About the job

Job summary

The relationship between the Government and the Judiciary is crucial to the effective operation of our constitution. The Director of Judicial and Legal Services Policy will play a unique and pivotal role in managing this complex and vital interaction. This includes supporting the Lord Chancellor in fulfilling his constitutional responsibilities and working in partnership with the judiciary.

The role requires the Director to build effective personal relationships with the most senior judges, the chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission, and colleagues across MOJ and wider government on judicial matters. Having a strong relationship with the judiciary is critical to enabling the Ministry of Justice to deliver its strategic objectives, given the fundamental importance of the judicial perspective to the core business of the Department. It is therefore a truly exciting, challenging and fulfilling role.

This position can be based at the following locations: 

102 Petty France (MOJ) London, SW1H 9AJ

5 Wellington Place Leeds, LS1 4AP

Job description

For full details about the Role, Key Responsibilities and Person Specification, please download and review the Candidate Information pack

Person specification

Additional Information 1 Please view our candidate information pack for full details about the role, key responsibilities person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, and feel that you meet the criteria, we would welcome your application.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £97,000, Ministry of Justice contributes £29,391 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

For full details of the Selection Process and Recruitment Timeline, please view the Candidate Information pack.

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

Security

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).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.