About the job

Job summary

This position is based nationally

Job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

We welcome applications from people who have public health experience, alongside policy and HMPPS Operational experience.  This post is based in HMPPS Headquarters, in the Health and Wellbeing Group, and is part of the Health and Care Partnerships Team.  The post holder can be based at any site in England and Wales but may be required to travel prison service sites nationwide.   We would be happy to discuss secondments from relevant organisations, if that is preferred.  You will be managing a small public health team, and one of the initial tasks will be to build capability in the 4 people you will manage.  We are looking for people who understand a public health approach to prisons and probation locations, particularly regarding health security and reducing health inequalities.  You will be working closely with our key partners in the UKHSA and OHID as well as NHS colleagues, and will be responsible for advice on strategic, tactical and operational solutions to public health problems.  

This is a permanent post and we will consider candidates on secondment from related organisations or across Government.

Overview of the job    

This is a senior manager post based in HQ, reporting directly to a Deputy Director and will be a member of the Senior Management Team

Summary    

The job holder will have experience of leading and delivering wide ranging policies and procedures to demonstrably improve outcomes for a complex organisation. This is to be delivered by providing strategic leadership to their respective team/s to support, challenge and improve the delivery of measurable improvements in outcomes.

They will lead the team ensuring that the necessary systems, processes, evidence, strategic links and relationships are in place to continually develop and introduce new and revised policies to allow effective and legitimate use of policy.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of high quality democratic services to Parliament and Ministers – delivering accurate, timely and clear briefings.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties    

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

•    Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Policy Team.
•    Accountable for ensuring that existing policies remain current and to identify and address areas of weakness, ambiguity or inconsistency.
•    Assure NOMS compliance with legislation, government policy and best practice in relation to the specific policy area
•    Engage with senior representatives of stakeholders Policy decision makers to identify and develop the future needs of policy
•    Representing NOMS in meetings with outside organisations and stakeholders and Other Government Departments.
•    Develop and manage the commissioning of a research and analysis programme to policy and decision making, including leading meetings with senior research and policy staff from NOMS, MOJ, and other Government Departments to ensure research and analysis outputs inform and improve policy in order to more effectively meet operational requirements
•    Commission legal advice where necessary
•    Accountable for day-to-day advice given by others in unit on lower level issues – ensure that staff understand the importance of accurate and timely advice and that they are not impinging on the operational decision making
•    Accountable for the various programmes of project work (initiatives) within the team
•    Accountable for identifying policy design taking into account the strategic priorities of the organisation and/or Ministerial priorities and/or identified threats.
•    Assuring NOMS compliance with legislation, government policy and best practice in relation to policy

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 £65,633, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £18,311 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.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. 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

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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.