Regional Counter Corruption Pursue Manager (Ref: 5056)

HM Prison and Probation Service; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

This position is based at CARDIFF CHURCHILL HOUSE CARDIFF, CF10 2HH, HM PRISON BERWYN WREXHAM, LL13 9QE, HM PRISON SWANSEA SWANSEA, SA1 3SR, HMP/YOI PARC BRIDGEND, CF35 6AP.

Job Summary
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Job Description
Interviews will be Face to Face at Churchill House, 17 Churchill Way, Cardiff. CF10 2HH.

Overview Of The Job
HMPPS’s efforts to tackle corruption are integral to delivering safe and secure prisons and probation. HMPPS has worked with MoJ to identify that a new approach is needed to ensure we remain resilient to this key operational threat.

HMPPS has developed a future strategy for tackling corruption in HMPPS based on four key objectives:

1. ‘Protect’ against corruption by building an open and resilient organisation;
2. ‘Prevent’ people from engaging in corruption, strengthen professional integrity;
3. ‘Pursue’ and punish those who are corrupt; and
4. ‘Prepare’ for corruption, reducing its impacts on our teams.

These objectives will need to be delivered at every level through prisons and probation, in particular, strengthening our resilience on the front line. Security, Order and Counter Terrorism (SOCT) Directorate is taking forward improvements, including restructuring the Counter-Corruption Unit (CCU), to provide senior operational leaders, prisons and probation teams with an improved counter-corruption service.

Summary
The role sits in the newly restructured Counter-Corruption Unit. Its objectives are to support prisons and probation to manage corruption threats, in particular supporting ‘pursue’ activity on corruption cases.

The core service to be provided by the regional CCU is to support prisons and probation to effectively pursue corruption reports to clear, proportionate and timely outcomes. The level of service is to be assessed and prioritised according to policy and guidance, but may include providing prisons and probation with enhanced analytical support, expert advice on how to progress cases, logistical and coordination support. The team will also be responsible for supporting prisons and probation on the effective management of known corruptor prisoners in custody and under supervision in the community to prevent them from corrupting staff.

In line with HMPPS policy, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the relevant Regional Corruption Purse Lead to deliver a high-quality counter-corruption service to prisons and probation in their SOCT region. The RCPM will also be responsible for working in partnership with other regional teams in the Security, Order and Counter Terrorism (SOCT) Directorate, HR services and law enforcement.

The job holder will report directly to the Regional Corruption Purse Lead, who in turn reports to the Head of the Operational Intelligence Team.

The post holder will have line management responsibility for a Corruption Pursue Officer and will be expected to have a close working relationship with the regional counter-corruption analyst.

This is a regional post and will be based in a regional SOCT hub. Frequent travel to prison and probation establishments, regional offices and law enforcement partners’ offices will be required. Occasional travel outside the region (e.g. to London) will be required.

Responsibilities, Activities And Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

1. Working with the national CCU team to develop a detailed and expert understanding of the corruption evidence based on the nature of the threat, (e.g. drivers of corruption, prevalence, escalation, risk/impact, effective interventions) and using this as a basis for all practice.
2. Having a strong and contemporaneous understanding of the operational context in prisons and probation, including pressures, priorities, risks and opportunities to better tackle corruption.
3. Having a strong understanding of the relevant legal and policy frameworks relating to corruption, security and HR, and making sure these are followed when providing services to prisons and probation, and that these are shared with and championed when working with delivery partners.
4. Under the direction of the RCPL, to support prisons and probation to progress corruption cases in line with policy. This may include supporting RCPLs who lead on most complex and highest profile cases, or independently leading on lower risk cases.
5. On the direction of the RCPL, the post holder may also be asked to: support prisons and probation in assessing and understanding their risks to corruption and develop mitigation strategies; work with prisons and probation to understand capability gaps and signpost wider capability opportunities, best practice and guidance, or deliver some briefing sessions as appropriate; and support light touch research to inform our evidence base on corruption, including interviewing former staff who have been convicted of corruption related offences, or other information to support assessing performance.
6. Develop close and effective working relationships with key stakeholders, in particular with Security Managers, Deputy Governors, Governing Governors, Divisional Managers, HR Business Partners and HR.
7. Develop and maintain a wider network of stakeholders, including in other SOCT regional teams (e.g. NIU, SOCU, JEXU), law enforcement (local forces and ROCUs), contract managers and contracted providers.
8. Supporting the RCPL to understand and manage the case load of the region, including by: maintaining accurate and up to date case records in line with the CCU’s case management system; and, regularly developing reports based on case management data (e.g. number of cases open, length of case) to identify areas for review and intervention.
9. Supporting the RCPL to set clear objectives and expectations for the team in line with policy documents and deliver a high quality service, including by: ensuring individual and RCPO’s objectives and activity is aligned and prioritised to the policy and operational risk/need; and contributing to a positive culture of continuous improvement and innovation to improve services.
10. Line management of the RCPO.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

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

1. Making Effective Decisions
2. Working Together
3. Communicating and Influencing
4. Managing a Quality Service

Experience

• Strong understanding on corruption, security and HR policy and legal frameworks.
• Strong understanding of the operational context of prisons and probation.
• Experience of influencing senior stakeholders internally and externally.

Ability

• Strong communication (written and verbal), leadership and partnership working skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to drive resolution.

Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours) Allowances
This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a 17% payment will be paid in addition to your basic pay to recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday to Friday and include working evenings, nights, weekends and Bank/Public holidays.

Person specification
Please Refer To Job Description.

Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.

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

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard 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)
• 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.

Contact point for applicants

• Name: SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]