27137 - Women in Justice Programme Manager

£39,427 - £49,016
1
12 Months
Wales
Cardiff
NPS 33 WESTGATE STREET CARDIFF, CF10 1JE
Other
NPS Pay Band 6 National
Permanent
Full Time
Administration / Corporate Support, Operational Delivery, Programme and Project Management, Strategy

This role will is responsible for developing, managing and implementing cross org/cross sector change programme for Women in Justice. The job holder will act as a specialist advisor on relevant policy, strategy and delivery relating to Women in Justice agenda, including managing and coordinating the activity of key stakeholders (Wales and UK) and supporting the Women in Justice Group. This role will involve deployment to work within the SRO organisation and will provide support and represent the SRO for the Women in Justice Programme.

In overseeing this programme of work the job holder will be expected to carry out the following responsibilities:

Day to day management of the programme, including taking the programme forward from appointment, supervising, controlling and closing the programme

Being the day–to-day agent on behalf of the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), for successful delivery of the programme

Plan, design and monitor the programme’s overall progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective actions as appropriate. Ensure that delivery of programme meets the necessary requirements

Setting up governance structures and processes to ensure objectives are met, on time, within budget and to agreed quality tolerances. Managing change and configuration

Effective co-ordination of the programme and their interdependencies

Creating mechanisms to identify, manage, resolve and report risks and issues that arise

Identifying the resources necessary to deliver each stage of the programme’s lifecycle

Ensuring that the delivery of outputs from the various projects meets programme requirements

Provide constructive challenge to senior management on change proposals which will affect the programme

Creating and/or reviewing content for key documents required to establish and maintain the programme/project (i.e. definition documents)

Provide strong leadership and guidance to the Programme Team

To further discuss the role and responsibilities of this post, please contact the Senior Responsible Officer for Women in Justice, Emma Wools at Emma.Wools@south-wales.pnn.police.uk

Overview of the job

Working at the direction of the Head of Operational Function the post holder will be deployed to a variety of roles in order to provide strategic support.  

Summary

  • To support the Head of LDU Cluster providing management and leadership within the National Probation Service (NPS) Local Delivery Unit (LDU).
  • To represent the Head of LDU Cluster with external agencies/stakeholders and staff as appropriate.
  • The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.
  • May be required to participate in out of hours on call rota.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties

Senior Operational Support Manager may be required to undertake any combination, or all, of the duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of Operational Function as set out below.

  • Cluster operational lead on caseload segmentation issues such as Child Sexual Exploitation, Guns and Gangs, Integrated Offender Management etc. 

  • Operational support to the Head of Cluster within relevant Probation Instruction criteria and rules such as Recall, High Risk of Serious Harm Case Transfers, etc.

  • Providing support to the Head of Cluster within the relevant Probation Instruction criteria and rules such as, grievance, discipline, capability, complaints, etc.  

  • Responsible for the professional development of cluster staff

  • Responsible for developing and deploying the Cluster Training Needs Analysis

  • Ensure effective cluster employee recruitment and induction

  • Act as cluster lead for performance & quality

  • Act as cluster lead for audits and inspections

  • Operational support to the Head of Cluster in completing reviews and delivery of action plans such as Domestic Homicides, Serious Further Reviews, Serious Case Reviews, etc.

  • Responsible for the management of the Business Manager and the administrative support functions within the cluster

  • Under the guidance of the Head of LDU Cluster; represent the NPS in local strategic partnerships and ensure appropriate representation within wider partnership frameworks in line with statutory responsibilities and operational policy

  • Participate in the Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) locally in conjunction with other responsible authorities including the chairing of MAPPA level 3 meetings

  • In the absence of the Head of LDU Cluster to make decisions and provide advice on the management of offenders where senior management authorisation or involvement is necessary e.g. authorising the recall of offenders to prison

  • Operational support to the Head of cluster in the management of complaints within the cluster and direct involvement in complaint resolution where necessary

  • Under the guidance of the Head of LDU Cluster to take the lead on specific divisional or cluster projects/portfolios including Equality and Diversity, Reward and Recognition, etc.

  • Operational support to the Head of cluster in cluster compliance with Health and Safety legislation.  

  • Senior Management responsibility for   estates, buildings and maintenance activities within the cluster

  • Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing prosocial behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes

  • Carry out safeguarding children and safeguarding adult duties in accordance with the NPS statutory responsibilities and agency policies

  • Work within the aims and values of NPS and NOMS

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post at present and are not exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alteration sand additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under job evaluation and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

Competencies

For the purposes of selection the following competencies will be used:

  • Leading and communicating

  • Making effective decisions

  • Delivering value for money

  • Delivering at pace

  • Changing and improving

  • Collaborating and partnering

Essential Skills Qualifications, accreditation & Registration

Qualifications

Essential:

  • Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma/ Honours Degree in Community Justice integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice. Or, a qualification which was recognised at the time of qualification by the Secretary of State for Justice as per Section 10 of the Offender Management Act 2007.
  • The following qualifications gained in England and Wales were previously recognised as providing such eligibility:
  • Diploma in Probation Studies,
  • Diploma in Social Work (with Probation Option)
  • CQSW (with Probation Option.)

