Total 226 job vacancies by Ministry of Justice

About the Wales Office:

The Wales Office is the face of the UK Government in Wales and the voice of Wales in Westminster. We support the Secretary of State for Wales and the Ministerial team in representing Wales at the heart of Government. We work in partnership with other Government Departments and other stakeholders to deliver a stronger Wales within a strong United Kingdom.

Our departmental values are Commitment, Collaboration and Quality. These shape how we operate in a challenging, demanding, and fast paced environment which requires flexibility, transparency and professionalism.

The Office is based over two sites, with one base in Cardiff and another in London. As an accredited smarter working organisation, we offer considerable flexibility around ‘the way we work.’ We have great technology and an attractive employee benefits package which includes a commitment to investing in the learning & development of our staff.

Description:

We are looking for a motivated and outgoing individual to join the Private Office team in the Wales Office as Diary Manager and Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales.

You will work at the heart of the Private Office and be responsible for effectively managing the Secretary of State’s diary. Liaising closely with the Secretary of State, Private Secretaries, Special Advisers and Officials, you will ensure Ministerial priorities are carefully planned and contribute to their successful delivery.

As a small Department the post holder will have unparalleled access to Ministers and work on issues that cut across Whitehall, Number 10, and the Welsh Government. You will be the face of the Private Office to external stakeholders and ensure appropriate balance between the Secretary of State’s departmental, constituency and parliamentary commitments.

The successful candidate will be assertive and confident with the ability to prioritise a busy workload. You will need to build good personal relationships with ministers and senior officials both in the department, across Whitehall and with Welsh Government. Excellent communication skills and the ability to remain calm and reliable under pressure are also essential.

Occasional travel (mostly to Wales) to support the Secretary of State will be required which may include overnight stays.

Given the nature of the role, it is London based and full time. You will need to be prepared to work some early mornings and evenings as part of a Private Office rota, and as such this role attracts a Private Office allowance of £2,562 in addition to the salary listed above.

Key Responsibilities:

This role is varied, challenging, and stimulating, working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Key responsibilities include:

Overall responsibility for the management of the Secretary of State’s diary, including arranging all internal and external meetings to ensure time is used effectively to achieve their priorities.
Liaison with UK and Welsh Government private offices, the Secretary of State’s constituency team, and external stakeholders to manage conflicting priorities and diary issues, exercising good judgement and flexibility.
Co-ordination and planning of the logistics for ministerial travel and visits.
Oversight of all invitations, seeking steers on which should be accepted, working with policy and communications colleagues to advise on these matters.
Building and maintaining positive relationships with teams at the Wales Office, across Government and externally.
Prepare diary cards and briefings packs for the Secretary of State.
Lead on a policy portfolio within the office as part of their ‘Assistant Private Secretary’ role, attending Ministerial visits and events.
The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the postholder.

Person Specification

Please evidence in your Statement of Suitability, how closely you match the essential criteria:



Essential:

Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment and the ability to prioritise.
Attention to detail and perceptive judgement.
Resilience and adaptability when working under pressure.
Communication with senior stakeholders.
Strong ability to work within a team.


Desirable:

· Welsh Language skills.



Recruitment Process:

This campaign will be undertaken using the Civil Service Success Profile framework. You will need to provide evidence in your application to cover the following behaviours:

· Communicating and Influencing (Lead Behaviour) (Application & Interview)

· Delivering at Pace (Application & Interview)

· Making Effective Decisions (Interview Only)

· Managing a Quality Service (Interview Only)

In the event of a high volume of applicants, we will sift only on the lead behaviour to create a shortlist for interview.

Strengths may also be assessed at interview, but these are not shared in advance.

Candidates are also required to provide a Statement of Suitability (as stated above) which details how they match the essential criteria for the role.

Additional Information

The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right. Staff recruited to work at the Wales Office will be employees of the Ministry of Justice who provide employment services on our behalf.

This role requires CTC level clearance. Applicants for National Security Clearance (CTC) must be resident in the UK for 3 years immediately prior to their application for Security Clearance. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years), you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.

Position Overview:

The Project Officer role specialises in change systems and is instrumental in facilitating the smooth implementation of HMPPS Gateway Management System and HMPPS EQuiP Process Management system and processes within His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The role focusses on process mapping, Power Platform utilization, and change management and is essential in driving organisational improvements and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The Change Systems Project Officers will be expected to work collaboratively with Project Officers from the Area and National Change teams, to ensure that project requests made through GMS are effectively deployed and actioned. Change Systems is a national team with tools deployed to support the whole of HMPPS and therefore there is an expectation that travel across the country may be required including some overnight stays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process Mapping: Facilitate comprehensive process mapping workshops to visualise current workflows and identify opportunities for process optimization. Collaborate with stakeholders to document processes accurately and identify areas for improvement.

• Process Management: Manage and streamline organisational processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Support process improvement plans and implement changes to drive operational excellence.

• Change Management: Support change management initiatives by facilitating communication, training, and stakeholder engagement activities with Area and National Change teams as well as wider stakeholders. Assist in the development and implementation of change management plans to ensure successful adoption of new processes and technologies.

• Power Platform Utilization: Leverage the Microsoft Power Platform to develop and deploy digital solutions that support change management efforts. Utilise Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI to automate workflows, improve data visibility, and enhance decision-making processes.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key stakeholders across the organization to gather requirements, promote change systems, gather feedback and ensure alignment with change objectives. Build strong relationships and effectively communicate updates and milestones to stakeholders at all levels. Facilitate process capture workshops and deliver training and briefings, both remotely and in person.

