Job Description (JD)
Band 9
Group Profile: Deputy Governor Complex (DGC)
Job Description: DGC: Deputy Governor
Complex
Document Ref.
OR-JES-278-JD-B9 : DGC : Deputy Governor
Complex v13.0
Document Type
Management
Version
13.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
6th August 2024
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
OR-JES-278-JD-B9 : DGC : Deputy Governor Complex v13.0
Job Description
Job Title
DGC : Deputy Governor Complex
Group Profile
Deputy Governor Complex
Organisation
Senior Management
Level
Band
9
Overview of the
This is a senior management job in an establishment.
job
Summary
The job holder will lead on the daily operations of the
establishment on behalf of the Governor.
The job holder will have responsibility for influencing and
championing national policy and its direct delivery effecting
prisoners and staff. This may include the Offender Management
in Custody (OMiC) Model by taking responsibility on behalf of the
Governor to deliver the custodial phase of the sentence
including, where required line management of a Senior Probation
Officer.
This is an operational job with line management responsibilities.
This role is non-rotational.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following
Activities and
responsibilities, activities and duties:
Duties
• Provide leadership, direction and mentoring for managers
and staff within the establishment through briefings, building
formal and informal relationships, and effective
communication on behalf of the Governor.
• Promote Prison Service policy in all activities and behaviours
by promoting diversity, decency, safety and reducing re-
offending agendas.
• Contribute to the preparation of the establishment
contingency and emergency plans and ensure
implementation when required.
• Contribute to the strategic thinking, effective ways of working
and finding solutions for failing Service Delivery indicators
(SDIs).
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the medium-to-
long term strategic and business plan for the establishment.
• Contribute to the continuous strategic development of the
establishment through the SMT.
• The Deputy Governor will be required to manage Heads of
Function within the prison which if deemed a requirement
may be delegated the SPO within the new OMiC
process/model in conjunction with the Deputy Directors of the
Local Divisional Units in probation services.
• Responsible for ensuring that Heads of Functions adhere to
action plans as a result of HM’s Inspectorate of Prisons
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(HMIP), Standards Audit Unit (SAU) and Measuring the
Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) findings/reports.
• Undertake the appropriate job in the establishment during
serious incidents when required.
• Ensures that all managers and staff within the functions are
held accountable for providing decent conditions and that a
safe working environment is maintained for prisoners and
staff.
• Carry out Adjudications and monitors the fairness and
consistency of those carried out by Head of Functions.
• Responsible for chairing local grievance appeals and
attendance support hearings appropriate to level.
• Contribute to local employee relations maintaining and
building relationships and partnerships where possible to
facilitate negotiations with trade unions.
• Oversee the Duty Governor rota for Heads of Functions.
• Responsible for authorising actions required under
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) taking
responsibility for the local corruption prevention contact.
• Oversee the decisions made around Release on Temporary
License (ROTL), Recategorisation and Home Detention
Curfew (HDC) following appropriate risk assessments.
• Chair and represent the establishment at internal and
external stakeholder/ community meetings.
• Respond to confidential access requests and complaints for
the Governor.
• Responsible for authorising the Use of Force and tornado
team when required.
• Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial
procedures outlined in the budget delegation.
• Contribute to the establishment’s overall achievement of
(SDIs) and standards and lead on the performance and
delivery of targets relating to the budget and People Plan.
• Support the governor to develop and deliver their vision for
the establishment taking into account national policy context
as well as local circumstances.
• Ensures the SMT are visible throughout the establishment
and personally carries out regular visits to all areas.
• Chair monthly security committee setting objectives direction
of works and reviewing of any current threats.
• Chair Category A reviews when required.
• Chair Diversity Race, Equality Action Team meetings.
• Responsible for authorising actions required under RIPA and
managing the local corruption prevention contact.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is
at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is
expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of
a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments
may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme
and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence
through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales)
Welsh.
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Civil Service Success Profile Criteria
Behaviours
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others
• Making Effective Decisions
Strengths
We recommend you choose 4 to 8 strengths locally.
Experience
Technical
• The job holder must have either been successfully accredited
requirements
at the Senior Operational Manager (SOM) assessment or
been successfully accredited by passing both the Deputy
Governor Assessment Centre (DGAC) and the Deputy
Governor & Governor Incident Management Silver Command
(IMSC) Assessment.
• Successful completion of the workbook
Ability
Minimum
Please do not alter this box
Eligibility
• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to
taking up post.
• All external candidates are subject to 6 months’
probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they
have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS.
• All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a
group or organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
37 hour working week
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
Required Hours Allowance
This role requires working regular unsocial hours and a payment
at the current approved organisation rate will be made in addition
to your basic pay to recognise this.
Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 - 1900hrs Monday
to Friday and include working evenings, nights, weekends and
Bank/Public Holidays.
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