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.

A webinar will be held on  22/01/2024 at 10am to provide further information and answer queries about the role. Please come along and ask your questions. Register by clicking on the following link:  

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/27e248d4-666a-4d90-ba1b-be0e58fddd30@c6874728-71e6-41fe-a9e1-2e8c36776ad8

Position MoJ Property Directorate Property Transformation Project Change & Capability Manager

Location National

Band SEO

Contract Type Permanent

Overview

The MoJ Property Directorate is a customer focused organisation that exists to enable our customers to perform to their very best.  We do this by providing high quality, easy to use services, and working environments that our customers want to work in, which support them to deliver their individual outputs efficiently.  Our job is to manage one of the most diverse and complex estates in Government – hosted by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).  Our remit brings together a property portfolio including Prisons, Probation, and MoJ HQ and Arm’s Length Bodies.  We also provide property services on behalf of the Home Office.

MoJ Property provides specialist services including facilities management, health and safety, fire safety and security, technical design expertise, and sustainability.  We also have business management teams who support the entire Directorate and each of our partners is supported by account management teams.  We are responsible for a great deal - our portfolio consists of properties valued at £8.5bn for the MoJ alone.  We are part of the Government Property Profession (GPP) and through active membership and engagement we will work with the Office of Government Property to develop the maturity of the profession and also encourage our people to join the GPP. We continue to build our capability through training and recruitment, aspiring to be the best that we can be as individuals and as a directorate.

We continue to deliver new ways of working across our portfolio – leading on the scale and pace of activity for central government – proposing ways to achieve, and then providing more dynamic and flexible workspace, while driving down the cost of the estate.

Team Overview

The Change and Capability team sits within the Property Transformation Programme, which is part of the MOJ Property Directorate. The team leads in the implementation of the People Strategy, identifying resource and capability gaps, and in the production and delivery of any necessary training across HMPPS and MoJ HQ functions, providing consistency in the approach of raising capability and professionalisation with BAU directorate teams. It is responsible for leading the change management process, adherence to the relevant policies relating to the change process including; job evaluation, weighting and conducting Impact Assessments for MoJ staff and facilitating change management workshops. 

The Change & Capability SEO will be managed by the Change & Capability Lead and will line manage the Change & Capability HEO.

Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include the following:

Responsible for leading a team of HEO and EO staff, the post holder will manage and oversee the review, development, introduction and monitoring of one of the below five areas;

• capability, learning and development and professionalisation,
• communications and engagement,
• workforce planning and recruitment,
• diversity, inclusion & wellbeing
• support for the Chief Property Officer and SMT

The holder of these roles will have the opportunity to support and shape work at all stages and will hold a selection of the following responsibilities;

• Leading a team to ensure robust management of the area of responsibility for the Directorate.
• Planning and delivery of initiatives to improve process and to align development to the needs of the Directorate
• Ensure delivery of a Plan and/or strategy annually and maintain progress against it.
• Oversee engagement activity on area of responsibility in collaboration with colleagues in the wider People, Communications & Engagement and OCPO teams.

Ensuring effective and high-quality routine and ad hoc communications are shared with the Directorate providing colleagues with the key information they require.

• Ensure performance, pace and quality is maintained for the delivery of area of responsibility to the Directorate.
• Have oversight of the applicable budget to ensure plans are aligned with affordability and value for money.
• Prepare guidance and best practice and look for improvements to processes and procedures.
• Driving improvements for the Directorate, including development of material to support colleagues.
• Responsible for ensuring maintenance of records and data to a high quality standard.
• Oversee annual, quarterly, monthly and ad hoc data requests, both internal and external to the Directorate and ensure these are completed in a timely manner.
• Provide a go-to service for queries related to area of responsibility in the Directorate seeking to assist colleagues with issues and requests and signpost to resources where necessary.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders including the Senior Management Team to understand their team’s needs within the Directorate – delivering and advising on routes to meet these needs.
• Maintain relevant stakeholder relationships & networks
• Identifying priority work and resourcing pressures and allocating resources accordingly.
• Supporting the team to develop competence and expertise to deliver a quality service to the Directorate in achievement of the team’s objectives.
• Line management and countersigning duties

Expectations of post holder in executing the role

• Strong leadership is a critical element of this role, as is the ability to prioritise and manage a workload, manipulate and analyse complex information, present information and recommendations and make effective decisions.
• Post Holders are expected to display a commitment to continuous improvement, leading change, and improving performance. All those appointed to new roles in the team must be wholeheartedly committed to these principles and evidence this in their application.
• Post holders must provide clear direction and focus, visibly championing the changes which deliver greatest efficiencies.
• The Senior Leadership Team expects all leaders within the team to operate in a culture of openness and honesty, demonstrating a commitment to change through involvement and empowerment, and by delivering results.

Skills and Experience

• Experience of management in either a People focused role and/or Business Management
• Awareness of HR policies and procedures
• An ability to analyse and interpret data and use it to make appropriate decisions.
• Experience of developing new ways of working
• Financial management experience
• Strong experience of preparing effective written and oral communications to disseminate information to a variety of audiences and to influence outcomes
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, taking responsibility for outcomes
• IT skills including proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Proven track record in building and maintaining effective relationships with a wide variety of people, including senior officials.
• Excellent persuading and influencing skills.
• Proactive, with excellent organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales.
• Proven ability to work flexibly, responding to change and unexpected requests.
• The ability to think and work strategically.
• Understanding of the Directorate priorities and key areas of importance
• Understanding of the Government Property Profession, and the Property Career Framework
• Experience of effectively working through others to achieve goals
• Power BI Software

Behaviours

We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Flexible working hours

The Property Directorate offers a flexible working system in many teams.

Requests for reduced hours contracts will be considered in line with business needs. 

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. We are happy to accommodate any reasonable adjustments you may require during the selection process. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity

The Property Directorate offers flexible working subject to local agreement.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,868, Ministry of Justice contributes £10,804 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, Strengths 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

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

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.