ISS Risk Management - Process Improvement

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Summary of the work Review ISS Portfolio level risk register and propose revised content - including workshops with relevant stakeholders. Review of any relevant analysis required for future risk identification. Review and define Portfolio escalation criteria/governance within overall governance model. Review of current reporting - improvement recommendations. PMO Risk KPIs defined. Risk Improvement activities. Specialist role Programme manager Expected Contract Length Until 31/03/2017 Latest start date 06/02/2017 Maximum Day Rate Up to £800 maximum per day Who Speclialist Work With ISS RAIDO Mgr ISS Portfolio Mgr ISS Hd PMO Relevant ISS Stakeholders including 2 & 1* community External Risk Management specialists What Specialists Work On Disaggregate ISS RM Strategies at 2* to individual 1* RM plans. From scratch or review/amend existing. Review existing ISS escalation processes/criteria at this level within overall Governance model for inclusion in 1* Risk Management Plans etc. Review current reporting and improvement recommendations. Risk KPIs at 1* level Risk Improvement activities Skills & Experience • Extensive background as a Risk Manager/Risk Specialist operating especially at Portfolio Level - 20% • Experience of Governance definition and assistance in delivery - 15% • Proven ability to contribute within a team comprising disparate members - 10% • Experience of analysing risk requirement at Portfolio level and recommending solutions/improvements - 15% • Experience of identifying risks at Portfolio level - 15% • Experience of running risk identification workshops at senior organisational levels - 10% Nice to Haves • Experience of running risk identification workshops at senior organisational levels - 5% • Experience of working in MOD/Defence Organisations - 5% • Experience of working in a multi-tiered organisation with Projects, Programmes and Portfolio - 5% Work Location Building 405, Corsham, Wiltshire and Abbeywood, Stoke Gifford, Bristol Working Arrangments 5 days a week between 0830 - 1730. Fridays will be a no earlier than 3pm finish., this allows for face-to-face meetings, workshops (if req'd), query resolutions etc. No home/remote working and no personal or company laptops permitted. Security Clearance The candidate must hold Current/Valid SC Clearance. **IMPORTANT** Candidates clearance details shown below must be submitted PRIOR to the deadline of this requirement in order to be considered. Valid from & Expiry Date and SC Clearance Reference details are required. Additional T&Cs **IMPORTANT NOTE**: All CVs and SC Clearance details MUST be received by the MoD Commercial officer (Natalie.Maddox-Hussain238@mod.gov.uk) by 11:59 on the on the closing date of this procurement. Responses after this time will not be considered. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers - 10% • Transparent and collaborative when making decisions - 15% • Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes - 15% • Ability to transfer knowledge - 20% • Ability to add value - 30% • Availability to start work on 06/02/2017 - 10% Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 10% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Who should submit evidence? Evidence should only provided by bidders that can confirm yes to all Technical and Nice to have experience. Any responses unanswered or has not confirmed yes will NOT be considered. There is no variation in this request the DoS system will also reject submission and the Authority will not have site of response 2. Where and when do I submit my evidence? IMPORTANT NOTE: All responses MUST be received by the MoD Commercial Officer [Natalie.Maddox-Hussain238@mod.gov.uk] by 11:59 on the on the closing date of this procurement. Responses after this time will not be considered. 3. What format must Evidence be in? Evidence must be in CV format. All CV’s MUST be provided in Portable Document Format (.pdf). The CV file must be in the following format: ‘YYMMDD_PROC**_SUPPLIER NAME_Candidate Name_CV_RoleTitle. Responses in any other format will NOT be evaluated. 4. How many candidate CV can bidders submit for each role? Please send one cv only for this role and list the name of the candidate on the front email. 5. What is the maximum number of pages of CV and Font Size? The maximum number of pages per CV is 4 sides of A4 in Arial, font size 12. Any CV which is longer than the specified limits will be truncated and only the [4] four sides of A4 will be evaluated. 6. Can bidders include Links within CV or embed or attached files to email submission? No. 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). 7. Will all responses automatically be evaluated? NO. THE AUTHORITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY RESPONSE WHICH IS HAS NOT FOLLOWED THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS OR IS OUTSIDE THE BUDGET ENVELOPE. 8. Do candidates have to hold current SC Clearance? YES. When submitting your candidates CV you are also required to submit the following information; SC Valid From Date SC Expiry Date SC Reference 9. What is the procurement timescales for this requirement? The timescales are as follows; Deadline for applications 2359 hrs on 19th January Deadline for CVs and SC Details 2359 hrs on 19th January Interviews will be held Thursday 26th January in Corsham, Wiltshire If you have not been notified that your candidate has been successful in securing an interview by 1700 hrs Monday 23rd January presume this means your submission will not be taken forward. 10. Could you confirm the end date for the contract is 31/03/2017 and will there be scope for an extension? At the moment the contract is until 31/03/17, we can not at this time commit to a contract extension as funds have not be secured yet. 11. What is the risk environment for this role? Is it; people, financial, information etc.? It is Risk as a whole, we don't manage risks consistently across ISS so it will incorporate all of the above elements. 12. Could you confirm what the PROC** part of the CV filename refers to in Q&A 3? (symbols such as * cannot be in the file name) PROC*** relates to the DOS Number e.g. PROC1234