HQ Job Description (JD)
Band 9
Directorate: Strategy, Planning & Performance
Job Description - Strategy Development Manager
Document Ref.
HQ-JES-2529 Strategy Development Manager v2.0
Document Type
Management
Version
2.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
19/02/21
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HQ-JES-2529 Strategy Development Manager v2.0
Job Description
Job Title
Strategy Development Manger
Directorate
Strategy, Planning & Performance
Band
9
Overview of the job
? Accountable to the Head of Strategy, the Strategy Development Manager will be
responsible for supporting the work of the HMPPS Leadership Team and HMPPS
Board to develop, agree and implement the agency’s strategy, in collaboration
with the Ministry of Justice.
? Will work with senior leaders and managers across all of HMPPS, leading on
research, analysis and strategy development work and supporting effective
implementation of agreed strategies.
? The remit will cover private and public sector prisons, probation and youth
custody services.
? Working closely with experts from across HMPPS and the criminal justice
system, academics, partners and key stakeholders , to ensure the Board’s
strategy and decision-making is based on robust, relevant evidence and user
insights.
? Responsible for managing others directly and through matrix management.
? Location of the position is flexible, with the expectation of working across
different locations. The post holder will report to the Head of Strategy.
Summary
? Develop the agency’s approach to strategic assessment and horizon scanning
and use this to inform development of a strategy for the next 10 years.
? Work collaboratively with the MoJ to ensure the strategic direction of the
agency is aligned with departmental strategy and objectives .
? Develop the strategic narrative for the Agency, ensuring the Strategy Unit acts a
single point of reference on the corporate strategy for colleagues, ministers, and
other government departments.
? Contribute to developing strategic capability across HMPPS including through
matrix management, and trialling new approaches to developing and deploying
strategies.
? Ensure a coherent, joined-up approach to implementing strategy through close
collaboration with business planning, finance, and organisational development,
communications, legal and operational colleagues, and contributing to
development of effective governance arrangements.
? Work closely with finance to ensure strategy proposals are properly costed, and
Spending Review, Allocations and Business Cases are aligned to strategy.
? Work closely with operation leads and performance analysts to ensure
performance measures align with strategic priorities, and insights into
organisational performance inform decision-making and future strategy.
? Effectively build internal and external stakeholder relations at all levels to:
i) undertake landscape reviews to understand impacts and opportunities of
emerging policy and business changes ;
ii) seek alignment between these and HMPPS strategic priorities to support
achievement of HMPPS aims ;
iii) draw on research, strategic thinking and user insights from academic, think
tank and representative organisations to inform strategy development.
HQ-JES-2529 Strategy Development Manager v2.0
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:
? Create and maintain constructive links with research and analysis functions
across HMPPS, MoJ, Home Office and wider agencies, to ensure all strategies
are grounded in evidence. Undertake analysis of complex information a nd
provide robust, relevant evidence and coherent, credible proposals to inform
strategy development. Enhance strategic capability, drawing on expertise from
within HMPPS, and from external experts in academia, thi nk tanks and wider
stakeholders.
? Identify and pursue opportunities to achieve HMPPS strategic priorities now and
in the future. Represent HMPPS and engage with other criminal justice
agencies, academic institutions and partner organisations to meet the strategic
objectives.
? Manage the development of the corporate strategy including interactions with
directorates to ensure cohesion between strategic direction and day-to-day
operations. Ensure alignment between corporate strategy and opera tional
strategies e.g. on drugs and competition.
? Responsible for undertaking horizon-scanning of the changing government and
justice landscape, including impact assessment of future internal and external
policy and business change initiatives (MoJ, OGD, and other partners) on
HMPPS, and vice versa.
? Support HMPPS Performance Management team in establishing and reviewing
relevant performance metrics, including evaluation of business change.
? Co-ordinate development of the corporate strategic narrative, in conjunction
with the HMPPS Communications Team. Work with the Communications Team
to present a single narrative for HMPPS on the strategic intent, vision and key
change vehicles for Ministers, stakeholders and internal audiences.
? Build upon and champion effective working relationships across organisational
boundaries (with MoJ policy, legal and analytical leads , and across Whitehall).
Promote a collaborative approach and timely engagement. Act as an
ambassador for HMPPS, generating commitment to shared goals, the HMPPS
vision, and delivery of results.
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.
Behaviours
? Seeing the Big Picture
? Working Together
? Making Effective Decisions
? Communicating and Influencing
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Experience
? Experience of strategic thinking and analytical ability in a complex area .
? Strategic skills: understanding of, ability to engage in and influence policy and
strategy on behalf of HMPPS; ability to communicate HMPPS’ strategic direction
and priorities to senior staff, commis sioners, providers and partners.
? Knowledge and understanding of the management and delivery of criminal justice
services.
? Strong networks across the criminal justice system, government departments,
interest groups, service providers and other partners.
HQ-JES-2529 Strategy Development Manager v2.0
? Experience of developing and supporting implementation of plans to transform
services in the criminal justice arena, working with a diverse group of staff and
stakeholders to achieve business and culture change.
Technical
Requirements
Ability
? Highly developed collaboration and influencing skills and a proven ability to build
effective relationships that harness the knowledge and skills of others.
? Excellent written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to present
complex issues simply and effectively.
? Strategic skills: understanding of, ability to engage in and influence policy and
strategy on behalf of HMPPS; ability to communicate HMPPS’ strategic direction
and priorities to senior staff, commis sioners, providers and partners.
? Ability to interpret, analyse and integrate complex information.
Minimum Eligibility
Please do not alter this box
? 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-2529 Strategy Development Manager v2.0
Success Profile
Strengths
N.B. The below are for
Behaviours
guidance only. It is
Ability
Experience
Technical
advised strengths are
chosen locally,
recommended 4-8
Seeing the Big Picture
Highly developed
Experience of strategic thinking
collaboration and
and analytical ability in a complex
influencing skills and a
area.
proven ability to build
effective relationships
that harness the
knowledge and skills of
others.
Working Together
Excellent written and
Knowledge and understanding of
oral communication
the management and delivery of
skills with a proven
criminal justice services.
ability to present
complex issues simply
and effectively.
Making Effective Decisions
Strategic skills:
Strong networks across the
understanding of, ability
criminal justice system,
to engage in and
government departments, interest
influence policy and
groups, service providers and other
strategy on behalf of
partners.
HMPPS; ability to
communicate HMPPS’
strategic direction and
priorities to senior staff,
commissioners,
providers and partners.
Communicating and Influencing
Ability to interpret,
Experience of developing and
analyse and integrate
supporting implementation of
complex information.
plans to transform services in the
criminal justice arena, working with
HQ-JES-2529 Strategy Development Manager v2.0
a diverse group of staff and
stakeholders to achieve business
and culture change.
Choose an item.
HQ-JES-2529 Strategy Development Manager v2.0