transactions to ensure effective internal hours duty cover, member of the Agency data authorisation controls, compliance with Accounting Officer requirements, panel. and that no key controls are breached Key Metrics: Estates, commercial and corporate responsibilities • Corporate Business Services establishment: 170 FTE • Set and deliver an estates strategy that meets the operational • Budget: £50m (estimate) requirements of the Agency • Non Pay Budget: £42m plus Pay Budget: £8m

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Essential Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience: • Recognised financial qualification (ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA etc.) • Ability to acquire and retain DV status • Ability to build and lead high performing teams • Experience of (or exposure to) operating successfully in central Government, law enforcement or a large, complex public sector financial environment • Ability to initiate and implement transformational change, particularly to reduce cost.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Experience of managing commercial and procurement teams • Experience of managing operational support services • Ability to command - accredited to manage critical incidents, Gold Group, multi-agency meetings and undercover authorities.

Please Note: • The NCA is a 24/7 organisation, and working patterns must support business requirements. You may be required to respond at short notice or outside of core hours. • Individuals will be required to undertake and pass a substance misuse test as part of pre-employment checks

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We want to enable you to build a really successful career with • Flexible working patterns including access to Flexible Working the Agency and wider Civil Service. It is crucial that our Schemes, and part-time and job share options allowing you to employees have the right skills to develop their careers and vary your working day as long as you work your total hours; meet the challenges ahead. You’ll benefit from regular • All NCA officers can apply for a formal change to their performance and development reviews to ensure this working hours, pattern or location. However, acceptance of development is ongoing. As a Civil Service employee, you’ll be Alternative Working Arrangements depends on a number of entitled to a large range of benefits. aspects such as business needs; • Generous paid maternity and paternity leave which is notably This includes: more than the statutory minimum offered by many other • 26 days’ annual leave on entry, increasing to 31 days after 5 employers; years’ service. This leave is in addition to 8 public holidays; • Childcare benefits (policy for new employees as of 5 April • If you are an active police pension member immediately prior 2018). The Government has introduced the Tax-Free to joining the NCA, you can continue you membership Childcare (TFC) scheme; throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving • Interest-free loans allowing you to spread the cost of an police officer. If you do remain an active member and annual travel season ticket; subsequently return to a police force, you will be able to • The opportunity to use onsite facilities including fitness continue your membership there too. centres and staff canteens and • A competitive contributory pension scheme that you can • Occupational sick pay. enter as soon as you join where we will make a significant contribution to the cost of your pension, where your For further information on working for the NCA please visit contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/national-crime-agency/ and where your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire;

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Submitting your application We encourage all candidates to discuss the role further before If you wish to apply for this position, you must submit the submitting an application. following three documents: Tim Salmon, Senior Consultant • A CV (in Word format, not PDF) outlining your career history 07921 335 786 / [email protected] with your key responsibilities & achievements. • A supporting statement (maximum 2 pages, in Word format, Please submit your application at: not PDF) explaining why you are applying for this role, in which you address your relevance referencing the key [email protected] responsibilities and essential criteria from the job description. You should use examples to highlight your suitability. The closing date for applications is 23:59 Sunday 11th October. • A completed Diversity Monitoring Form (download here). All monitoring data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not affect your application in any way, You may select ‘Prefer not to say’ if you do not wish to answer any questions.

Additionally, please provide the following: • A statement of conflicts of interest (if applicable): if you, your spouse/partner, dependents, business partner or associate have any business interest or other activities which are or could be perceived as a conflict of interest with the role, you should declare that in your supporting statement. This may involve suspending or relinquishing stock market activity. • We are a Disability Confident Leader and therefore part of the Disability Confident Scheme, if you wish to be considered please make this clear as part of your application.

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Longlisting • A panel, including the hiring manager and a Civil Service Commissioner, will assess your application and select those demonstrating the best fit with the role. They will consider the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the person specification section. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application. • A decision is expected to be made on the 16th October 2020 and all candidates will be advised of the outcome shortly afterwards.

Shortlisting • Preliminary interviews will be held with Allen Lane between the 19th and 30th October 2020. • A decision is expected to be made Monday 9th November 2020 and all shortlisted candidates will be advised of the outcome shortly afterwards.

Interviews • Assessments will be taking place between 9th and 27th November. Interviews will take place on Friday 4th December. A presentation will be required for assessment and the topic will be provided to shortlisted candidates in advance. • Interviews may be conducted virtually due to Covid-19.

