JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities include:

• Leading on key work streams to establish the enforcement function in the IFR to deliver robust cases in a timely and legally defensible way, across the breadth of the IFR’s enforcement powers.
• Recruit, develop and train colleagues on enforcement processes and good practice with an emphasis on investigatory, analytical and decision making capabilities.
• Collaborate with policy, legal and supervision colleagues to successfully implement the legal framework through the development of enforcement rules, guidance and internal governance.
• Lead on enforcement cases, managing and mitigating legal risks to deliver successful and impactful case conclusions.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Leadership - experience of leading enforcement or compliance cases in a financial, economic or regulatory field (whether as part of a statutory or other body enforcing rules, or advising businesses subject to enforcement actions).
• Pace - A successful track record of managing multiple / competing priorities against challenging deadlines.
• Decision making - proven ability to analyse complex information, balance trade-offs, form evidence-based judgements, and clearly communicate recommendations to senior decision-makers.
• Communicating and influencing - Strong communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and effective way to different audiences.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Experience leading or being part of evidence gathering strategy for enforcement, and an understanding of enforcement processes (and the related risks of challenge).

We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Martyn Henderson, and will take place on:

• Monday 1st September at 3.30pm

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation. The invites will be sent the night before the session. The sessions are not recorded.
Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to joseph.alford@dcms.gov.uk

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)
• 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

Responsibilities include:

• Leading on key work streams to establish the enforcement function in the IFR to deliver robust cases in a timely and legally defensible way, across the breadth of the IFR’s enforcement powers.
• Recruit, develop and train colleagues on enforcement processes and good practice with an emphasis on investigatory, analytical and decision making capabilities.
• Collaborate with policy, legal and supervision colleagues to successfully implement the legal framework through the development of enforcement rules, guidance and internal governance.
• Lead on enforcement cases, managing and mitigating legal risks to deliver successful and impactful case conclusions

To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which be will assessed against the experience success profile:

• A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the “Job History” section on Civil Service Jobs on the Civil Service Jobs application form