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Job description

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Training Evaluation Officer - Judicial College  

Number of jobs available 1  

Region Any 

City/Town Based in one of our London, Leeds or Loughborough offices 

Building/Site London, Leeds or Loughborough offices 

Grade EO 

Duration of appointment Permanent 

Working Pattern Full Time – eligible for hybrid working in accordance with departmental policies. 

Role Type Administration, Human Resources, Education and Training 

Salary Minimum £TBC 

Job description    

Background  

The vision of the Judicial College (JC) is to be a world leader in judicial education, aiming to provide the highest quality training for judicial office holders and support the senior judiciary in preparing for the justice system of the future. 

The JC is part of the Judicial Office and has the incredibly important role of fulfilling statutory judicial training responsibilities on behalf of the Lady Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals and the Chief Coroner. The overriding objective of the JC is to provide training, resources and publications of the highest standard, thereby strengthening the judiciary’s capacity to discharge their functions effectively. The JC delivers training to a huge range of judicial office holders including courts and tribunals judges, tribunal members, coroners and coroners’ officers, magistrates and magistrates’ legal advisers. Responsible for the training of approximately 22,000 full and part time judicial office holders holding a wide variety of judicial roles, the JC is integral in promoting the rule of law and effective administration of justice. 

The Role 

The Evaluation Officer plays an important role in supporting the JC’s evaluation processes, and works within the Evaluation Team using excel and other databases to collect, collate and manage training feedback data. These data are used to monitor, evaluate and report on the training of judicial office holders across England, Wales and parts of Scotland. You will need to have excellent attention to detail, work accurately with verbal and numerical information, and be able to communicate clearly in writing and orally. The successful candidate must also be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and inter-personal skills. The scope of this role is expanding as a result of the JC taking on responsibility of training for all magistrates within England and Wales. 

The key responsibilities of the role are to: 

•    Collect and collate feedback from JC training seminars and enter this on to MS Excel spreadsheets accurately and in a timely fashion. 
•    Maintain, develop and update data collection mechanisms within the Evaluation Team. 
•    Assist with data collection (both quantitative and qualitative) and drafting of evaluation reports and briefing notes arising from JC training. 
•    Assist with the analysis of training feedback and other projects using surveys and questionnaires, the Judicial College Learning system (JCL) and other methods (e.g. MS Forms). 
•    Contribute to the continual improvement and on-going development of evaluation of judicial training. 
•    Assist with and enhance the JC’s ability to evaluate training, such as the impact and application of learning in the workplace. 
•    Assist with Evaluation Team support to JC committees, including providing data for evaluation reports, briefing notes and (as necessary) minute taking on evaluation matters. 

Example responsibilities of the role 

The role will require the Evaluation Officer to (amongst others): 

•    Work to ensure that all feedback data received is recorded accurately and in a timely manner. 
•    Help to ensure that Course Director/Training Leads (judges and other judicial office holders) and their relevant training teams receive the feedback data they need to develop and enhance judicial learning. 
•    Assist with the production of comprehensive evaluation reports, gathering and summarising training data for stakeholders across the JC and beyond (e.g. reports for Quarterly Activity Reports, Training Committees and Sub-Committees, Governance Board, Planning Groups and the Lady Chief Justice’s Annual Training Report for Magistrates). 
•    When required, contribute to conduct training needs analyses using a range of survey methods to establish and provide for the needs of the judiciary in relation to reform / modernisation, Faculty (cross jurisdictional) and jurisdiction-specific training. 
•    Work collaboratively across teams within the JC to ensure that the best possible evaluation processes and data are provided to support and enhance judicial training. 
•    Provide briefing and training to JC operations teams and others on evaluation matters as needed. 

Essential experience and expertise: 

1.    Attention to detail, and aptitude to deal with repetitive data entry tasks. 
2.    Confidence in the use of technology, especially MS Excel and/or other analytical applications to manipulate, analyse and present data. 
3.    Experienced in assessing quantitative and qualitative data, drawing accurate conclusions and drafting comprehensive written, evidence-based recommendations. 
4.    Experience of creating surveys to explore and evaluate data, using online methods/tools. 
5.    Confident in engaging with a variety of individuals at all levels of seniority. 

Key Civil Service Competencies                 

You will be required to provide evidence of the following competencies at Level 2. 

Delivering at Pace* Managing a Quality Service* 
Changing and Improving* Making Effective Decisions* 
Communicating and Influencing 

*You will be asked questions on these competencies during your interview. 

Working Arrangements & Further Information 

Location of Post: The full-time location of the post is flexible. The Judicial College’s main office is the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL.  The post holder will be expected travel occasionally (usually to Judicial College offices in London, Leeds or Loughborough but also other locations as required for the role).  

Annual Leave: Generous allowances for paid holiday start at 25 days per year, rising as your service increases. There is a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to 3 days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. 

Pension: The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best. 

Training: The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities. 

Support: A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share. 

•    Access to flexible benefits such as salary sacrifice arrangements for childcare vouchers, and voluntary benefits such as retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services. 
•    Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave. 
•    Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens. 

Flexible working hours: The Judicial Office offers a flexible working system. 

Networks: Employee-run networks have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. 

Civil Service Code: The Civil Service Code sets out the core Civil Service values and the standards of behaviour expected of all civil servants in upholding these values. 

•    Integrity – putting the obligations of public service above personal interests.  
•    Honesty – being truthful and open.  
•    Objectivity – basing advice and decisions on rigorous analysis of the evidence.  
•    Impartiality – acting solely according to the merits of the case and serving governments of different political parties equally well. 

To review the Civil Service Code visit: http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/values 

Person specification

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,223, Ministry of Justice contributes £7,377 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. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist 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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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.