Tim Salmon Senior Consultant | [email protected] | 07921 335 786 FAQs

1. Can I apply if I am not currently a 6. Can I claim back any expenses (*Commonwealth citizens not yet in the civil servant? incurred during the recruitment UK, who have no right of abode in the Yes. These roles are open to all suitably process? UK and who do not have leave to enter qualified people. No. Unfortunately we will not be able to the UK are ineligible to apply.) reimburse you, except in exceptional For further information on whether you 2. Is this role permanent? circumstances and only when agreed in are eligible to apply, please visit www.gov.uk This role is being offered on a advance. permanent basis. 7. What nationality do I need to hold in 8. Is security clearance required? order to apply? 3. Is this role suitable for part-time The NCA conduct enhanced pre- working? To be eligible for employment to this employment checks on top of standard role you must be a national from one of SC to determine suitability to work for This role is full-time although flexible the following countries: an organisation combatting serious and working patterns may be considered. organised crime. All NCA officers must The United Kingdom • hold Enhanced SC upon entry as a The Republic of Ireland 4. Will the role involve travel? • minimum. Failure to achieve Enhanced The Commonwealth* National and international travel may be • SC will result in the job offer being A European Economic Area (EEA) required for this role. • withdrawn. Individuals will be required Member State to undertake and pass a substance • Switzerland 5. Where will the role be based? misuse test as part of pre-employment • Turkey London, Bristol, Birmingham, checks. Certain family members of EEA, Swiss Warrington (You will be required to be in More information about the vetting and Turkish nationals are also eligible to London for a minimum of 2 days per process can be found at the following link: apply regardless of their nationality. week). https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security- vetting-and-clearance

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9. What reasonable adjustments can be a disadvantage during the selection/ resided in the UK for at a minimum 7 made if I have a disability? recruitment process, interview or out of 10 years for DV clearance. You The NCA is a Disability Confident Leader assessment including ensuring that will still be considered if you were and therefore part of the Disability information is provided in an accessible posted abroad as part of your service Confident Scheme, for further information format; or by providing training. We are with HMG or the armed forces or a UK on the Disability confident scheme please also committed to interviewing all government role during this period. visit; applicants with a disability who meet Please make sure you meet these requirements before applying for this https://www.gov.uk/government/collecti the essential criteria in the job ons/disability-confident-campaign. If you description for the role applied for. If role. have a disability defined by the equality you feel you may need reasonable Act 2010 you’re eligible to be considered adjustments to be made, or you would 11. What is the role of the Civil Service for the Disability Confident Scheme. In like to discuss the Disability Confident Commission (CSC) in relation to order to qualify, you must have a physical Scheme in more detail please contact us recruitment into the Civil Service? or mental impairment which has a in the first instance. The Civil Service Commission provides substantial and long term negative effect If you wish to receive a hard copy of the assurance that selection for on your ability to carry out normal day to information, or an alternative format appointment to the Civil Service is on day activities. For further information e.g. Audio, Braille or large font, then merit on the basis of fair and open regarding disabilities covered under the please contact: competition as outlined in the Civil equality act please visit [email protected] Service Commission’s Recruitment www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability- Principles. under-equality-act-2010). 10. Are there any residency https://civilservicecommission.independ We are committed to making requirements in order to apply for this ent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment- reasonable adjustments for Disability role? principles/ Confident Scheme applicants and will try To meet National Security Vetting to remove any barriers so you are not at requirements you will need to have

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'The Civil Service Commission has two 12. Will this role be overseen by the Civil If you are not satisfied with the primary functions: Service Commission? response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil • Providing assurance that selection for Yes. appointment to the Civil Service is on Service Commission. 13. What should I do if I think that I have merit on the basis of fair and open a conflict of interest? competition as outlined in the Civil If you believe that you may have a Service Commission's Recruitment Candidates must note the requirement to conflict of interest please contact Principles. For the most senior posts in declare any interests that might cause [email protected] the Civil Service, the Commission questions to be raised about their before submitting your application discharges its responsibilities directly approach to the business of the by overseeing the recruitment process Department. and by a Commissioner chairing the selection panel. 14. 'What do I do if I want to make a • Hearing and determining appeals made complaint? by civil servants under the Civil Service The law requires that selection for Code, which sets out the Civil Service appointment to the Civil Service is on values – Impartiality, Objectivity, merit on the basis of fair and open Integrity and Honesty - and forms part competition as outlined in the Civil of the relationship between civil Service Commission's Recruitment servants and their employer. Principles. More detailed information can be found If you feel your application has not been on the Civil Service Commission website.' treated in accordance with the https://civilservicecommission.independ Recruitment Principles, and you wish to ent.gov.uk/ make a complaint, you should contact [email protected] in the first instance.

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We encourage all candidates to thoroughly review the Driving Diversity Forward Candidate Information Pack, which explains the role and requirements further before submitting an application. The NCA is an inclusive employer committed to developing a If you have any specific queries about the role that are not workforce which reflects the society we protect. We value covered by the candidate pack, please contact: difference, and recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open [email protected] competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles. More information can be found on Did you know that the NCA employs a broad range of specialist http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/Civil-service- volunteers who work with us as NCA Specials? recruitment/

Why not volunteer as an NCA Special and support us in leading If you would like the application form in a different format, the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime? To find out please contact the Recruitment Team via email to: more about volunteering opportunities within the agency, [email protected] please visit us at www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/careers/specials The NCA complies with and expects all its employees to reflect the values outlined in the Civil Service Code, for further For information regarding your rights and how NCA treat the information please review the Code. personal details you provide to us please follow this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service- www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/910-nca-public- code/the-civil-service-code privacy-notice/file

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