HQ Job Description (JD)
Band 4
Group Family: Generic - Hub
Job Description: Hub Administrator
Document Ref.
HQ-JES-2135 Generic - Hub Administrator v2.0
Document Type
Management
Version
2.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
17/07/19
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Head of Group
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HQ-JES-2135 Generic - Hub Administrator v2.0
HQ Job Description
Job Title
Hub Administrator
Directorate
Generic - Hub
Band
4
Overview of the job
The job holder will be responsible for managing administrative processes and
supporting staff within their Directorate.
Summary
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that business specific support is being
provided to the group, ensuring they are providing a professional and efficient service.
The post holder also undertakes a variety of specific activities and duties, for which
they are held personally accountable, commensurate with their grade.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities & Duties
and duties:
? Liaise with external organisations/agencies to gather information for
submissions and briefings for Senior Managers.
? Provide administrative support as and where required
? Monitor the functional mailboxes for the team/unit, ensuring appropriate
responses are collected based on the information / enquiry request within a
timely manner.
? Act as the central point for the receipt and logging of requests for Ministerial
Briefings, responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQ’s) and Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act requests, Treat Officials’ and Health Ombudsman
cases.
? Arrange conferences / workshops/ away days.
? Analyse and act on data collected and produce any relevant reports to show
findings and all other documentation for the managers as required
? Organise internal and external meetings as required. Provide meeting
support including collation of papers, booking meeting rooms, organising
teleconference and video conference facilities and minute taking for all
meetings as required
? Ensure that details of all correspondence/requests for information sent are
logged, including timescales for replies. Ensure correspondence to the
Directorate is handled and dealt with appropriately
? Draft responses to routine correspondence
? Undertake ad hoc projects on behalf of the manager / team
? Manage and update relevant databases, ensuring integrity of data
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.
Behaviours
? Changing and Improving
? Making Effective Decisions
? Communicating and Influencing
? Working Together
? Managing a Quality Service
HQ-JES-2135 Generic - Hub Administrator v2.0
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Essential Experience
N.B. Converting job descriptions to the new Success Profile format means areas
captured in experience could also be assessed as a strength. Vacancy managers
should use their own judgement to decide where best to assess these.
Technical
requirements
Ability
Minimum 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
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
HQ-JES-2135 Generic - Hub Administrator v2.0
Success Profile
Experience
N.B. Converting job descriptions to
the new Success Profile format
Behaviours
Strengths
Ability
means areas captured in
Technical
experience could also be assessed
as a strength. Vacancy managers
should use their own judgement to
decide where best to assess these
It is advised strengths are
Changing and Improving
chosen locally, recommended
4-8
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
HQ-JES-2135 Generic - Hub Administrator v2.0