• Customer Service: Provide exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders, addressing inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring satisfaction with change management services. Act as a point of contact for stakeholders seeking assistance or guidance throughout the change process.

• Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement within the team, identifying opportunities to enhance processes, systems, and service delivery. Proactively seek feedback from stakeholders and implement improvements based on lessons learned.

• Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, policies, and standards throughout the change and process management process. Adhere to established compliance requirements and integrate compliance considerations into change and process management activities.

• Accessibility: Ensure that change and process management systems and content are accessible and user-friendly for all stakeholders, including individuals with disabilities. Identify and address accessibility barriers to ensure equal access to information and services.

• MI Data Reporting: Collect, analyse, and report on Management Information (MI) data related to change management activities, and share this with Area and National Teams. Generate insights and recommendations to support decision-making and measure the impact of change initiatives on organisational performance.

Overview of the job

The system change team will be part of the central DDC team but with a matrix line into the Divisional DD. They will deliver against an agreed national change programme. An initial priority will be ensuring integration between PS and CRC. In Wales these will include integration with Probation / Prisons and therefore solid line into HMPPS Wales.

Summary

The Project Officer role is responsible for assisting the System Change team in helping Deputy Directors to improve the planning and delivery of change programmes, with particular emphasis on continuous improvement and the increased effectiveness of operational processes between the PS and CRCs.

Please note this is a national post and can be based anywhere but there is frequent and regular travel (the successful candidate will be expected to travel to different regions to attend regional pathfinder meetings which are monthly). There will also be a requirement to come to London for meetings.

This is a new post within the PSG CT central team. This role will work closely with the Joint Extremism Unit (JEXU) and the Joint Counter Terrorism Prison and Probation Hub (JCTPPH). JEXU is a HMPPS and Home Office venture that was established in April 2017 to be the strategic centre for all CT work in prison and probation. The unit has oversight of operational delivery against the Prevent and Pursue strands of CONTEST. Delivery is underpinned by a specialist CT case management process (Pathfinder), which is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams. Pathfinder focuses on individuals who have been convicted of TACT or TACT connected offences and, those individuals for whom there are concerns they are engaging/ engaged with a Terrorist group, cause and or ideology. It provides end-to-end management of this group. This is the mechanism through which an offender’s risk and rehabilitative pathways are assessed and monitored in relation to the concerns of engagement with an extremist group, cause and or ideology.

The HMPPS teams work proactively at a local, regional and national level, across custody and community, with operational partners, including Police and security services, to case manage individuals, share information and intelligence and assist with active investigations. The regional teams include operational and probation colleagues. Currently Psychology do not attend the regional pathfinder meetings each month. However, after the intelligence breach (Nov 23), there has been an increasing need for appropriately cleared psychologists to provide case consultation regarding risk identification, risk reduction and risk management at the regional pathfinder meetings. This post will establish a ‘sterile corridor’ approach between ERG authors and sensitive intelligence that will ensure ERG authors have the right information at the right time to inform their assessment without compromise to the integrity of the intelligence.

Overview of the job

This is a functional management job within an establishment.

Summary

The job holder will be responsible for managing a number of work area(s) within the Psychology of the establishment. These include all aspects of the Psychology and should include the management of registered and trainee psychologists. As a member of the senior management team, they will contribute and implement their objectives as defined in the Establishment’s Business Plan.

The Head of Psychology must be a registered psychologist and where there is a requirement of the post, a chartered psychologist.

This is a non-operational job with line management responsibility.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

Accountable for managing and providing professional leadership of psychologists.
Accountable for ensuring the psychology service exhibits key competencies, provides performance reports to key stakeholders and complies with HMPPS and professional standards
Accountable for the delivery and quality of those aspects of treatment programmes that must be overseen by a registered psychologist (typically these courses are the more complex interventions and would include, for example, Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP) but may not include the Thinking Skills Programme (TSP) or Controlling Anger and Learning to Manage it (CALM) programmes
Accountable for providing the short term evaluation of effectiveness of relevant psychological intervention within the establishment
Accountable for contributing towards the choice of the appropriate balance of programmes/interventions through conducting Needs Analysis
Accountable for leading on key areas of offender risk assessment
Accountable for supervising and overseeing research work
Accountable for initiating research within the establishment or co-ordinating the establishment’s contribution to national research projects
Accountable for promoting the work of the Prison Service, through preparing and disseminating research findings detailing clinical practice and outcomes
Accountable for providing consultancy support for a range of regime issues e.g. Safer Custody/Resettlement/Treatment Programmes
Accountable for the admissions, applications and referral process for prisoners applying to the relevant settings
Accountable for ensuring that psychologists have a clearly defined remit in leading on identified tasks
Manages and provides professional leadership for supervising trainee psychologists’ organisational outputs (e.g. risk reports)
Accountable for supervising pre-registered psychologists as they move toward registered and/or chartered status
Accountable for supervising trainees towards qualified status (e.g. as a coordinating supervisor), where appropriate

Overview of the job
Job holders will provide faith/belief and pastoral care to prisoners and staff of their own faith/belief tradition and have an understanding/knowledge of other faith/beliefs as part of a multi- faith/belief chaplaincy team. Job holders will also be required to meet the pastoral needs of people of other faiths/beliefs and none.

Summary

The job holder will work with colleagues to ensure the delivery of PSI 05/2016 Faith and Pastoral Care for Prisoners or its successor policy framework and also the broader work of chaplaincy in delivering faith and non-faith-based courses. Will contribute to the process by which the Governor and Chaplain General/Head of Faith Services are assured that these policies are being delivered.

The job holder will engage with and build contacts with their own faith/belief community towards aiding the resettlement of offenders.

