Efficiency Team Member

The E&I team will be responsible for optimising the use of the resource available to the NPS. This includes: resource management, identify and coordinating efficiency priorities and business development activity. In Wales these roles will go further than Probation efficiency - they will also include prison / probation integration., The Efficiency Team Member will support the Efficiency and Innovation Lead in delivering and managing efficiency and innovation projects. Responsibilities, Activities & Duties The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties: Efficiency project support

• Collate service standard information regarding services provided nationally by the NPS to ensure that they are delivered in accordance with the service delivery indicators and specifications
• Support the creation of an activity-based costing model for the NPS
• Maintain the cost model and ensure that it is up-to-date
• Report regularly from the cost model, identifying areas which are above or below budget
• Assist in the preparation of annual cost budgets for the NPS
• Report on the success of efficiency initiatives to deliver against cost reduction targets
• Develop action plans/new processes for new projects to address inadequate performance and areas of waste in the organisation
• Support the team in ensuring that the NPS spends public money wisely and delivers cost savings.
• Manage projects as required
Plan and organise
• Support development of programme formation and implementation
• Contribute to planning, implementation and management of sharing knowledge and good practice to inform innovation and improve service delivery across the organisation
Use communication effectively
• Providing information, feedback and advice
• Influencing and persuading
• Using appropriate skills, styles and approaches
Enhance own performance
• Manage own resources and professional development
Use information to take critical decisions
• Liaise with staff to receive, collate and analyse information, using systems and compiling reports as necessary
• Develop and utilise data to identify trends and make suggestions or take appropriate action to maintain and enhance performance
• Plan, implement and manage systems for the exchange of sensitive information, data and intelligence
Manage Diversity and Quality
• Contribute to a culture and systems that promote equality and value diversity
• Adhere to the diversity policies of the service and collaborate as appropriate
with the Equalities and Diversity Unit Manage Quality
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement
Manage Projects
• Deliver project responsibilities as required
• Maintain effective communication with project stakeholders