Product and Performance Lead - Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA)

The purpose of the Performance, Assurance and Evidence (PAE) Team is to oversee the performance of ministerial departments and public bodies in understanding and reducing the impact of fraud.

The team does this by monitoring the performance of public sector organisations, maintaining the evidence base for counter fraud and undertaking a range of assurance and review activities on behalf of the PSFA.

This is an outward facing role working closely with a range of partners both internally across the PSFA and in ministerial departments and public bodies., This role will support the Heads of Performance, Assurance and Evidence across the following range of products:

• Functional Standards Assurance using the Continuous Improvement Framework


• Workforce and Performance Reviews


• Action Plans & Metrics (including counter fraud performance target setting and monitoring)


• Quality Assurance Reviews against existing counter fraud standards (e.g. fraud measurement, initial fraud impact assessments)


• Counter Fraud Prevention Panel


• Drafting the Fraud Landscape Report


• Consolidated Data Returns (CDR)


• Scheme level assurance


Your focus will depend on your skill set and priority of the team at different times of the year.

Key deliverables and responsibilities of these posts will include:

• Act as a performance lead for government departments and public bodies, working with their counter fraud leads to ensure performance metrics are in place and standards are being met to enhance the response to tackling fraud.


• Support senior leads in the team to deliver against the Performance, Assurance and Evidence commitments in the PSFA mandate, encouraging others to comply, providing high quality accurate reporting on outcomes. This includes drafting reports, submissions and presentations.


• Lead on short-term projects to improve counter fraud performance measurement, risk, assurance and the evidence base, learning from others (both in the UK and abroad). You will often be responsible for the development and delivery to an agreed timeline and quality of a project with the support of other team members.


• Support the preparation of high quality, informative updates to PSFA and PAE leadership, the Perm Sec and Ministers setting out progress and identifying areas for increased delivery.


• Contribute to the wider PSFA and/or Cabinet Office as part of a corporate objective.


Note: An employee may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training; the post holder may also occasionally be required to carry out responsibilities at a higher level including in deputising for the senior product and performance leads., At the application stage you will be assessed against a CV and a statement of suitability that you should align to the person specification (500 words) and the behaviour Communicating and Influencing listed in the advert.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour, Communicating and Influencing. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

Selection process

We will Interview against the behaviours listed and strength based questions.

Communicating and influencing
Changing and improving
Deliver at pace, If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.,
• 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
  
  Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills and experience; able to command confidence of peers and stakeholders;


• Strong prioritisation, planning and delivery skills in steering multiple pieces of work to a successful conclusion.


• Comfortable working at pace and able to set clear plans whilst managing competing priorities.


• Excellent written and oral presentation skills, able to communicate complex information succinctly.


Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working in a role requiring knowledge of counter fraud, risk management/ audit, economic crime or anti-corruption ;


• Experience of conducting fraud risk assessments to the government professional standard


• Knowledge of working to the Government Counter Fraud Functional Standard (GovS013)


• Experience of working across or with different organisations to negotiate the delivery of activities and hold them to account for delivery using performance management information, Communicating and Influencing


• Changing and Improving


• Delivering at Pace, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) is responsible for holding departments and arms-length bodies to account for their handling of fraud in the public sector. The Authority will write the standards for counter fraud work across government and hold public bodies to account against these. Working in the PSFA offers access to a wide range of stakeholders across government and the opportunity to work with various sectors in a high profile policy area with high media, parliamentary and ministerial interest.

The Team

The PSFA was launched on the 3rd August 2022 following an increased focus in government on tackling fraud. It succeeded the Government Counter Fraud Function (GCFF) in the Cabinet Office. The PSFA is at the centre of this function and leads work across government and public bodies to understand and reduce the impact of fraud. The PSFA is outcome and performance driven, offers a depth and breadth of expertise and works jointly with HMT to tackle fraud in the public sector.

The PSFA, whilst sitting within the Cabinet Office, reports jointly to the Cabinet Office and Treasury Ministers. Maintaining close working relationships with HMT colleagues is key to ensure the PSFA can deliver its mandate effectively. The PSFA is a team of c.130 staff members with locations across the country - including Newcastle, York, Glasgow and London. As a result, hybrid working is embraced and teams are encouraged to collaborate in the various Cabinet Office Hubs around the country.

The team offers opportunities for a range of fraud experts, risk experts, measurement experts, data analysts and policy professionals. The range of opportunities allows for constant professional development and means that collaboration is always at the heart of what we do.

£40,850 - £48,243
London: £44,500 - £48,243 National: £40,850 - £44,260
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%, Alongside your salary of £40,850, Cabinet Office contributes £11,029 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.


• An environment with flexible working options.


• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.


• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.


• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.


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