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Job summary

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Job description

The Joint Extremism Unit (JEXU) is jointly run by HMPPS and Homeland Security Group (HSG), Home Office and is the strategic centre for all counter-terrorism work with offenders in England and Wales. The post is a non-operational HQ role, based nationally and sits in HMPPS’ Directorate of Security.

JEXU provides vital coordination and leadership in this complex system as well as having responsibility for a high-performing network of operational counter-terrorism specialist staff and capabilities with a local to national scale. This post sits in an expanding capability which is growing in influence within HMPPS, HSG, Ministry of Justice and multi-agency partners. Terrorism is a significant national security threat and can have significant, detrimental impact on the UK and to HMPPS.

This post sits in the JEXU Learning and Development team, who help strengthen our capability to tackle terrorism and the terrorist threat in prisons and probation, by developing and managing the specialist counter-terrorism learning and development offer for all HMPPS staff.

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Overview of the job

The Project Manager has the authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the project board. They are responsible for ensuring that the project produces the required products within the specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk
and benefits.

Summary

The Project Manager will require professional expertise in the effective use of project methodologies and techniques in managing a variety of projects and the day to day delivery of the project team.

The job holder will be responsible for the project producing a result capable of achieving the benefits defined in the Business Case.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties

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

• Day to day management of the project
• Ensures project delivers to quality, time and budget within agreed tolerances
• Prepare appropriate project documentations in conjunction with any Project Assurance roles, and agree them with Project Boards.
• Plan, monitor and control the project in order to achieve programme/project objectives
• Create a mechanism to identify, measure and report risks and mitigation.
• Ensure that progress is appropriately reported, controlled and maintained
• Identify the resources and processes necessary to deliver each stage of the project’s lifecycle
• Responsibility for change control and any configuration management
• Act as a central point of contact and source of information for stakeholders. Prepare and report to the Project Board through Highlight Reports or any other relevant documentation
• Lead and motivate the project management team.

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 £46,549, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £12,987 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

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Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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).

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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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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.