Job Description

Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Efficiency & Savings Consultant! to work within the Staffordshire Police Force

Are you passionate about driving efficiency and savings in a dynamic consultancy environment? Do you have a knack for identifying cash-able savings and productivity improvements? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to make a significant impact!

Location: Stafford
Contract Type: Temporary
Daily Rate: 650.00
Working Pattern: Full Time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Hybrid

Scope of Work:
Our client seeks a skilled Efficiency & Savings Consultant to spearhead a targeted consultancy engagement aimed at identifying cash-able efficiency savings and productivity-led cost avoidance opportunities across various commands and business areas. Your work will contribute to achieving:

9 million in savings deliverable in the next financial year
20 million in savings over the following four years

Key Responsibilities:

Financial & Operating Baseline Review:
- Analyse the force-wide financial position and cost base
- Identify key cost drivers and establish an agreed operating baseline

Cash-able Efficiency Identification:
- Discover opportunities for savings across all business areas, with a focus on non-officer workforce, processes, and ICT
- Ensure front-line policing capability remains protected

Productivity & Cost Avoidance:
- Identify areas for productivity improvements that will reduce future costs and demands
- Assess required capital investments for delivering efficiency savings

Best Practice & Bench-marking:
- Align productivity gains with operational priorities
- Gather insights and evidence from comparable forces to enhance efficiency

Integration with Existing Programmes:
- Collaborate with ongoing initiatives to avoid duplication and identify interdependencies

Savings Quantification & Phasing:
- Develop a fully costed and phased savings plan with clear timelines

Leadership Decision Support:
- Prepare concise, decision-focused materials and present findings to senior leaders

Key Deliverables:

1. Comprehensive force-wide cost and operating baseline
2. Prioritised shortlist of savings opportunities
3. Quantified savings plan for Year 1 and beyond
4. Visual road-map for a multi-year savings and productivity programme

Who You Are:
We are looking for individuals who are:

• Experienced in financial analysis and benchmarking
• Adept at stakeholder engagement and presentation skills
• Proactive in identifying cost drivers and efficiency savings

If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge and contribute to meaningful savings while protecting vital services, we want to hear from you!

Apply Now!
Join our client's mission to enhance efficiency and drive impactful savings. Let's work together to make a difference!

This is an opportunity not to be missed-your expertise could help shape the future of public service efficiency. Are you ready to be part of something extraordinary?

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