26340 - IMA Delivery Lead
MoJ are looking to recruit a driven and ambition Band A to work on establishing a new public authority (the Independent Monitoring Authority, or IMA), which will monitor the UK’s commitment to protecting the rights of EU and EEA EFTA citizens in the UK after its exit from the EU. The IMA is a commitment made by the UK in the EU Withdrawal Agreement and will be legislated for in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.
As a high-profile policy area, with real impact on the lives of citizens, the IMA will attract interest both domestically and internationally, and it is crucial that it is established on time, and in a way that provides sufficient safeguards and assurance to EU and EEA EFTA citizens residing in the UK post-exit. It will work with and across a wide range of public bodies and policy issues and presents a fascinating set of policy challenges as not only a new public body but as one of the first tangible deliverables resulting from EU exit.
This is a unique role, to plan and deliver one of the UK’s key international obligations. The policy responsibility for the IMA is transferring from DExEU to MoJ, which will lead on establishing the new body. As such, this presents an excellent chance to see through work that creates of a new public body with a range of supervisory and enforcement powers, presenting many opportunities for development as the newly established MoJ team grows.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Developing a robust plan and business case for establishing the IMA, using programme management principles and tools to drive delivery within the required timeframes;
- Working across Government on both the operational and policy aspects to ensure the new body complies with best practice, Value for Money principles, and international obligations;
- Ensuring a cohesive approach with other public bodies in the new regulatory landscape post-exit;
- Working with the Public Appointments team in the Cabinet Office to advertise and recruit a robust and fit-for-purpose board;
- Managing a team (currently one Band B, with likelihood of increasing) to deliver this work.
- Leading one or more workstrands within the programme to deliver the IMA in practice, forming an important part of the leadership in this new and growing team.
Behaviours
Behaviour Selection: The Civil Service Behaviours listed below are essential to this post. In your application you will need to demonstrate how you meet the following behaviours.
Seeing the Big Picture
- Bring together views, perspectives and diverse needs to stakeholders to gain broader understanding of the issues
- Develop and maintain an understanding of economic social political environment and technological developments to ensure activity is relevant
Working Together
- Actively build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on objectives and shared interests
- Work as an effective team player, managing team dynamics when working across Departmental and other boundaries
Delivering at Pace
- Regularly review the success of activities in the team to identify barriers to progress or challenging objectives.
- Follow relevant policies, procedures and legislation to complete your work. Have a positive and focused attitude to achieving outcomes, despite any setbacks.
Communicating and Influencing
- Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm.
- Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others.
Leadership
- Inspire and motivate teams to be fully engaged in their work and dedicated to their role.
- Welcome and respond to views and challenges from others, despite any conflicting pressure to ignore or give in to them.
For more information on what these behaviours mean at this level, please see the official guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
NB: We will sift primarily against the Leadership behaviour if we receive a high volume of applicants.
This campaign is using Success Profiles and we will access your Behaviours and Strengths at interview.
Next steps
CV and cover statement of no more than 600 words on how your experience and skills will suit the role.
Interviews in early May, with start date as soon as possible thereafter.
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 voluntary benefits,retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
- 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.
30/05/2019, 23:55 hours.
To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.
For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).
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
In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.
Candidate Information
You may be required to provide statements describing your skills and experience relevant to each of the selection criteria. We recommend that you structure any examples as Situation, Task, Action and Result. For more information about the recruitment process and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
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.
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
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.