Closing Date Extended** Non Executive Director x 2

Details

Reference number

320816

Salary

£15,000

Job grade

Other

Non Executive Director

Contract type

Fixed Term

Length of employment

This role is being offered for a term of 3 years with an option of extending for a further 3 years.

Type of role

Senior leadership

Working pattern

Part-time

Number of jobs available

2

Contents

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
Apply and further information

Location

Remote working (anywhere in the UK)

About the job

Job summary

Thank you for considering the role of Non-Executive Director at the National Crime Agency. If you are seeking a unique, exciting and rewarding place to work where you can make a difference, then you have come to the right place.
Time Commitment: Approximately 20-24 days per annum.
Duration: 3 years with an option of extending for a further 3 years.
Location: Regular travel to London and other NCA sites around the UK will be required to attend meetings.
Remuneration: £15,000 – we will reimburse all reasonable expenses including T&S and further expenses in line with NCA policies.
The role of the Non-Executive Board Member is a key post contributing to the NCA Management Board and/or the Audit and Risk Committee which are essential to the success of the NCA.
As a NED you will use your skills and experience to bring an independent perspective, and to offer constructive advice and challenge, to help to develop the strategy and performance of the Agency. You will do this in line with the DGs direction for the Agency and within the scope of the Home Secretary’s strategic priorities.
Non-Executive Board Members will attend ten NCA Board meetings per year which is chaired by the DG NCA in addition to Audit and Risk Committee which is chaired by a NED, and potentially other committee meetings.
In line with Government best practice, the responsibility of the Board includes the following areas:

Strategic Clarity: setting the vision and ensuring all activities contribute towards it;
Commercial Sense: ensuring sound financial management; scrutinising the allocation of financial and human resources; ensuring organisational design supports strategic objectives; setting the NCA’s risk appetite and ensuring controls are in place to manage risk and to ensure value for money;
Talent Management: ensuring the NCA has people to deliver current and future needs;
Performance Monitoring: agreeing the NCA business plan; monitoring and steering performance against the plan; scrutinising performance and setting values and standards; ensuring clear, consistent, comparable performance information is used to drive improvements.

Job description

Key Responsibilities
Our Non-Executive Directors are expected to contribute to the work of the Agency in the following areas:

Independence: provide an independent and diverse perspective and assurance, including advice to Director General NCA, on the capability of the Agency. Provide independent support, guidance and challenge on the progress and implementation of the business plan;
People: develop the Agency’s people strategy, including ethical and directional issues such as diversity and senior jobholder moves as well as community outreach strategies;
Strategy: within the scope of the Home Secretary’s strategic priorities for the Agency, constructively challenge and contribute to the development of strategy and business planning, including the setting and development of key objectives and targets;

Support: aid the Board to develop the skills and tools needed for it to engage with strategic issues in ways that have practical resonance;
Performance: scrutinise the performance of the Agency in meeting agreed goals and objectives, and monitor the reporting of performance, including financial targets;
Governance: satisfy themselves that governance, internal control and risk management systems are effective and capable of delivering relevant, accurate and timely management and financial information to the Board;
Connect: link the Board to people and organisations who can provide different perspectives, opinions and expertise which will assist in furthering the business of the Agency.

In addition the roles will have lead NED responsibility for:

Role 1 – Strategy and Operations
Role 2 – Finance, Performance and Governance and Chair of the NCA Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC).

Person specification

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

Excellent leadership and change management skills, with the breadth of vision, innovation and experience to take a long-term view on what the Agency might achieve and to advise on how to make that happen.
Ability to provide objective and rigorous challenge and scrutinise performance, as well as effective advice, to develop and enhance executive thinking.
Ability to engage and develop relationships with senior stakeholders within government, law enforcement and private sector, acting with integrity and transparency at all times.
Ability to deploy experience of working with a range of diverse organisations to both develop and assure process and operational delivery in the NCA.
We are seeking people who can share their experience of:
Leading and managing large and complex organisations at a senior level – preferably at Board-level or equivalent.
Experience of working in a multi-agency environment and in organisations undergoing significant change would be beneficial.
Building new capabilities to meet a changing need and/or threat.

In addition for Role 1: Strategy and Operations, you will help the executive to shape the Agency’s strategy, holding them to account for delivering it.
In addition, for Role 2: Finance, Performance and Governance, you must have an understanding of financial, audit and risk management including generating efficiencies, reducing overheads and ensuring real value for money.
You will also be a member of the CCAB (Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies) and/or be a qualified accountant.
Desirable Criteria:

Experience of holding a Trustee and/or Board level role.

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Things you need to know

Selection process details

How to apply
To apply for this post, you will need to complete the application process which includes sending the information outlined below to scs.apppointments@nca.gov.uk in Word format. This should be completed no later than 23:59, on Sunday 26th November 2023.

Your CV setting out your career history, including key responsibilities and achievements. It is essential that your CV reflects the role you are applying for. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any employment gaps within the last two years.

A statement of suitability (no more than 1250 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provides evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the criteria in the person specification.

In order to monitor the effectiveness of the National Crime Agency’s Diversity & Inclusion strategy, the NCA require certain personal details about you on submission of your application. Please note that this will be treated in confidence and will not impact your application.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a diversity monitoring form. If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics, you will have the option to select ‘prefer not to say’. All monitoring data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be provided to the selection panel. The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the Civil Service becoming the most inclusive employer.
The diversity form will be sent to you after you have submitted your application.
Longlisting
The longlisting will be conducted against your submitted CV and Statement of Suitability.
Longlisted candidates will be offered an opportunity to have a conversation with a member of the NCA senior team.
Shortlist
Following longlisting, a shortlisting meeting will be held in the week commencing Monday 4th December 2023 with successful candidates given more information about their final panel interview, which will be held face to face with the NCA in Spring Gardens, London in the week commencing Monday 18th December 2023.
Final Panel Interview
You may be asked to deliver a presentation.
Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
A subsequent 1:1 interview may be offered following the final interview at the discretion of the vacancy holder.
Offer
Regardless of the outcome, we will notify all candidates as soon as possible.
Indicative Timeline
Please note that these dates are only indicative at this stage and could be subject to change. If you are unable to meet these timeframes, please let us know in your application letter.
The anticipated timetable is as follows:
Advert Closing Date: Sunday 26th November 2023
Expected Shortlist announcement: W/C 4th December 2023
Interviews: W/C 18th December 2023
Pre-employment checks
Pre-employment checks take on average 16 weeks from the point of offer to arranging a start date. This includes vetting, occupational health assessments, employment history checks and substance misuse tests. This is an approximate time frame and is to be taken as a guideline only as this can vary between candidates. This is dependent on when all requested documentation is provided.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, which may be likely to some change, and are asked to exercise flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
If you have any questions about the role itself or would like to discuss the post and your fit within the organisation, please contact: Graeme Biggar, Director General by emailing DG Private Office scs.appointments@nca.gov.uk
If your application is successful and we are unable to offer you a post immediately, you will be invited to join a reserve list for 12 months.
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 developed vetting (opens in a new window).

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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
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Working for the Civil Service

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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.

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Contact point for applicants

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Recruitment team

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Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles or you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, please raise it with Naomi Amor, Deputy Director Human Resources by emailing naomi.amor@nca.gov.uk

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