Transformation Assurance Manager Skills and Abilities

As a Transformation Assurance Manager, you will be welcomed into a dynamic and inclusive Strategy Unit in the Business Development Department which works to support the implementation of programmes and projects that will deliver our organisation’s strategic objectives. The IOPC will be running an exciting Transformation Programme to help us deliver the capability and deliver financial benefits needed to support the deliver towards our strategy. The Transformation Assurance Manager will be essential to ensuring we achieve the benefits we need to from our Transformation programme and succeed in being the organisation we aspire to be.
A fundamental component of IOPC’s change management process is the independent assurance of delivery of projects at pre-defined stages throughout the change lifecycle. The Assurance Manager will be responsible for working with the PMO Lead to ensure the IOPC has confidence in the overall health of its projects.
The Transformation Assurance Manager role is to ensure that the right level of assurance is undertaken at the right time in a project’s lifecycle. This includes ensuring reviews are scheduled and delivered to enable scrutiny of the achievability of the project to meet its objectives and benefits as stated within the projects business case.
The Transformation Assurance Manager will involve attendance at ongoing monthly programme/project boards to provide advice, support and feedback from assurance reviews, including assistance with how programmes/projects can meet review recommendations. The postholder should seek to identify good practice from outside the organisation and bring the learning back into the organisation so that it can be used to improve the way in which the IOPC implements change activities., + Lead on the development and maintenance of the programme’s proactive assurance plan. Develop a robust and efficient assurance schedule working with the PMO Lead Programme/Project SRO’s to plan and co ordinate assurance reviews which align with the change activity lifecycle and approval stages to ensure that no delays occur.
+ Ensure appropriate reviews are carried out at key milestones in line with the programme’s assurance plan.
+ Work with Project Managers / SRO’s across a portfolio or department to ensure they implement appropriate levels of assurance as part of baseline and future planning activities.
+ Working alongside a Project Manager to integrate planned assurance activities throughout the lifecycle of a project.
+ Participate as an assurance reviewer at the appointed time.
+ Write and provide relevent and appropriate internal template documentation, supporting advice, guidance, strategy and approach for reviews.
+ Cultivate valuable working contacts with internal and external stakeholders in the implementation of the programme’s assurance plan.
+ Develop and continuously improve processes to ensure that assurance activities provide consistent standards, accurate decisions and value for money.
+ Responsible for collating outcomes or recommendations from reviews and feeding back to the Project Manager to collectively implement identified solutions to overcome any shortfalls. Provide analysis to relevant governance boards about the outcomes from assurance reviews from across a department
+ Work with the PMO Lead, the review team, SRO and senior stakeholders to ensure that all recommendations are well founded and based on factual evidence.
+ Ensure that the recommendations from assurance reviews are logged, tracked and completed in a timely manner, bringing overdue recommendations to the PMO Lead’s attention and appropriate governance board(s).
+ Contribute to PMO activities in order to ensure consistency of process and customer service for our stakeholders., We'll assess you against these SEO Level behaviours during the selection process:
+ Leadership
+ Managing a Quality Service
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Throughout the recruitment process we will also assess your Experience, IOPC Values and Strengths. As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete 3 sift questions based on the essential criteria.
Anticipated assessment and interview dates will be mid-late January 2025.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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+ Experience and thorough knowledge of portfolio/programme management through the full lifecycle is a pre-requisite of this role.
+ Must have worked in a programme/project/change environment previously.
+ Experience of working with assurance frameworks in relation to programmes/projects.
+ Facilitation of meetings and the ability to challenge and hold constructive conversations with senior leaders.
+ Recent experience of complex risk and issue management.

Desirable
+ Experience of IPA gateway (or equivalent) reviews on low-risk projects.
+ Management of Risk (MoR) Foundation., + Experience and thorough knowledge of portfolio/programme management through the full lifecycle is a pre-requisite of this role. Must have worked in a programme/project/change environment previously.
+ Experience of working with assurance frameworks in relation to programmes/projects.
+ Facilitation of meetings and the ability to challenge and hold constructive conversations with senior leaders.
+ Recent experience of complex risk and issue management.

Desirable
+ APM Project Fundamentals
+ APM Project Management Qualification
+ PRINCE 2 Foundation and/or Practitioner
+ Managing Successful Programmes Foundation
+ Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner
+ APMG International Project Planning and Control Foundation
+ PMI Certificate in Associate Project Management
Additional requirements
+ The role will involve occasional travel to other IOPC locations and overnight stays.

Alongside your salary of £47,493, Independent Office for Police Conduct contributes £13,758 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
+ Options to carry over, buy or sell annual leave
+ Civil Service pension
+ Civil Service maternity leave package
+ PAM employee assistance programme
+ Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Opportunity to enjoy the latest home and electronics in a more affordable way provided by Vivup
+ Car Leasing Scheme
+ Staff networks focused on each of the protected characteristics – run for staff, by staff: Age Network, Enable Network, Welsh Network, Pride and LGBTQI+ Network, Sex and Family Network, Race, Religion and Belief Network
+ Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity behaviours