Strategy Engagement Lead (Ref: 82799)
Ministry of Justice
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.
Strategy Engagement Lead
Location: National*
Closing Date: 15 January 2024
Interviews: 24 January 2024
Grade: 7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £58,847 - £66,670; National: £54,358 - £61,585
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
*We are currently offering hybrid working which includes 2 days per week in your local office. Office locations can be found HERE
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Strategy Engagement Lead here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Strategy & Operations team.
The Justice Digital team is made up of over 1,500 specialists whose mission is to make the user experience of justice simpler, faster and better. We do this through execution of the MoJ Digital Strategy which seeks to create an MoJ that is:
● Flexible and responsive by reducing our reliance on legacy technology and automating where it is right to do so.
● Data-led by freeing up data from our legacy systems, getting data off paper, and joining gup data so that the right people can access it at the right time to make better quality and faster decisions.
● User centred by transforming our ways of working, ensuring policy, operational and digital colleagues are working together from the outset to create policy and services that are focussed on our users.
● Digitally literate by improving the organisation’s understanding of delivery in a digital age and building strong digital capability in Justice Digital.
Our culture is based on hiring diverse, forward-thinking people and providing them with a progressive, ambitious, and inclusive environment in which to flourish.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
This is an exciting new role at Justice Digital. Reporting to the Chief of Staff and working closely with the Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO), you will support the Ministry of Justice to deliver its 2025 Digital Strategy. This is a varied and challenging role that requires a deep understanding of our strategy and the ability to work with colleagues at all levels and engage them in our work.
You will be responsible for spreading the message of our strategy to three primary audiences: external and cross-government, colleagues across the Ministry of Justice and to our Justice Digital teams. You will maintain the momentum of recent innovation activities by planning a future series of events that build on the success of previous campaigns.
Your responsibilities will include:
For our Justice Digital Teams:
● Planning and executing a series of nationwide, strategy related events.
● Create a series of visual assets that help tell the story of our strategy.
● Work closely with colleagues in our Engagement Team on the coordination of events, social media and blog posts.
● Engage new starters on the strategy, by making them ambassadors for our Justice Digital mission by owning, delivering and iterating specific events for that cohort.
● Creating a consistent leadership voice amongst the SLT, including the CDIO, by shaping the external engagement and strategy related content;
● Lead on the regular town hall, all staff, and ad-hoc strategy events, including designing content which reflects the timeline of our strategy.
Across the Ministry of Justice:
● The end-to-end management of large, cross-MoJ campaigns.
● Build relationships with MoJ leadership teams, securing their support for Justice Digital’s strategic objectives, including supporting the wider programme for digital transformation across the department.
● Facilitate workshops and working groups with colleagues across the Ministry, to better understand their user needs and how we can better demonstrate our value.
With external partners:
● Working with senior leaders to prepare for their external speaking events and engagements.
● Engage with our suppliers to get the most value out of our engagements with them, for example, by working with them on talks and workshops for the MoJ.
● Working with external conference providers to influence the calendar of government events so we are better able to spread our message.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Benefits
● 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
● We are committed to nurturing our staff and provide lots of training and development opportunities with learning platforms such as: Linux Academy, O’Reilly, Pluralsight, Microsoft Learning, Civil Service Learning, GDS Academy, etc.
● 10% dedicated time to learning and development with a budget of £1000 a year per person
● Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 26-30% depending on salary.
● 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
● Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
● Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
● Nurturing professional and interpersonal networks including those for Carers & Childcare, Gender Equality, PROUD and SPIRIT
● Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
● Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
● 5 days volunteering paid leave.
● Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
● Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
Person Specification
Essential
● Proven track record in inspiring and managing diverse teams, being adept at coaching and mentoring team members.
● Proven experience of building trust with senior leaders, as well as internal and external partners to influence their engagement and communication approach.
● End-to-end management of large, complex engagement and outreach campaigns and event programmes.
● Experience of working in a complex environment to shape the strategic narrative and create engagement plans.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate on the basis of culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.
How to Apply
Candidates must submit a CV and cover letter which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Digital, Data and Technology Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
● Communicating and Influencing
● Delivering at Pace
● Seeing the Bigger Picture
● Working Together
Your application will be reviewed against the Person Specification above by a diverse panel.
Applications without a CV and Cover Letter will not be considered.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your experience of working in a complex environment to shape the strategic narrative and create engagement plans will be conducted prior to the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for, but demonstrated the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and potentially offer you the position without the need for a further application.
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
Terms & Conditions
Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out the way we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk
Person specification
Please refer to job description.Benefits
Alongside your salary of £54,358, Ministry of Justice contributes £15,165 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
Candidates must submit a CV and cover letter which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Digital, Data and Technology Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
● Communicating and Influencing
● Delivering at Pace
● Seeing the Bigger Picture
● Working Together
Your application will be reviewed against the Person Specification above by a diverse panel.
Applications without a CV and Cover Letter will not be considered.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your experience of working in a complex environment to shape the strategic narrative and create engagement plans will be conducted prior to the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for, but demonstrated the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and potentially offer you the position without the need for a further application.
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
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
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.