Quality Assurance Operative
Job Title: Quality Assurance Operative
Salary: The starting salary is £37,289, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.
The salary is broken down as £34,448 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £36,864 Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Sidcup
Job Summary
The Met’s Frontline Policing Delivery Unit (FLPDU) LVL2 Assurance and Audit function is responsible for providing FLP leaders with expert insight on assurance matters, supporting them to lead the organisation and make informed decisions.
Within FLPDU, you will work within a small, high performing, Assurance / Audit team where you will work to provide insight on some of the Met’s most important challenges, and to support the organisation make progress against them.
We work closely with Strategy and Governance - Strategic Risk team, to ensure actions are aligned to the corporate direction, allowing us to see the bigger picture and how events may impact frontline delivery.
As an Assurance Operative, your role is to ensure that the Met is prepared for HMICFRS inspections, and to conduct the audit and inspection programme delivery within FLP.
You will work with stakeholders including local assurance providers, COG (Chief Officers Group) and S&G – Strategic Risk to facilitate audits and inspections, inform internal scrutiny, develop the evidence base and help strengthen best practice across FLP.
Key responsibilities
- Working as part of a multi-disciplined team across all areas of FLP, you will:
- Conduct the audit and inspection activities ensuring they are executed to a high standard, support the planning process of activities, site visits and interviews and, support the effective preparation and production of inspection and self-assessment documentation.
- Provide strategic assessments on inspection and audit reports, evaluate information to inform strategic decision-making and to identify areas of risks or poor performance.
- Collect and critically analyse data to understand both existing and emerging risks and provide recommendations around effectively controlling these
- Conduct audits of FLP functions to assure the correct controls are in place and are working effectively, producing reports that identify both best practise and areas of improvement
Provide support to FLP teams to raise assurance maturity and implement new ways of working.
How to apply
Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 27th December 2024.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence from December.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence from January.