24356 - Victim and Witness Policy
The Family & Criminal Justice Policy Directorate (FCJPD) sits at the heart of MoJ’s policy agenda, working to reform complex systems that deal with some of the most vulnerable members of our society. We support Ministers on a broad range of issues: from ensuring that victims of sexual violence receive the best support possible, and that children at risk of FGM are protected, to reforming the criminal justice system to better support the 2 million people in Britain who are victims of Domestic Abuse each year.
Within the Directorate is the Victim and Witness Policy Unit. The Unit leads on fundamental systemic, multi-agency reform to improve support for victims and witnesses, to help them cope and recover from the impacts of crime, and enable better justice outcomes. The Unit developed, and is currently implementing, the first ever cross government Victims Strategy, which is a blue print for a justice system that supports more victims to speak up, regardless of their circumstances or background. The Unit also holds a £96 million per annum budget for support services for victims and witness. These services are delivered either through grants to Police and Crime Commissioners, or nationally commissioned third sector services for the victims of the most serious of crimes, such as rape and homicide. We have commitments under the strategy to develop a new delivery model for support services, and a specific commitment to improve support for victims of sexual violence.
Joining our team will give you opportunities to:
- Work closely with senior officials and Ministers on high profile issues;
- Work in partnership with other government departments, operational partners at a local level, and a wide range of high-profile stakeholders on a range of interesting policies;
- Deliver your objectives with considerable autonomy; and
- Work as part of a fun, diverse and supportive team
Description of role and duties
We are looking to recruit Policy Managers who are self-motivated and willing to take pride in the successful delivery of key tasks. We are looking who are strategic thinkers, and are willing and able to show system leadership in this space. Roles will likely be based in the following teams:
Homicide and Major Incidents Policy team
The team is responsible for:
- Policy on supporting victims bereaved by homicide and major incidents.
- The commissioning and managing grant funding for the National Homicide service
- Working with Police and Crime Commissioners and their offices to implement the Major Incidents framework
- Working with other government departments, voluntary and statutory organisations to ensure that people bereaved by homicide and Major incidents get the seamless support they need, when they need it. This includes supporting stakeholders to develop partnerships with each other and ensuring cross government co-ordination.
Sexual Violence Policy team
The team is responsible for:
- Policy on supporting victims of sexual violence and abuse, including child sexual abuse.
- Commissioning support services for victims of sexual violence and management of the grants awarded to these services.
- Working with partners and agencies across government to improve the response to supporting victims of sexual violence, including with Home Office and the NHS, to improve service join-up a create more integrated pathways of support.
- Working on wider policy tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
The role will be developed according to business need and the interests and strengths of the post holder, but will include:
- Policy development and delivery:
- Supporting effective communication with a range of stakeholder groups. Building good working relationships with teams across government and operational agencies who work collaboratively to inform advice on policy, responding to urgent issues as they arise.
- Drafting clear and concise advice / submissions to senior officials and Ministers on complex issues.
- Producing replies to PQs, Ministers Cases and other correspondence and preparing briefing (including topical briefs) and Q&A.
- Contributing to the project management and governance of projects within the unit, by preparing relevant progress papers and updates for senior colleagues and governance boards.
- Lead on finance/ grant management for the team.
Skills and experience
The applicant should have:
- Strong organisational skills and experience, preferably through working in a policy environment;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of working with senior people;
- Awareness of political pressures
Competencies
The post holder will be required to demonstrate the following competencies at Band C level:
- Seeing the big picture
- Changing and improving
- Collaborating and partnering
- Delivering at pace
- Managing a quality service
Further information about each competency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework
How to apply
Applicants should attach a CV and complete a statement evidencing their competencies as above by 1 March 2019. Applicants should also inform their line manager of their interest in this post before submitting their expression of interest.
Interviews for selected applicants will be held week commencing 11 March 2019.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Flexible working hours
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.
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. There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. 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 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.
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 employees.
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.
Eligibility
Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.
01/03/2019, 23:55 hours.
Closing Date: 1st March 2019 at 23:55
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If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:
- You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
- You were studying abroad
- You were living overseas with parents
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- 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.
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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
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This Vacancy is closed to applications.