Takes responsibility for one’s own spiritual health and development, allowing time for private prayer/reflection, study and retreat.

This is a non-rotational, non-operational job with no line management or supervisory responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• provide guidance on their faith/belief system in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested, liaising with their Faith and Belief Adviser (FBA) or other FBA as appropriate;
• plan and lead worship/meditation, prayer and faith/belief specific meetings. Be part of the provision of available and accessible chaplaincy care at all times;
• facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship/meditation, study and religious programmes. Work collaboratively with other Chaplains, the Managing Chaplain, volunteers and external groups on the maintenance and provision of facilities for worship/meditation and prayer;
• contribute towards the development of local policy, procedures and practice;
• provide pastoral care to prisoners and help to provide support and bring resolution to crisis situations where required. Provide mentoring and personal support for other chaplains and volunteers including following incidents;
• nurture Chaplaincy volunteers in their contribution;
• work with the Official Prison Visitor (OPV) Liaison Officer in promoting the scheme within the prison ensuring all prisoners are aware of it and to assist where required OPV volunteers;
• ensure their prison community is aware of relevant faith/belief events and coordinate establishment support for these. Acquire and distribute appropriate faith/belief literature, artefacts and materials;
• contribute to training programmes and materials for staff and volunteers. Be part of the organisation and delivery of Faith Awareness Training for staff;
• represent the chaplaincy team at establishment meetings, committees etc in the absence of the Managing Chaplain;
• actively support the Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) process;
• attend relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute either as chair or team member;
• with the agreement of the Managing Chaplain and establishment senior management team and as required, take on additional roles; e.g. Family Liaison Officer, Family Services single point of contact, volunteer coordinator etc;
• be proactive in forging links with their local faith/belief communities and other agencies, as relevant and consider ways in which these communities/agencies may become involved in supporting prisoners on release;
• participate in developing ways for improving and achieving targets as required, undertake and ensure that all relevant administration, data collection and analysis including relevant targets are collated; and
• assist in Probation Approved Premises (APs), with offenders on release into the community, those serving community sentences or other HMPPS funded community initiatives by agreement.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme
and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

As an Operational Support Grade, you will look after the day-to-day running of a busy prison, working in a close-knit team to carry out a range of support services – everything from patrol and gate duties, to managing deliveries, supervising visitors, and monitoring phone calls and CCTV. You will work shifts and nights to keep things running.

In addition to your base pay, you will receive:

annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after 10 years’ service (calculated on a pro-rata basis)
9 days bank, public and privilege holidays
access to a paid Level 2 apprenticeship in customer service
access to the generous Civil Service pension scheme
season ticket loans, retail discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme and a Cycle to Work scheme

£27,840
The salary figures quoted are for a 37 hour working week inclusive of 20% unsocial hours working allowance which is included in the salary to reflect the requirement to work nights, evening and weekend shifts

Hours
You will work an average of 37 hours per week and this will include working night shifts, evenings, weekends and Bank/Public holidays (these days are added to your holiday allowance) on a rolling shift pattern. The frequency of night shifts will vary for each Establishment and can be discussed at interview. For an example of the shift times that you could be working please visit our website

Responsibilities, activities and duties are likely to include:

gate/portal duties: ensure the secure entry and exit of staff, visitors, vehicles; carry out searches of staff, prisoners, visitors, contractors and vehicles; issue and collect staff keys/radios
control room: operate the establishment radio system and monitor CCTV ensuring all suspicious activities are reported
visits: book visits; identify and process visitors on their arrival, escort them if required
censors/correspondence: monitor/log mail and report any illicit or contraband items, maintaining the preservation of evidence
night duties: ensure cell doors are locked/secure and all prisoners are safely accounted for
reception: assist in supporting appropriate tasks in reception; photograph prisoners; collate documentation for the property process; search/x-ray incoming prisoner property and parcels; receive items for prisoners and check all seals are intact on property storage
prisoner supervision: supervise prisoners as required; undertake prisoner clothing/property exchange and assist officers with free flow movement
food delivery: food trolley delivery and collection, which may involve the use of an electric tug vehicle
driving duties: transport prisoners and their escort to their destination in the cellular vehicle; collect mail from local sorting office
phone calls: monitor the Personal Identification Number (PIN) system, maintaining the log of PIN Phone requests from prisoners; complete all relevant paperwork keeping an audit trail of conversations; check that legal numbers are registered solicitors
procedures and protocol: understand and conform to national and local policies, responding appropriately to invoke emergency procedures and the actions required in relation to incidents


At the interview we will assess you against the following Success Profile behaviours -

Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
For more information please visit our website

The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of behaviours and experience
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are taking measures to ensure both candidate and staff safety, as a result, some prisons will be conducting live video interviews. All details will be sent to you before your interview

The interview is the ideal opportunity to tell us more about yourself, your work history or personal experiences, so we can get to know you better and assess how you will be suited to prison work.

The job holder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.

For more information please visit our website: www.prisonsupportroles.co.uk

Job offers: ‘merit’ vacancy

This is a ‘merit’ job vacancy. If you are successful at the interview you will be added to a merit list based on your score.

When all applicants have completed the assessment, the prison will make job offers to those with the highest scores first when positions become available.

You can stay on the merit list for 12 months. After this, you’ll need to apply again.

The jobholder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.

Allowance Details

In addition you will receive 20% unsocial working allowance. This has been included in the salary figures quoted.

About the Department

MOJ is one of the largest government departments, employing around 70,000 people (including those in the Probation Service), with a budget of approximately £9 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including at 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.

