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Job summary

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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.

Rydym yn croesawu ac yn annog ceisiadau gan bawb, yn cynnwys grwpiau sydd wedi’u tangynrychioli yn ein gweithlu ar hyn o bryd, ac rydym yn ymfalchïo mewn bod yn gyflogwr o safon uchel sy’n denu llawer o ymgeiswyr. Ewch i https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity gael rhagor o wybodaeth am sut rydym yn hyrwyddo amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant yn y gweithle.

Overview of the job    

The Administration Support Adviser works as a member of the Approvals and Compliance team located in Newport.  This team is responsible for making evaluative decisions in a range of substantial work areas on the suitability of applicants to work within the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS, including NPS. It contributes to the management of corporate risk in compliance with agreed policy and procedures. Working closely with the Head of Security Vetting located in London and Shared Services, as well as offering the opportunity to build relationships with individuals and agencies across the criminal justice landscape.

Part of upscaling the work of this team requires additional administrative support. This job will ensure that other team members can concentrate fully on their responsibilities which should ensure this work can be delivered. The administrative responsibilities and duties associated with this role will enhance the effective functioning of this team as a whole.

Summary    

This role will involve providing administrative support to this small team. This will include information management, maintaining and updating spreadsheets, providing regular data updates to other relevant parties and agencies, acting as a specific point of contact for enquiries regarding the general business of the team and co- ordinating meetings and training.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties    

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

•    Maintaining, updating and developing various spreadsheets associated with this area of work.
•    Information management such as overseeing version control of manuals, formatting documents, recording research papers etc.
•    Provide support to colleagues with the collation, formatting, presentation, uploading and publishing of documents for internal and external distribution.
•    Maintaining information management systems.
•    Providing regular information and data updates about participation and completion of assessments and interventions to other stakeholders.
•    Liaising with stakeholders to receive data and information which is central to the business of the team.
•    Assisting in the co-ordination of supervision, training, meetings and procurement.
•    Sending information about our products when requested from staff within HMPPS and external stakeholders.
•    Acting as a specific point of contact for initial enquiries regarding the work of the team.
•    Produces information where required to adhere to timetabled reporting schedules.
•    Monitoring that all work and business within the team is compliant with existing policies.

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

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £25,752, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £6,978 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. 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.