Delivering at Pace at EO level needs clear evidence, not a list of qualities. This guide explains the criteria, shows how to build a focused statement and gives you complete examples to study before writing your own.
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What is Delivering at Pace?
Delivering at Pace is about taking responsibility for timely, high-quality results while organising people, workload and resources realistically. EO evidence needs to show how you identified barriers, set clear responsibilities, used the right controls and supported colleagues through pressure.
What are the criteria at EO level?
The EO scoring guide has the following criteria. Your statement does not need to repeat this wording. It needs to make each point visible through the actions you took.
- regularly review the success of activities in the team to identify barriers to progress or challenging objectives
- identify who and what is required to ensure success, set clear goals and areas of responsibility and continually assess workloads considering individual needs
- follow relevant policies, procedures and legislation to complete your work
- ensure colleagues have the correct tools and resources available to them to do their jobs
- have a positive and focused attitude to achieving outcomes, despite any setbacks
- regularly check performance against objectives, making suggestions for improvement or taking corrective action where necessary
- ensure that colleagues are supported where tasks are challenging
How to structure your statement
Keep the background short so the assessor has enough room to see your judgement and actions. A 250-word statement normally needs most of its words in the action section.
| Part | What to show |
|---|---|
| Situation | The service, task or challenge and why it mattered. |
| Task | Your own responsibility, authority and the required outcome. |
| Action | The decisions, checks, communication and practical steps linked to the criteria. |
| Result | A clear outcome, measure, learning or sustained improvement. |
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