What we do

We work to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent, and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. We are also responsible for the following parts of the justice system:

courts
prisons
probation services
attendance centres
We also work in partnership with other government departments and agencies to reform the criminal justice system, to serve the public and support the victims of crime. We are also responsible for making new laws, strengthening democracy, and safeguarding human rights.

Priorities

A prison and probation service that reforms offenders
A modern courts and justice system
A Global Britain that promotes the rule of law
A transformed department that is simpler, smarter and more unified
Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

This is an exciting opportunity to join the National Bail Information Service (BIS) as a Bail Information Officer

Overview of the job

The National HMPPS Bail Information Service (BIS) is part of the Prisons Operations Directorate. The work of a Bail Information Officer (BIO) is varied, diverse, time critical and demand led. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with defendants and stakeholders supporting BIS processes and information gathering in prisons and produce factual and objective reports in preparation for court hearings (Magistrate and Crown Courts) where release on bail is being considered.

The job holder will work in a prison establishment within a designated BIS region and duties will be identified locally or centrally allocated. Reports will be prepared and written in advance of hearings.

The job holder will undergo additional specialised training to deliver the role.

This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities. Reporting to a designated manager within a BIS Regional Hub.

The job holder will have regular interaction, both in person and virtually, with defendants.

Summary

Contribute towards the provision of the National HMPPS Bail Information Service by providing a Bail Information Report to Magistrate and Crown Courts across England and Wales at hearings where release on bail is being considered.

Gather all required and available information and prepare factual and objective reports to be delivered to the judiciary in written format prior to hearings taking place.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Responsible for preparing written, BIRs concerning defendants appearing at second and subsequent bail hearings in Magistrate and Crown Courts following an initial period of remand into prison custody.
• Interview defendants held in prison establishments, either in person or via Video Link, to gather information relevant to bail applications. Verifying information provided wherever possible.
• Ensure proposed accommodation availability checks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Extract and interpret information relating to defendants from available systems and databases. Including where
available NDelius, the Digital Prison System (DPS) and the Offender Assessment System (OASys). Identify previous offending behaviour and instances of non- compliance as well as previous engagement with Probation supervision. Liaising with Community Offender Managers where applicable.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders involved with BIS. Obtaining information relevant to the defendant and their application for release on bail. This will include, but is not limited to, solicitors, Probation Service, mental health teams, substance misuse services, and court staff.
• Ensure referrals to community organisations for defendants are completed to assist in addressing any identified support needs and to access ongoing support if released on bail.
• Analyse and accurately interpret complex Police records to identify any public protection or safeguarding concerns and submit necessary referrals/requests for information to Probation, Local Authorities, Police Forces and any other appropriate agencies.
• Liaise with Local Authorities, and where identified, share Safeguarding concerns and relevant information.
• Provide ongoing support and through-care to defendants remanded into custody in preparation for subsequent hearings at which release on bail is to be considered.

About the Department

MOJ is one of the largest government departments, employing around 70,000 people (including those in the Probation Service), with a budget of approximately £9 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including at 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.

What we do

We work to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent, and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. We are also responsible for the following parts of the justice system:

courts
prisons
probation services
attendance centres
We also work in partnership with other government departments and agencies to reform the criminal justice system, to serve the public and support the victims of crime. We are also responsible for making new laws, strengthening democracy, and safeguarding human rights.

Priorities

A prison and probation service that reforms offenders
A modern courts and justice system
A Global Britain that promotes the rule of law
A transformed department that is simpler, smarter and more unified
Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

This is an exciting opportunity to join the National Bail Information Service (BIS) as a Bail Information Officer

Overview of the job

The National HMPPS Bail Information Service (BIS) is part of the Prisons Operations Directorate. The work of a Bail Information Officer (BIO) is varied, diverse, time critical and demand led. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with defendants and stakeholders supporting BIS processes and information gathering in prisons and produce factual and objective reports in preparation for court hearings (Magistrate and Crown Courts) where release on bail is being considered.

The job holder will work in a prison establishment within a designated BIS region and duties will be identified locally or centrally allocated. Reports will be prepared and written in advance of hearings.

The job holder will undergo additional specialised training to deliver the role.

This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities. Reporting to a designated manager within a BIS Regional Hub.

The job holder will have regular interaction, both in person and virtually, with defendants.

Summary

Contribute towards the provision of the National HMPPS Bail Information Service by providing a Bail Information Report to Magistrate and Crown Courts across England and Wales at hearings where release on bail is being considered.

Gather all required and available information and prepare factual and objective reports to be delivered to the judiciary in written format prior to hearings taking place.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Responsible for preparing written, BIRs concerning defendants appearing at second and subsequent bail hearings in Magistrate and Crown Courts following an initial period of remand into prison custody.
• Interview defendants held in prison establishments, either in person or via Video Link, to gather information relevant to bail applications. Verifying information provided wherever possible.
• Ensure proposed accommodation availability checks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Extract and interpret information relating to defendants from available systems and databases. Including where
available NDelius, the Digital Prison System (DPS) and the Offender Assessment System (OASys). Identify previous offending behaviour and instances of non- compliance as well as previous engagement with Probation supervision. Liaising with Community Offender Managers where applicable.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders involved with BIS. Obtaining information relevant to the defendant and their application for release on bail. This will include, but is not limited to, solicitors, Probation Service, mental health teams, substance misuse services, and court staff.
• Ensure referrals to community organisations for defendants are completed to assist in addressing any identified support needs and to access ongoing support if released on bail.
• Analyse and accurately interpret complex Police records to identify any public protection or safeguarding concerns and submit necessary referrals/requests for information to Probation, Local Authorities, Police Forces and any other appropriate agencies.
• Liaise with Local Authorities, and where identified, share Safeguarding concerns and relevant information.
• Provide ongoing support and through-care to defendants remanded into custody in preparation for subsequent hearings at which release on bail is to be considered.

Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.
Our Team Leaders play a critical role in helping deliver justice, this role will enable you to demonstrate and develop your leadership skills. You are responsible for making sure your team deliver excellent administrative support and customer service to service users, judiciary and management.

About us

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

Your role

Leading your team, you’ll focus on the team’s area of work, making sure that work is prioritised and organised and your team fully skilled to meet objectives. As an effective Team Leader, you recognise the importance of the team’s overall wellbeing and can motivate your team to succeed.

You will contribute to the delivery of operational, performance and service standard targets and provide statistical data for the management team and judiciary. Your keen eye for detail and desire for continuous improvement is key to your success. Monitoring and analysing performance areas and trends, conducting ongoing reviews of procedures and work practices is essential, as is your ability to successfully recommend improvements, navigate change and manage the implementation of new initiatives and legislation.

This is a challenging and rewarding role, key to the smooth running of operational functions throughout HMCTS. We’re committed to helping you develop your leadership skills, through our HMCTS leadership offer. This provides a wide range of activities from development programmes to accessible bite-size guides to help build your ability and confidence to lead, guide and inspire others

Your skills and experience

• Ability to motivate and support your team to deliver excellent customer service and achieve effective performance.
• Experience of working in an administrative role in a customer-focussed environment
• IT proficient with the ability to learn and adapt to different technologies and software packages.
• Excellent communication, organisational and prioritisation skills

For a full outline of tasks please see the Job Description attached.

Further details:

New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.

These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be office based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

About the Department

MOJ is one of the largest government departments, employing around 70,000 people (including those in the Probation Service), with a budget of approximately £9 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including at 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.

What we do

We work to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent, and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. We are also responsible for the following parts of the justice system:

• courts
• prisons
• probation services
• attendance centres

We also work in partnership with other government departments and agencies to reform the criminal justice system, to serve the public and support the victims of crime. We are also responsible for making new laws, strengthening democracy, and safeguarding human rights.

Priorities

• A prison and probation service that reforms offenders
• A modern courts and justice system
• A Global Britain that promotes the rule of law
• A transformed department that is simpler, smarter and more unified

Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

This is an exciting opportunity to join the National Bail Information Service (BIS) as a Bail Information Officer

Overview of the job

The National HMPPS Bail Information Service (BIS) is part of the Prisons Operations Directorate. The work of a Bail Information Officer (BIO) is varied, diverse, time critical and demand led. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with defendants and stakeholders supporting BIS processes and information gathering in prisons and produce factual and objective reports in preparation for court hearings (Magistrate and Crown Courts) where release on bail is being considered.

The job holder will work in a prison establishment within a designated BIS region and duties will be identified locally or centrally allocated. Reports will be prepared and written in advance of hearings.

The job holder will undergo additional specialised training to deliver the role.
This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities. Reporting to a designated manager within a BIS Regional Hub.

The job holder will have regular interaction, both in person and virtually, with defendants.

Summary

Contribute towards the provision of the National HMPPS Bail Information Service by providing a Bail Information Report to Magistrate and Crown Courts across England and Wales at hearings where release on bail is being considered.
Gather all required and available information and prepare factual and objective reports to be delivered to the judiciary in written format prior to hearings taking place.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Responsible for preparing written, BIRs concerning defendants appearing at second and subsequent bail hearings in Magistrate and Crown Courts following an initial period of remand into prison custody.
• Interview defendants held in prison establishments, either in person or via Video Link, to gather information relevant to bail applications. Verifying information provided wherever possible.
• Ensure proposed accommodation availability checks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Extract and interpret information relating to defendants from available systems and databases. Including where available NDelius, the Digital Prison System (DPS) and the Offender Assessment System (OASys). Identify previous offending behaviour and instances of non- compliance as well as previous engagement with Probation supervision. Liaising with Community Offender Managers where applicable.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders involved with BIS. Obtaining information relevant to the defendant and their application for release on bail. This will include, but is not limited to, solicitors, Probation Service, mental health teams, substance misuse services, and court staff.
• Ensure referrals to community organisations for defendants are completed to assist in addressing any identified support needs and to access ongoing support if released on bail.
• Analyse and accurately interpret complex Police records to identify any public protection or safeguarding concerns and submit necessary referrals/requests for information to Probation, Local Authorities, Police Forces and any other appropriate agencies.
• Liaise with Local Authorities, and where identified, share Safeguarding concerns and relevant information.
• Provide ongoing support and through-care to defendants remanded into custody in preparation for subsequent hearings at which release on bail is to be considered.
• Where there is an identified need for accommodation support, ensure referrals to Community Accommodation Services (Level 2) are completed and contribute towards referrals to Community Accommodation Services (Level 1) in line with National HMPPS Policy.
• Liaise with Immigration Teams or Home Office to gather information on defendants identified as Foreign Nationals.
• Contribute to the support of defendants identified as potential victims of modern-day slavery through liaison with the National Referral Mechanism Team.
• Ensure all relevant IT systems are updated to fully reflect the end-end process of BIS.
• Responsible for working collaboratively with colleagues across BIS to ensure it meets its aims and objectives. Supporting peers and maintaining effective and productive team relationships.

About the Department

MOJ is one of the largest government departments, employing around 70,000 people (including those in the Probation Service), with a budget of approximately £9 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including at 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.

What we do

We work to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent, and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. We are also responsible for the following parts of the justice system:

• courts
• prisons
• probation services
• attendance centres

We also work in partnership with other government departments and agencies to reform the criminal justice system, to serve the public and support the victims of crime. We are also responsible for making new laws, strengthening democracy, and safeguarding human rights.

