60391 - Business Manager
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.
Business Manager to CDIO
Location: National*
Closing Date: 1st July 2022
Interviews: 14th July 2022
Grade: SEO
Salary: £41,747 - £47,591 (London); £36,049 - £41,095 (National)
Working pattern: full time
Vacancy number: 60391
*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 Business Manager to the Chief Digital and Information Officer here at MoJ Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative CDIO Office team.
The Justice Digital team is made up of around 1,300 digital and technology specialists, located throughout the UK with hubs in London, Sheffield, Birmingham and Glasgow. We support the 80,000 staff working within the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) who do important, even life-changing work, with citizens and legal professionals.
As a function, we provide digital services, technology and support for the digital transformation of prisons, probation and wider justice system through:
Fixing the basics, providing modern and secure technology to users across the department.
Making things more efficient by providing access to justice through simpler services such as applying for legal aid online
Thinking about the whole system - working with colleagues across the justice system to design and deliver services that really work for those that use them
Building diverse, inclusive and brilliant teams to reflect the users that we serve
To help picture your life at Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our 2025 Digital Strategy.
To help picture your life at Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our MoJ Digital Strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
The Business Managers will support the smooth and effective running of the CDIO’s office. This is a varied role that requires a deep understanding of the CDIO’s strategy, excellent organisational skills and the ability to relentlessly prioritise. It involves managing correspondence, external events, engagement activities, briefings and supporting other members of the team.
You will:
Support the CDIO by managing the CDIO’s workload and priorities.
Preparing and briefing CDIO for meetings and events.
Monitor the CDIO inbox, responding to emails where appropriate, flagging them to the CDIO or allocating them to colleagues.
Identifying important emails or communication that require immediate action, proactively gathering input from relevant team members.
Commission, oversee and edit briefings and submissions for the CDIO, liaising with other teams where necessary and ensuring these enable priorities as set out in the Justice Digital strategy to be met.
Collect, collate and monitor actions and other general commissions emerging from meetings.
Coordinate the CDIO’s participation in meetings, events and communications, advising on speaking engagements and messaging.
Support the Diary Manager in the prioritisation of meetings.
Accompany the CDIO to meetings, as necessary, and action points from these meetings.
Shaping and delivering ad hoc projects to improve Justice Digital operations and the efficiency of the function.
Optimising the running of the CDIO’s office by helping maintain processes, systems and information/records.
Building and maintaining a strong network across the function, the department and Whitehall.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential
Proven track record in a fast-paced ‘Office’ (Director, Deputy Director, C-Level Executive) within a large and complex organisation (preferably Government or Public Sector)
Demonstrable experience shaping and delivering operational improvement projects. You drive initiatives autonomously and are able to keep the CDIO up-to-date as needed.
Excellent planning and prioritisation skills - you are able to manage multiple concurrent tasks whilst maintaining visibility and reprioritising as needed.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills - you are able to build productive relationships easily with people at all levels and engage effectively with other functions across the organisation (HR, Finance, Commercial etc.)
You will be required to meet 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 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, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
Delivering at Pace
Communicating & Influencing
Seeing the Bigger Picture
Working Together
Your application will be reviewed against the Person Specification above by a diverse panel.
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 “Communicating & Influencing” will be conducted prior to the sift.
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
01/07/2022, 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.
Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.
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.