HMICFRS Senior Executive Officer in the PEEL Team- Custody

HMICFRS independently assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of police forces and fire and rescue services – in the public interest. We promote improvements in policing and fire and rescue services to make everyone safer.
We are independent of the Government, police and fire and rescue services. We ask the questions that we believe the public wish to have answered and produce major reports that shine a light on issues at the very heart of policing and fire and rescue services.
Our reports are widely covered by the media and help inform the public of the performance of their local police forces and fire and rescue services. You can find out more about HMICFRS on our website and see some of our recent reports.
Working at HMICFRS gives you an opportunity to make a real difference to the quality of local police and fire and rescue services and the lives of the public.
HMICFRS is a unique organisation with staff seconded or loaned from across the Civil Service, police forces and fire and rescue services. We set ourselves high standards, taking great pride in the quality of work we achieve and the opportunities we create for our staff., Inspection officers are essential to the conduct of HMICFRS’ inspection programmes. They are responsible for supporting inspections by ensuring that thorough preparation and detailed fieldwork and analysis is undertaken to the highest standards.
Responsibilities
+ Undertaking inspection activity, including audit reviews, interviews, and reality testing.
+ Supporting inspections – including planning and subsequent report writing, and follow-up activity.
+ Collaborating with partner inspectorates to design the most complete inspection in the most efficient and effective manner.
+ Working with colleagues across the organisation to promote HMICFRS objectives and purpose.
+ Providing feedback to police forces during inspections to support continuous improvement.
+ Line management responsibilities for staff members, ensuring all aspects of HR management of personnel is fulfilled including monthly check-ins, annual development reviews and performance management.
+ Responsibility for developing personal and team knowledge re the subject matter of any given inspection.
+ Acting as an ambassador for HMICFRS ensuring the highest standards of professional conduct are always demonstrated
Due to business requirements, this role is available for full-time hours only, We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Working Together
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Delivering at Pace, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a Personal Statement (maximum 750 words).
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
The sift will be held on the personal statement and behaviours.
Should a high volume of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted on the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift will then be progressed to a full sift that will consist of all the Behaviours.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be:
Behaviours (as listed in the job advert) and experienced based question.
For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.
Sift & Interview Dates
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
Sift – w/c 11th November 2024
Interviews by Video link – w/c 2nd December 2024
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer.
Candidates judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised without the need to go through a further selection process, providing the role has the same Success Profiles elements and essential skills. There is no guarantee that further such vacancies will arise.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not overseas.
New entrants into the Civil Service are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
If you are successful in this position and choose to accept the provisional offer for this role, you will be removed from all other Home Office reserve lists at the same grade.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.
If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the HMICFRS 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
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
+ Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
+ Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Feedback
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 counter-terrorist check (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.

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).

+ A detailed understanding of Policing and the challenges the service faces in relation to police custody.
+ Experience within the criminal justice sector and/or inspection, audit, review sectors.
+ Analytical skills with the ability to interpret evidence and draw clear conclusions.
+ Evidence of delivering to a time and standard whilst working independently with minimal supervision.
+ Effective oral and written communication skills, with experience of preparing structured papers or reports.
+ Evidence of working effectively as part of a small team.
+ Evidence of supporting the maintenance of high professional and/or performance standards for both self and their direct reports.
Desirable criteria
+ Experience of working in a police custody or other detention setting role.
+ A sound understanding of the workings between CJ agencies.
+ Experience of liaising with senior criminal justice stakeholders
+ Experience of partnership working to deliver against shared goals or targets.
+ An understanding of office-based computer systems with experience of using applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) is a national organisation with a Head Office in Birmingham and regional offices in London, Salford and Leeds. In line with the Places for Growth Programme HMICFRS will relocate more roles based outside London and the Southeast over the next six to seven years. This inspection role is being advertised on a national basis and will be home working.
This role will involve an amount of national travel; therefore, the post will involve overnight stays away from home.

Alongside your salary of £44,720, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services contributes £12,955 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Learning and development tailored to your role
We are committed to investing in our staff and providing all staff with opportunities to maximize their skills and achieve their potential. We offer a range of work-based training, learning and development opportunities including access to coaching and mentoring, and five days volunteering per year.
and for Inspection Staff - HMICFRS has an Inspection Development Programme and linked accreditation process that all inspection staff undertake in our organisation. The scheme is approved by Skills for Justice and is based on you demonstrating competencies against a framework of role-specific tasks. The expectation is that all new inspection staff will complete a portfolio of evidence within agreed timescales (normally 12 months) and once this is complete it will be assessed by a trained assessor.
+ An environment with flexible working options
We promote flexible working that balances professional and personal commitments. We support virtual and smart working, making best use of our technology and building collaborative working models to help all staff to work from home and/or in the office in a ‘hybrid’ way.
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
The diversity of our people is a real asset to HMICFRS. We are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities, as they are currently under-represented within this grade level.
+ A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%