Priorities

• A prison and probation service that reforms offenders
• A modern courts and justice system
• A Global Britain that promotes the rule of law
• A transformed department that is simpler, smarter and more unified

Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

This is an exciting opportunity to join the National Bail Information Service (BIS) as a Bail Information Officer

Overview of the job

The National HMPPS Bail Information Service (BIS) is part of the Prisons Operations Directorate. The work of a Bail Information Officer (BIO) is varied, diverse, time critical and demand led. The job holder will undertake a full range of work with defendants and stakeholders supporting BIS processes and information gathering in prisons and produce factual and objective reports in preparation for court hearings (Magistrate and Crown Courts) where release on bail is being considered.

The job holder will work in a prison establishment within a designated BIS region and duties will be identified locally or centrally allocated. Reports will be prepared and written in advance of hearings.

The job holder will undergo additional specialised training to deliver the role.
This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities. Reporting to a designated manager within a BIS Regional Hub.

The job holder will have regular interaction, both in person and virtually, with defendants.

Summary

Contribute towards the provision of the National HMPPS Bail Information Service by providing a Bail Information Report to Magistrate and Crown Courts across England and Wales at hearings where release on bail is being considered.
Gather all required and available information and prepare factual and objective reports to be delivered to the judiciary in written format prior to hearings taking place.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Responsible for preparing written, BIRs concerning defendants appearing at second and subsequent bail hearings in Magistrate and Crown Courts following an initial period of remand into prison custody.
• Interview defendants held in prison establishments, either in person or via Video Link, to gather information relevant to bail applications. Verifying information provided wherever possible.
• Ensure proposed accommodation availability checks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Extract and interpret information relating to defendants from available systems and databases. Including where available NDelius, the Digital Prison System (DPS) and the Offender Assessment System (OASys). Identify previous offending behaviour and instances of non- compliance as well as previous engagement with Probation supervision. Liaising with Community Offender Managers where applicable.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders involved with BIS. Obtaining information relevant to the defendant and their application for release on bail. This will include, but is not limited to, solicitors, Probation Service, mental health teams, substance misuse services, and court staff.
• Ensure referrals to community organisations for defendants are completed to assist in addressing any identified support needs and to access ongoing support if released on bail.
• Analyse and accurately interpret complex Police records to identify any public protection or safeguarding concerns and submit necessary referrals/requests for information to Probation, Local Authorities, Police Forces and any other appropriate agencies.
• Liaise with Local Authorities, and where identified, share Safeguarding concerns and relevant information.
• Provide ongoing support and through-care to defendants remanded into custody in preparation for subsequent hearings at which release on bail is to be considered.
• Where there is an identified need for accommodation support, ensure referrals to Community Accommodation Services (Level 2) are completed and contribute towards referrals to Community Accommodation Services (Level 1) in line with National HMPPS Policy.
• Liaise with Immigration Teams or Home Office to gather information on defendants identified as Foreign Nationals.
• Contribute to the support of defendants identified as potential victims of modern-day slavery through liaison with the National Referral Mechanism Team.
• Ensure all relevant IT systems are updated to fully reflect the end-end process of BIS.
• Responsible for working collaboratively with colleagues across BIS to ensure it meets its aims and objectives. Supporting peers and maintaining effective and productive team relationships.

Overview of the job

The role of a Flexible Professional, is responsible for initiating, leading and taking forward key focused/owned priorities. These roles involve establishing, managing and implementing a range of work through change programmes and projects.

Flexible Professionals will need to work closely with other functions and colleagues in order to progress activities and deliverables, but will also be responsible for leading and supporting specifically allocated projects and coordinating project resources.

Team members will need to be highly capable, flexible, driven, highly organised and able to see the bigger picture and have a high level of energy and attention to detail. You are likely to be working on a number of different projects at any one time so the ability to multi-task within tight timeframes will be essential.

You will need to have a "roll up your sleeves and get it done" approach to work. An ability to develop collaborative working relationships quickly and work effectively within matrix structures will be a must.

Flexible pool team members will need to engage with a range of stakeholders including colleagues across wider HMPPS and MoJ teams, Civil Service and business stakeholders and will need to consult and negotiate with trade unions as appropriate.

The role will report to a nominated project or functional lead.

Summary

Purpose of the role is to lead the development, planning and implementation of priority initiatives that support the delivery of Strategic Priorities and the HMPPS and directorate Business Plans.
Includes:

• To research, scope, produce and manage detailed project plans.
• To design, implement, manage and monitor reporting processes.
• To identify, manage and seek resolution to risks and issues.
• To lead project delivery, including management and/or production of project deliverables and activities.
• Will be required to be responsible for coordinating people resources within HMPPS and across the wider MoJ teams to achieve project aims.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

