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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.

JAC Job Description – Selection Exercise Manager - HEO

About the JAC 

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is an independent public body, established in April 2006, to select judges in the courts and tribunals, and non-legal tribunal members. The JAC selects judicial candidates through fair and open competition, encouraging a wide range of quality candidates to apply for the posts that it advertises.
The JAC is responsible for designing, planning, and running recruitment campaigns to select judicial office holders up to and including High Court Judges. We have a statutory duty to select solely on merit, while keeping our selection processes open to the widest range of applicants. We launch a new campaign for judicial posts every one to two weeks. These range from high volume campaigns for ‘entry level’ posts, attracting upward of 2,000 applicants, to small campaigns for senior roles, attracting a handful of highly qualified people.
Though located at Clive House, Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ JAC staff are currently working in a hybrid way with some days in the office and some days working remotely. It will be necessary for the successful postholder(s) to work at the JAC location regularly to support business need, including attending selection day activity.
We offer a range of benefits including an attractive annual leave allowance, flexible working, and choice of pension schemes. We actively encourage all staff to undertake learning and development as part of their personal objectives. 
More information about the JAC is on our website: http://judicialappointments.gov.uk

The Role

We are looking to recruit a Selection Exercise Manager (SEM, grade HEO) to join our busy and dynamic operations team and help us deliver our challenging programme of judicial selection activity. 
The SEMs are responsible for planning, running, and managing selection exercises to attract and select suitable candidates for judicial office. This includes a wide range of activities from initial planning and advertising of our judicial opportunities, to working with judicial office holders to develop selection materials, running selection processes (including online tests and interviews), and presenting the outcomes of the recruitment to the JAC’s commissioners so that recommendations for appointments can be made. 
You may already have experience of an operational delivery role within a fast-paced environment or have the appropriate transferrable skills. We’re looking for people who have:
•    A pro-active approach to identifying where value could be added in either project delivery or quality assurance tasks. 
•    Excellent attention to detail
•    Excellent organisational and project management skills with an ability to prioritise to deadline and work to quality standards
•    Good communication skills, both written and oral 
•    An ability to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders 
•    The ability to quickly learn to use unfamiliar software to a good standard, with appropriate training
•    The ability to solve problems and work calmly under pressure
•    A willingness to support tasks outside for your immediate area of responsibility. 

Main responsibilities of the Selection Exercise Manager role include:

•    Plan, run and manage selection exercises to attract and select suitable candidates for judicial office.

•    Accurately collect and report on statistical information throughout the selection exercise process.

•    Liaise with our stakeholders, including acting as the first points of contact for selection panel members, civil servants, and judges.

•    Produce reports on progress and make recommendations at key stages of the exercise to the Commission.

•    Overseeing the arranging of candidate interviews, briefing the selection panel members, observing panels etc.

•    Delegate tasks to Selection Exercise Officers, where necessary. 
The role will be part of the wider operations team working with colleagues across the organisation to plan, develop and deliver selection exercises to recommend candidates for appointment as judges and tribunal members. 

Behaviours

You will need to demonstrate the following behaviours for this role:
•    Delivering at Pace 
•    Managing a Quality Service 
•    Working Together
In addition to these behaviours, your experience will be assessed during the recruitment process. You can read more about the Civil Service behaviours here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

You should also have experience in the following areas, this list is not exhaustive:
•    Experience of delivery in an operational environment.
•    Excellent attention to detail in drafting, and delivery.
•    A good understanding of how to manage and run competing tasks.

Part Time or Job Share option

We would consider a part time or job share application. Please discuss this with David.allsop@judicialappointments.gov.uk before applying.

Application process

You would need to provide: 
•    Your curriculum vitae (CV)
•    A statement of suitability explaining (of not more than 250 words) detailing how you meet the experiences listed above.
•    Written evidence of the following 3 core behaviours for the role (Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together)

Sift

Applications will be sifted based on the CV, statement of suitability and behaviours. If there is a significant volume of applications, we will sift on the CV, statement of suitability and only one behaviour, Delivering at Pace.

Interview 

Interviews are expected to take place remotely, via MS Teams, during week commencing 27 February 2024. 
At interview you will be asked about three behaviours (Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service and Working Together). We will also ask you about your experience. You can read more about the Civil Service success profiles here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

Applicants invited for interview will be expected to undertake an assessment on the day of the interview. This will involve either a situational task where applicants will need to share their views with the panel, or another activity, such as assessing a recording. More details will be provided if you are invited to interview. 

Reserve List

As well as appointing to the vacancy listed above, we may place other candidates on a 12-month reserve list for future vacancies.

Further Information

For further information about the role, please contact, the Head of Operational Delivery, David Allsop, at David.allsop@judicialappointments.gov.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment campaign, or any terms and conditions relating to the role, please contact the JAC recruitment Team at Recruitment@judicialappointments.gov.uk

Person specification

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,174, Ministry of Justice contributes £10,074 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

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.