About the job

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

The Joint Extremism Unit (JEXU) is jointly run by HMPPS and Homeland Security Group (HSG), Home Office and is the strategic centre for all counter-terrorism work with offenders in England and Wales. The post is a non-operational HQ role, based nationally and sits in HMPPS’ Directorate of Security.

JEXU provides vital coordination and leadership in this complex system as well as having responsibility for a high-performing network of operational counter-terrorism specialist staff and capabilities with a local to national scale. This post sits in an expanding capability which is growing in influence within HMPPS, HSG, Ministry of Justice and multi-agency partners. Terrorism is a significant national security threat and can have significant, detrimental impact on the UK and to HMPPS.

This post sits in the JEXU Learning and Development team, who help strengthen our capability to tackle terrorism and the terrorist threat in prisons and probation, by developing and managing the specialist counter-terrorism learning and development offer for all HMPPS staff.

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Overview of the job    

The job holder will be required to provide administrative support and assistance to staff members within their Directorate. Providing a professional and efficient service.

Summary    

The jobholder will be responsible for carrying out administrative processes, maintaining systems and will act as first point of contact for all HMPPS, MOJ and wider criminal justice stakeholder enquiries arriving into their team, via functional mailboxes, telephone or mail
They will have no direct line management responsibilities but will have regular contact, in an administrative capacity, with internal and external stakeholders including at a Senior level. They will be relied upon to act at all times with professionalism and discretion and in a way that reinforces and enhances the positive reputation of HMPPS.

The post holder also undertakes a variety of specific activities and duties, for which they are held personally accountable, commensurate with their grade.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties    

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

•    To provide secretariat support to meetings, including all preparation of work, taking minutes/notes.
•    Assist with the management of local activities for example business continuity, use of government procurement card, sickness absence management. Assist with the collation of data and other management information requirements.
•    Co-ordinate/draft  responses  to  information  requests  under  Freedom    of
Information and Data Protection Acts and / or Parliamentary Questions.
•    Support and advise staff and management with queries and current personnel policies and procedures.
•    Provision of general administrative duties including face to face, email enquiries, booking meetings, diary management etc.
•    To maintain administration databases to record and monitor information & produce monthly reports on these. Ensure that data entered into local and national systems is accurate and in accordance with agreed timescales
•    To contribute to the review and development of systems, including procedures regarding the review of all specialist support systems and processes to identify and implement efficiency improvement measures, as required
•    Assist the Budget holder with financial planning and maintenance of financial records
•    Provide management with management information relating to the relevant area
•    Act as first point of contact for relevant external stakeholders
•    Monitor the functional mailboxes, action any issues and where needed log the request in the relevant folder/spreadsheet.
•    Provision of general administrative support which will include; dealing with face to face and e-mail enquiries, booking meetings, booking laptops, projectors, flipcharts, teleconference facilities.
 
    
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.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,471, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,257 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.