Responsible for leading a number of priority specifically focused projects (at any one time) involving a range of functions/activities, structures and key stakeholders. This includes:
• Responsibility for the successful delivery of (to required quality standards, timescales and within agreed resources) priority projects. This requires robust and effective planning and subsequent monitoring of plans as well as effective risk management, and will routinely involve reallocation of resources in supporting priority work.
• Responsible for researching, scoping and producing detailed project plans and an overarching Milestone Plan to support the delivery of HMPPS directorate Strategic Priorities.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management, monitoring and updating of the plans for the HMPPS directorate Executive SMT.
• Able to identify the critical path/s for any projects or work and provide solutions which could affect the achievement of any deliverables on the critical path.
• Responsible for the production of regular highlight reports for project, programme or Directorate Governance and to inform overarching reporting against business plans, to the HMPPS Executive SMT, and the HMPPS Director's bi-laterals with the Chief Executive Officer when required.
• Responsible for anticipating issues and problems, and where necessary intervening (including taking responsibility for directly producing project deliverables) to prevent slippage or failure to meet key milestones.
• Required to understand and find solutions to complex and unclear problems often involving conflicting views and requirements, and which have no pre- defined solution.
• Able to be flexibly deployed on other priority projects or work areas (to contribute to or to trouble-shoot) where capability gaps or significant risks, issues or slippage is predicted or occurs, often at short notice and alongside existing priority deliverables.
• Required to work effectively with a range of other functions and colleagues and other internal and external stakeholders in order to progress activities and deliverables.
• Required to coordinate project resources and other functional experts to ensure plans are delivered to time and within cost and quality requirements.
• Required to consult and negotiate directly with Trade Union representatives at a national level on behalf of priority directorate projects. This involves the ability to build appropriate relationships with union representatives consistent with the HMPPS ER Leads.
• Responsible for representing HMPPS and MoJ at various internal and external directorate and broader change programme forums.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

Job Title & Grade: Customer Service Advisor AO

Contract Type: Permanent
Salary range (depending on location): National - £23,311 to £24,202
Please note that unless you are currently employed by the Civil Service and are earning more than the minimum above, if successful you will be offered the minimum for the grade depending on your location.

Location: Birmingham

Directorate: Case Management
Team: Customer Service Team

Working Pattern:

The post is supported by the MOJ flexible working policy and includes colleagues who work flexibly, remotely (as part of hybrid working), part time or as part of a job share etc.

If you are applying for a part time role, please note that in order to meet business demands we need cover for a minimum of 21 hours and to cover 3 days of the week.
To meet legal requirements, if you are between the ages 16-18 and you are a successful candidate, you will be required to complete an apprenticeship after your initial on the job training.

Reporting to: CST Team Supervisor
Closing date for applications: 22nd November 2024
The Legal Aid Agency
We are an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). We are responsible for operationally administering the legal aid fund to provide criminal and civil legal aid advice to people in England and Wales.

Our people are at the heart of achieving excellence. Employing around 1,200 colleagues across England and Wales, we feel proud to have some of the best People Survey results in the Civil Service.

Our LAA commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain, and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

As a Disability Confident organisation, we will offer a guaranteed interview to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role. Under the Equality Act 2010 a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months.

If you are responding to a role within the Legal Aid Agency and would like to be considered under the guaranteed interview, please indicate this in your application and let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the sift or later selection processes.
The LAA’s goal is to build an organisation that is open and inclusive and truly values and celebrates the diversity of its workforce. One that reflects and understands the needs of the diverse society we serve. This is regardless of social background, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, beliefs, disabilities or long-term illness or caring responsibilities.

Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process, please let us know by adding the information to the applications system or emailing LAARecruitment@justice.gov.uk after you have applied so that we can discuss options with you.

Case Management

The Case Management department is the delivery function of the Legal Aid Agency and our staff ensure that each year 600,000 new clients are able to access the justice they require, and that their providers are fairly remunerated for the delivery of the legal aid. With over 800 staff based across 11 sites we deliver services for those facing both criminal and civil legal problems.

Customer Service Team

This team is based in Birmingham, they are our front-line connection to Solicitors and the public on Criminal Legal Aid. This team is essential in providing service to some of the most vulnerable members of the public either directly or through legal professionals.

Job Summary

To provide exceptional levels of customer service by answering incoming calls, dealing with queries and providing first time resolution. They will be expected to seek to continuously improve customer knowledge and internal processes to reduce failure demand.

Job Title: SPI : Waste Environmental

Group Profile: Specialist Production Instructor

Organisation Level: Delivery

Band: 4

Overview of the job

This is a non-operational instructional job in an establishment.

Summary

The job holder will be responsible for the day-to-day activities within the Waste Management unit.

This is a non-operational job in an establishment with no line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop.
• Collect, process and dispose of waste materials from all areas of the establishment in the most appropriate and effective way, with regard to legislative compliance and environmental issues.
• Liaise with contractors when ordering services, including skip collection.
• Provide general advice and guidance to staff on how to manage waste more effectively and actively promote recycling within the establishment.
• Carry out insect control measures within work area.
• Actively contribute to recycling/waste efficiency meetings and Sustainable Development Committee Meetings.

Undertake other instructor tasks including:

• May participate in the selection process of prisoners for the workshop/area of work.
• Induct prisoners to the workshop/area of work and train them in aspects such as Health and Safety, Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH), machinery and tools usage.
• Provide support for prisoners where required; tailor learning and training requirements to individual needs.
• Set work schedules and manage targets/quality standards, maintaining delivery of contractual arrangements.
• Assess and evaluate skills of prisoners up to national qualification standards.
• Supervise and maintain discipline of prisoners within workshop/area of work, responsible for performance, motivation, discipline, appraisal and development of prisoners.
• Maintain regular communications via radio net in accordance with Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Open and complete Assessment Care in Custody and Teamwork (ACCT) forms, Violence Reduction Incident Reports (VRIR) and Security Information Reports (SIRs) when required and contribute to Incentive Earned Privileges (IEP) reports.
• Will conduct a metal detector scan or rub down search of prisoners attending and leaving their own workshops.
• Provide quality assurance against product specification.
• Log attendance and approve prisoner hours worked and wages including recording piece work where appropriate.
• Carry out fabric and tool checks of workshops and maintain security of areas, logging any tool/equipment faults. Undertake planned maintenance programme on machinery.
• Contribute to prisoner reports including parole and sentence planning.
• Complete regime monitoring information and update prisoner training records.
• Contribute to Health and Safety risk assessments relating to the workshop/ area of work and specialist areas.
• Request materials and estimate usage in order to meet work targets.
• Initiate product development reviews to maintain workshop/area of work output levels, and to provide variety of work and experience for prisoners.
• Participate in self-audit and in achieving Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs).
• Complete administration activities to support the smooth running of the workshop.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.

