Benefits Manager

Job Title: Benefits Manager

Salary: £37,569 to £45,189 plus a Location allowance of £1,639. You will receive £37,569 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £45,189 will be via incremental progression.

Location: This role is based at 10 Victoria Street, London and/or with flexibility to work remotely. NPCC encourages applications from candidates living across the UK.

Contract – Fixed Term until 31st March 2023 (with the potential for further extension subject to funding and performance). Met staff will be posted into this role.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) brings UK police leaders together to set direction in policing and drive progress for the public. It enables Chief Constables and their forces to work collectively and collaboratively to help policing coordinate operations, reform, improve and provide value for money.

Policing is operating in a time of global change and uncertainty, the public and our staff need a service which is responsive, able to tackle future challenges and embrace opportunity. The NPCC aims to support our operationally independent chief officers in their ambition to meet this need. We have been able to do this by adhering to the NPCC principles of coordination, collaboration and communication, through the strength of our policing network and effective partnership working.

Chief officers support the NPCC by taking responsibility for crime and policing issues from a national operational perspective. This work is managed through Chief Constables’ Council which provides the key decision-making forum for operationally independent Chief Constables to meet and agree common approaches and coordinate national responses.

The NPCC has been granted 3.2 million by Home Office as part of the government spending review to boost its response and coordination of national policing issues.

NPCC Strategic Hub Organisational Development and Change Team

The Organisational Development and Change (ODC) team is a newly established function for the NPCC Strategic Hub. It has responsibility for driving continuous improvement across the NPCC, delivering projects of work, and giving advice and guidance to ensure development activity is in line with NPCC and wider policing strategies. The team work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure the NPCC is able to support Chief Officers in the constantly evolving areas of national policing.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Benefits Manager to support the work of the ODC team in designing and delivering wider NPCC projects and change initiatives.

Working at the centre of policing, on the biggest issues for the service, this is an exciting and challenging role where you can make a real difference.

With the support of the ODC team, you will be contributing to the creation of the NPCC Benefits Realisation Management (BRM) strategy and framework and be responsible for managing its day-to-day implementation and delivery. You will ensure that opportunities for benefits realisation are fully exploited and optimised by leading, engaging and directing benefits capture and reporting for change projects and other workstreams for the ODC team and wider NPCC Strategic Hub. You will also have a key role in providing guidance regarding the benefits approach utilised across the NPCC landscape.

You will regularly oversee and manage complex, high profile, politically sensitive issues where decisions and delivery have national implications with the potential to impact on the reputation of the whole police service.

You will be highly solutions focused and a skilled problem solver who will utilise your excellent benefits and project management skills and policing experience to provide advice and guidance to colleagues implementing change.

You will need excellent interpersonal skills to establish and maintain credibility and effective working relationships with police chiefs, senior stakeholders and other NPCC staff.

What we offer (to name a few):

Good insight into the strategic priorities of the NPCC and UK policingOpportunity for development and to broaden your experience at a senior, national levelOpportunities to undertake engagement with a range of stakeholders across policing and governmentFlexible and remote working

This is an exciting opportunity within NPCC, within a fast-paced environment and an ever-growing organisation. Should you want to know more about the role, we would strongly encourage you contact Richard Guy – Senior Manager, Organisational Development and Change via richard.guy@npcc.police.uk

Application Requirements

Within your personal statement please evidence your suitability for the role by demonstrating the following;

Experience working with benefits identification and realisation.Working in a project management environment.Stakeholder engagement and delivery of presentations.Facilitation of workshops.

Additional Information

Occasional national travel may be required. Travel expenses will be paid if location allowance is not being received, or when travel falls outside of the home to work journey. NPCC will pay for overnight accommodation if required.

The Metropolitan Police manage HR for NPCC recruitment.

Candidates who are shortlisted will be sent a question one week before their interview slot that they will need to present at their interview.

Please click on the below link to view an online candidate information pack that will you give you an insight into the Met, the competency framework we use which shapes our daily work behaviours, the application process and a host of other information, that will help inform and support your application:

https://sscl-innovation.com/MPScandidatepack/

Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement (1000 words) and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 12th June 2022.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

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The successful candidate would be part of an innovative team and would need to have the following experiences and skills:

A project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, Agile) is desirable, or demonstrable experience of delivery in a project environment.An awareness of the end-to-end project management processProven understanding and experience of implementing of benefits realisation concepts, processes, and techniques and in applying innovation and creativity to support the identification, capture, and reporting of business change benefits.Proven analytical skills: experience in developing collection plans, gathering and collating information/data, applying appropriate analytical methods to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on the evidence.Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver presentations and workshops, as well as challenge, negotiate and influence stakeholders in a professional and robust manner, remaining objective and impartial.Excellent organisational skills, with a systematic approach and attention to detail.Demonstrate ability to produce timely, succinct, and accurate papers and reports tailored to inform and support key decision-making stakeholders and governance boards.Possess a high degree of flexibility, including the capacity to quickly adjust to changes in work quantity and direction.The post holder must be self-motivated, able to use their own initiative and work both independently and as part of a team.