Job title: Transformation Advisor
Scale: SEO
Salary: £41,463 - £52,040
The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Your salary will be dependent on your base location.
Contract type: Permanent [Up to \s4 roles]
Number of hires: 4. A reserve list will be held and we may offer near miss candidates HEO roles
Job Location: National
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Background
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is the largest government department and serves the public by upholding the rule of law and by delivering an efficient, fair, timely and effective justice system in which the public has confidence.
The MoJ works together and with other government departments and agencies to bring the principles of justice to life for everyone in society. From our civil courts, tribunals and family law hearings, to criminal justice, prison and probation services. We work to ensure that sentences are served and offenders are encouraged to turn their lives around and become law-abiding citizens. We believe the principles of justice are pivotal and we are steadfast in our shared commitment to uphold them.
This role sits within the Service Strategy & Transformation directorate. We are responsible for:
Working across the Service Transformation Group (with Justice Digital, the Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority), to understand and drive collaboration on current transformation and digital plans
Supporting digital development and innovation to enhance the victim experience throughout the criminal justice (CJ) process, implement recommendations from the Independent Sentencing Review and support probation workers in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
Identifying, encouraging and delivering new ways of working, acting as a critical friend to delivery partners and collaborating with a wider range of stakeholders to improve experiences for those in the CJ system.
Identifying cross-cutting transformation opportunities across the Ministry of Justice that can drive cutting-edge digital delivery, user experience, efficiencies and delivery of policy goals
Baselining and supporting performance and prioritisation across the Service Transformation Group
Bringing together all areas of the Group to collectively create a clear and compelling narrative for delivery over the next 3-5 years.
Engaging across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies to gain buy-in and support for our initiatives.
Supporting the Director General for Service Transformation with strategic and analytical activity.
Overview
We are looking for up to 4 individuals to join the Transformation Team as a Transformation Advisor.
In this role you will advise and support a multi-disciplinary team to deliver against a transformation priority area (including Victims or Probation), to design solutions to some of the most difficult problems in Justice. You will support teams to set up a methodology which drives at transformative change, both in terms of results (i.e., better outcomes for those using Justice services) and in ways of working (i.e., a truly cross-functional approach bringing together multidisciplinary teams to deliver). You will need to be organised and effective at working on complex projects that are high priority for senior leadership. You need experience working with range of stakeholders and professions and be effective at bringing together groups to define and achieve a common goal. As a representative of the Service Strategy and Transformation Directorate, excellent communication skills and the ability to remain calm and reliable under pressure are also essential. Directorate staff are both London and nationally based with a flexible working arrangement to suit the needs of the business, which brings an added dimension to developing relationship management skills. The role will provide an excellent opportunity to work at the heart of MoJ in a vibrant environment, learning how Service Strategy and Transformation Directorate operates within MoJ as well as the wider Civil Service.
Job Description
Key responsibilities include the following:
Support with delivery of the Ministry of Justice ExCo’s transformation priorities by supporting a key workstream (Victims or Probation). This will involve working cross-functionally with colleagues to deliver end-to-end service transformation.
Work across functions and foster collaboration by supporting teams to work together effectively
Build high quality outputs for a cross-functional team in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
Support leadership in the transformation team with project planning, reporting and management across the organisation
Engage with digital teams to understand milestones, risks, barriers and seek innovative solutions to overcome challenges and drive delivery
Support colleagues with building stakeholder engagement and governance plans for transformation priorities
Engage and communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including interviews with experts and articulating the purpose and progress of service improvements to a range of audiences
Some but not all of the roles will have line management responsibilities
To note: the above list of key responsibilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks that may be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
Essential Criteria
Experience working on complex change projects at pace
Ability to work closely with cross-functional colleagues and build and maintain strong relationships with key internal/external stakeholders to drive delivery
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey key messages to various audiences (including effective use of Microsoft PowerPoint)
Comfortable working in an environment of uncertainty and continual change, with the ability to respond and adjust as new information emerges.
Ability to manage multiple deadlines while balancing competing demands and delivering on challenging objectives.
Demonstrated ability to seek and incorporate feedback in your work
Desirable Criteria
Experience with digital teams and/or service design
Programme management skills and experience
Assessment Criteria
A sift based on the lead behaviour, delivering at pace may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered.
Application form
Statement of Suitability - 250 word limit
Lead Behaviour: Delivering at Pace - 250 word limit
Communicating and Influencing - 250 word limit
Interview stage assessments
There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy and you will be assessed against Behaviours and Strengths
Behaviours:
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing
Working together
Benefits
Alongside your salary the Ministry of Justice has a generous Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Access to learning and development
A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Annual Leave
Public Holidays
Season Ticket Advance
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
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)
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)