Group Profile Name: Business Administrator

Organisation Level: Delivery - The jobs at this level will be task focused delivering defined activity or services.

Band: 3

Overview

Job holders within this Group Profile provide administrative support to managers and frontline staff by undertaking transactional work in a particular area.

The job holder is expected to be competent in their area of work, any specific qualifications or training required will be detailed in the relevant job description.

This is a non operational role which may involve contact with prisoners depending on their area of work.

This role has no line management responsibilities.

Characteristics

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

• Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for area of work
• Act as contact point for all communications to the team. Prioritise and distribute communications to the appropriate person or relevant department in establishment
• Complete monitoring returns for area of work
• Input requisitions on to the finance database and process requisitions for defined area of work
• Co-ordinate any awareness sessions for area of work
• Prepare paperwork for checking by manager, conducting initial checks as required
• Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure that they are aware of information so that information is adequately shared
• Maintain and check establishment databases, manual filing systems and logs of information, responding within agreed timescales and producing reports as required
• Collate information relating to relevant Service Delivery Indicators {SDI's)
• Act as secretary to meetings as required including organising agenda, taking, distributing minutes and action points

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile

The job holder once in post will be in matched to a job description; a sample list is shown below. The post is rotational so the job holder could during their career carry out the role of different job descriptions.

• Business Administrator : Activity Hub
• Business Administrator : Business Hub
• Business Administrator : Equality
• Business Administrator : Estates
• Business Administrator : Management Coordinator
• Business Administrator : Offender Management Hub
• Business Administrator : People Hub
• Business Administrator : Programmes
• Business Administrator : Psychology
• Business Administrator : Safe Decent and Secure
• Business Administrator : Safer Custody
• Business Administrator : Security Intelligence Collator
• Business Administrator : Substance Misuse and Drug Strategy
• Business Administrator : Healthcare
• Business Administrator : Observation, Categorisation and Allocation (OCA)
• Business Administrator : Establishment Television Systems
• Business Administrator: Mobilisation, Transition and Transformation Administration Support
• Business Administrator: Regional Admin support Wales
• Business Administrator: Regional Estates Team
• Business Administrator: Safe Decent and Secure Benchmark
• Business Administrator: Equality Benchmark
• Business Administrator: Safer Custody Benchmark
• Business Administrator: Resettlement Worker Benchmark
• Business Administrator: OMU Benchmark
• Business Administrator: Regional Admin Support (North East)
• Business Administrator: Regime Development

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh

Grade 7 Strategy, Priorities and Innovation Directorate

The Strategy, Priorities and Innovation Directorate (SPI) is recruiting permanently for a Grade 7 Lead Policy Advisor for the Priority Projects Team (PPT) and a Grade 7 Strategy Lead for the Strategy Unit (SU).

Location

Successful candidates will have the option to be based at one of the following locations:

102 Petty France, London
5 Wellington Place, Leeds

Occasional travel between Leeds and London may be required.

For SPI to meet its evolving business needs all staff are expected to attend their base location (102 Petty France or 5 Wellington Place Leeds) at least 2 days a week. This hybrid working arrangement is not contractual and as a result staff could be asked to attend their base location more frequently.

Skills and experience for both roles

• Think critically and analytically. This role will require you to understand and assess trade-offs and break down complex problems. You will need to be able to demonstrate evidence of thinking strategically and developing creative solutions, as well as being able to persuade others of the benefits of those solutions. You will have strong problem-solving skills, bringing structure to complex policy issues and able to draw sound conclusions, drawing on a range of evidence and analysis to deliver high-quality, innovative and inclusive advice. This will include working with quantitative and qualitative data to develop a robust evidence base.

• Lead and engage - you will be an open and engaging leader, committed to building an inclusive and high-performing culture within the team, setting strategic direction and supporting your direct reports through coaching. You will have a focus on personal development and wellbeing, playing an active leadership and management role across your team, directorate and the MoJ. You will need to demonstrate evidence of successfully leading others to deliver a technically complex programme of work, autonomously managing a busy workload to deliver competing priorities to deadlines.

• Be sensitive to the wider context. We work at the heart of the Department and closely with the centre of Government. You will need to be able to develop an understanding of how your work fits into the department’s priorities and provide strategic insight, drawing on your understanding of the wider context to ensure communications are clear, effective and relevant.

• Communicate clearly and persuasively. A large part of our role is to make the complex simple for Senior Officials, translating analysis to inform policy advice and persuasively presenting the ‘MoJ view’ to others in Government. As a team lead you should be able to communicate confidently with a range of stakeholders, including presenting at senior governance boards such as the Departmental Executive Committee.

• Build relationships and working collaboratively. As a central team, we rely on our ability to build relationships across the Department, draw on them to get things done and balance interests to build consensus. We also have a part to play in building relationships with officials in other departments and external experts, drawing on these to further MoJ’s interests or bringing in fresh thinking.

• Deliver at pace – you will have strong prioritisation skills and the ability to make effective decisions on how to structure projects to make best use of your resources. You will have the ability to impose structure on complex problems, allocate scarce resources in the context of the department’s strategy and political direction, and set-up and lead teams and bring colleagues together to reach your end goal.