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Job Summary: The Fraud, Error & Debt Policy & Strategy Directorate lead work to drive strategy and policy development and design to help address the fraud and error challenges facing the department. To do this, we work collaboratively across Policy Group, the department, across Government and with external stakeholders, to identify the issues and find solutions.
Job Description:
Data and AI are a key enabler to driving down fraud and error in the welfare system. This forms an essential strand of the directorate's 'plan for prevent', work endorsed by the Executive Team.
The post holder will be responsible for leading our strategic response on how data can be used in the fraud and error landscape.
Role responsibilities include:
* Providing strategic leadership for FED Data Transformation, ensuring its alignment with the goals and objectives of the DWP. Support the planning and delivery of the programme workstreams, ensuring their timely and successful completion.
* Lead and maintain relationships with a core working group of both internal and external stakeholders engaged in the specialised field of data and AI, to develop a clear strategy for the operationalisation of data into DWP benefits to reduce fraud and error.
* Provide support to senior leaders and the department by providing informed insights on data usage to prevent fraud and error. Prepare detailed reports and presentations to clearly communicate findings and recommendations, addressing a wide range of queries and opportunities.
* Lead on external, ministerial, and other government department (OGD) engagement and briefing on FED data and AI policy.
* Establish strong connections and ensure alignment with broader Departmental strategies and programmes. Advocating and influencing from the FED perspective and whilst identifying opportunities for collaborative development.
* Collaborating with the Change community and others to develop a comprehensive business case for future spending review bids and fiscal events. Including the development of a strong benefits case to secure ongoing investment and support in the FED data space.
* Oversee the strategic delivery of the Fraud Prevention Fund, ensuring effective allocation and utilisation of resources to drive innovative initiatives aimed at reducing fraud and error across the department.
An understanding or experience of data or digital strategy would be advantageous in this role.
DWP have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
* Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
* Generous annual leave - at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro-rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
* Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
* Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
* Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year's continuous service.
* Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
* An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women's Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.
Experience Key Criteria
* Experience working closely with Data Scientists and Data Analysts and building networks of stakeholders to tackle significant challenges (lead criteria).
* Understanding or experience of developing and implementing data or digital strategies.
* An understanding of how data can be utilised to improve service performance and reduce fraud and error, alongside familiarity with key industry techniques, e.g. entity resolution.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to command analytical, and technical data issues at pace and produce high quality written work and presentations for a range of audiences.
* Experience working across government to identify areas for data collaboration.
* Understanding of the legal issues (e.g. around fairness) involved in applying AI (and in particular Machine Learning Models) in public services.
1. Application & Sift
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and Personal Statement. The CV is for reference only and will not be scored.
A sift will be carried out using your 1250 word Personal Statement.
Your personal statement needs to set out evidence of how your experience meets all the Experience Key Criteria set out below and not the published behaviours listed in this advert.
We are not looking at how much time you have spent in a job, but rather how you have performed. Your Personal Statement must show demonstrable evidence of what you did, how you did it, and what outcome was achieved. This should include the impact of your approach and evidence of your ability to take forward different approaches in different circumstances.
The standards detailed in the Experience Key Criteria are the minimum expectations for the role and only candidates with the strongest evidence will be invited to interview. In the event of a large number of applications, meeting the pass standard for the lead criteria \"Experience working closely with Data Scientists and Data Analysts and building networks of stakeholders to tackle significant challenges\" will determine if the other criteria are scored. Candidates will have to meet the standard for all criteria to progress to interview.
Your statement must not exceed 1250 words and you are advised to take advantage of the full word count.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action.
The evidence you provide must relate to your own experiences. If evidence of plagiarism, or sharing of questions, information or answers throughout any part of the selection process is found, your application will be withdrawn. Examples of plagiarism can include:
* Presenting the work, ideas and experience of others as your own
* Copying content from an online/published source
* Using forms of Artificial Intelligence to produce application content which you present as your own.
We recognise that AI may be helpful when applying for this role, but it is important to use it in the right way. Read the DWP AI Candidate Guide to understand how you can make the best use of GenAI while ensuring your application remains authentic and effective.
If high application volumes are received, the benchmark for candidates to proceed to the next stage may be raised. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to advance all candidates applying under the DCS who meet the minimum standard. However, we may only progress those candidates who best meet the required standards.
2. Interview Stage
If you are successful at the sift you will be invited to a MS Teams interview. The interview will comprise of Behaviour-Based questions, and shorter strength based questions. The guidance on Success Profiles explains these selection tools. The Behaviours being assessed are detailed in the job advert.
Behaviours:
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing The Bigger Picture
• Communicating & Influencing
Note that the Behaviours will be assessed at interview stage only.
Candidates invited to interview will receive theBehavioursquestions in advance of their interview.
The strengths to be assessed willnotbe shared ahead of the interview.
When applying for these roles, you will be required to state in preference order which of our Policy Group Hub locations you can work from, Sheffield or Leeds. Please be aware these roles can only be carried out in the UK, not overseas, and your office base must be one of these Policy Group Hubs. Appointments may be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences and geographical requirements
By indicating your preferred Policy Group hub location(s) in your application you are stating that you are willing to accept a post in any of your chosen hub location(s).
* Quarry House, Leeds, LS2 7UA
* King's Court, Hanover Way, Sheffield, S3 7UF
The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Further Information
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A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to DWP 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; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website .
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
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 stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
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.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.
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Reasonable Adjustment
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via DWPRecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the "Reasonable Adjustments" 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.
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