Desirable:

  • Leadership and Management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience at middle manager level

  • Substantial experience of management of staff, including supervision, appraisal and motivating

  • Experience of monitoring performance in area of responsibility against predetermined targets, setting local targets and effecting necessary improvements

  • Experience of budgetary control to support local operational requirements

  • Experience of participating in commissioning and procurement processes or contract management

  • Experience of effective planning and deployment of available resources and staff to meet operational demands

  • Experience of working with key local agencies and stakeholders to develop strong relationships

  • Evidence of preparing high level written reports to a good standard

  • Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines

  • Experience of Health and Safety and Equalities management

  • Knowledge of the wider criminal justice system

  • Experience of managing people through organisational change

  • Experience of successfully managing relationships, including where there is conflict

  • Able to demonstrate well developed IT skills, including evidence of ability to interpret and apply performance reports 

  • Evidence of ability to evaluate practice

  • Evidence of ability to provide a practice perspective on policy development

Desirable

  • Experience of conducting employee relations investigations (e.g. disciplinary, capability, grievance etc)

  • Experience of formulating and implementing policy successfully and effectively

  • Experience of leading the development and implementation of new and innovative ways of working to improve service delivery

  • Experience of contributing to the development of strategic business plans to achieve improved service delivery

  • Manage people and projects (applying project management techniques) to implement significant change/practice improvements

  • Experience of delivering presentations to multi-agency audiences and large groups  

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh

Hours of Work (Unsocial Hours)

37 Hours a Week

Desirable
The job holder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.

**Please note: The essential qulalification criteria listed in the job description is not applicable to this post.**

To further discuss the role and responsibilities of this post, please contact the Senior Responsible Officer for Women in Justice, Emma Wools at Emma.Wools@south-wales.pnn.police.uk

NOMS in Wales: Vacancy Attraction Statement

Preventing victims by changing lives HMPPS in Wales works in an integrated way to keep communities in Wales safer and to give the men and women we work with the opportunity to change their lives. We commission and provide offender management services in the community and in custody to deliver the orders of the courts and support rehabilitation. Our aim is to deliver outstanding, seamless offender management services in Wales that protect the public, reduce reoffending, deliver value for money and support our partners. The Welsh Language Scheme Welsh Language skills for this post are desirable.

Atal pobl rhag dod yn ddioddefwyr trwy newid bywydau Mae HMPPS yng Nghymru yn gweithio mewn ffordd integredig i gadw cymunedau yng Nghymru yn fwy diogel, a rhoi cyfle i’r dynion a’r merched hynny rydym yn gweithio â hwy i newid eu bywydau. Rydym yn comisiynu a darparu gwasanaethau rheoli troseddwyr yn y gymuned a’r carchar i weithredu gorchmynion y llysoedd a chefnogi adsefydlu. Ein nod yw darparu gwasanaethau rheoli troseddwyr ardderchog ac esmwyth yng Nghymru sy’n gwarchod y cyhoedd, lleihau aildroseddu, cynnig gwerth am arian a chefnogi ein partneriaid.

Y Cynllun Iaith Gymraeg Mae sgiliau iaith Gymraeg yn ddymunol ar gyfer y swydd hon.

Working Arrangements & Further Information

Standard working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Generous allowances for paid holiday starting at 25 days per year, and rising as your service increases. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF). Please visit www.gmpf.org.uk for further information.

Please note: Any current Civil Servant who is a member of the PCSPS, by accepting an offer of employment to the National Probation Services will be opted out of the PCSPS and auto enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme.

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.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority 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.

Eligibility

All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

To be confirmed

24/06/2019, 23:55 hours.

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@sscl.gse.gov.uk. Please quote the job reference 27137.
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Candidate Information

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In the event of a large number of applications, we reserve the right to undertake the following processes:


  • An automated online test where a benchmark must be passed to progress;
  • A sift on the lead selection criteria. If this happens, the lead criteria will be the first one listed in the advert.

During the selection process, you may be asked to undertake an additional assessment (such as written test). If this is applicable you will be notified of this when you are invited to interview.



if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance
Leading and Communicating
Making Effective Decisions
Delivering Value for Money
Delivering at Pace
Changing and Improving
Collaborating and Partnering

We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.


Application form stage assessments

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

· 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) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

This Vacancy is closed to applications.