ISS Risk Specialist Post 1

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Summary of the work Implementing ISS RM Improvement Plan, Review/identification of revised ISS 3* Strategic Risks including revised assessment criteria to meet JFC and JSP requirements. Continued review/identification of ISS Portfolio risks. Planning for/implementation mature RM activities advancing ISS Risk Maturity. Risk Improvement activities. Specialist role Programme manager Expected Contract Length Expiry will be 22nd December 2017, options included to extend up to a maximum of 2 years. Latest start date 05/06/2107 Maximum Day Rate The maximum paid (including agency fee's) will be £720 per day. This role is inside IR35. Who Speclialist Work With The individual will work directly with the RAIDO Manager the Portfolio Manager and the Head of the PMO. They will provide support to ISS Stakeholders including 2 & 1* communities and External Risk Management specialists. What Specialists Work On Implement the ISS Risk Management Improvement Plan - assisting in the detailed design and implementation of Risk Management as a Service across ISS. Assist 1* teams to arrive at suitable RMPs following agreement of 2* Risk Management Strategies. Assistance in the review and identification of revised ISS 3* Strategic Risks including assessment criteria in order to meet JFC and JSP requirements. Continued review and identification of ISS Portfolio level risk register. Planning for / implementation of more mature Risk Management activities advancing ISS Risk Maturity. Risk Mgt Training & Design of advance material Risk Improvement activities. Knowledge Transfer. Skills & Experience • Extensive background as a Risk Manager/Senior Risk Specialist. 20% • Experience of strategy delivery. 15% • Proven ability to lead a team comprising disparate members. 10% • Experience of analysing risk requirement at Portfolio level and recommending solutions/improvements. 10% • Experience of identifying risks at Portfolio level. 20% • Experience of identifying risks at Portfolio level 5% • Experience of working in a multi-tiered organisation with Projects, Programmes and Portfolio. 10% Nice to Haves • MoR / IRM or equivalent. 5% • Experience of working in MOD/Defence Organisations. 5% Work Location The main base will be - MOD ISS Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, Wilts SN13 9NR. You may be required to visit the following sites; MOD Abbeywood, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8JH RAF Henlow, Beds. SG16 6DN MOD Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8RH T&S will be paid in accordance with MoD Civilian T&S Policy Rates only and must be agreed in advance. Travel to ABW will not incur T&S as we provide transport from MoD Corsham that is expected to be used. Working Arrangments All tasking will take place from MoD Corsham and you are required there 5 days a week, the working day is 8 hours to include 30 minutes for lunch. Day visits may be required to RAF Henlow, Blandford & Bristol. Overnight visits will only be permitted if permission is sought in advance. This individual will report to the ISS RAIDO Mgr and the ISS Hd PMO. Security Clearance SC Clearance must be in place prior to the contract starting due to the projects the individual is required to work with. Additional T&Cs All IT equipment is provided and therefore no company or personal laptops will be permitted. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers • Transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes • Ability to transfer knowledge • Ability to add value Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 5% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Will the specialist be accepted if they hold Discloure scotland/BPSS and SC will be attained when the role is offered or you expect specialists to have the SC before submission. We expect the individual to hold SC clearance before submission due to the project teams they will need to work with. 2. We have the ability to resource this request through another framework at preferential rates - are we able to bid through that framework ? We have chosen to use the DOS Framework. 3. Who and how should we submit evidence to? This requirement is for 1 post. You are to complete the spreadsheet on the portal and submit one CV only. Both the information on the portal and the CVs shall be used for sifting. If you do not meet all essential criteria you will not be progressed further, Please do not waste our time inserting a 'No Evidence' comment in the essential column just to get through, we will sift you out without looking at the CV. 4. Where and when do I submit my evidence? In addition to completing the required information (in full) on the portal you need to forward the CV of your candidate to the MoD Commercial Officer Natalie Maddox-Hussain by 23:59 on the 02 May 2017 for this procurement. Responses after this time will not be considered. You are required to email your CVs to Natalie.Maddox-Hussain238@mod.gov.uk copied to Bethan.jones175@mod.gov.uk 5. What format must Evidence be in? CVs must be in WORD FORMAT ONLY and must not include day rates. The CV file must be in the following format: ‘YYMMDD_CCT414_SUPPLIER NAME_Candidate Name_CV. Responses in any other format will NOT be evaluated. Once the advert has closed we will issue you a template to complete for the following information; SC Start Date, SC Expiry Date, Reference Number, Candidate Date of Birth and car details - do not send until you have the template. 6. How many candidate CVs can bidders submit? One CV only please. 7. What is the maximum number of pages of CV? CVs are to be no more than 4 sides of A4.The response should be ‘self contained’ i.e. do not link to external information as it will NOT be evaluated. Do not ‘embed or attach’ files or other ‘objects’ within any of the documents or to your email response – they will not be opened (nor evaluated). 8. What is the length of the contract? The contract will expire on 22 December 2017. Funding pending and should the need arise we will offer 1 x 3 month and 2 x 6 month extensions. 9. Is there a current incumbent? There has been an incumbent in this post until 31.03.17. 10. We prefer to ask our questions direct - can we email you directly. No, this is against the DOS Framework rules, any questions that come direct to myself or Bethan relating to this procurement from this point until the advert has closed will be deleted and no response provided. If you have a question use the portal. 11. Do we have to do the DOS template and send the CV. Yes you must complete both. 12. What are the other expenses which will be paid ? Only T&S if we ask the individual to attend meetings elsewhere except Abbeywood where transport is provided. T&S will be in accordance with MoD Civilian Policy Guidelines. Is there anything else you are expecting? 13. If there is any travel involved in this role and will the travel expenses be paid ? I have taken this from the advert does it answer the question?The main base will be - MOD ISS Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, Wilts SN13 9NR. You may be required to visit the following sites; MOD Abbeywood, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8JH RAF Henlow, Beds. SG16 6DN MOD Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8RH T&S will be paid in accordance with MoD Civilian T&S Policy Rates only and must be agreed in advance. Travel to ABW will not incur T&S as we provide transport from MoD Corsham that is expected to be used. 14. What is the lead time for feedback once the application is submitted? We aim to do this as soon as possible but you are possibly looking at one week to 10 days before the sift is complete and interviews are offered due to the current volume of work. 15. From the job description we were able to make out that this role is for a Programme Manager with good experience in Risk Management projects, kindly confirm if this is correct ? We are looking for a Risk Manager. If you have PMs who are great at risk and they fit the essential and nice to have skills then please submit them. 16. Can a candidate with DV clearance be considered for this role ? Absolutely. 17. In the Essential Skills section, you appear to have included twice the requirement for experience of identifying risk at portfolio level, but each has a different weighting (20% against 5%). Please can you confirm what is required and which is the correct weighting. Thanks. Please replace second one with;Experience of running risk identification workshops at senior organisational levels - 5% 18. Do you require 100 word evidence pieces against the cultural fit criteria as well? No just essential and nice to have skills please.