Business Change Lead Project Roof on Release (PRoR) (Ref: 23983)

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

HMPPS Band 8

12 Month Loan/Detached Duty/Fixed Term/Secondment

Overview of the job

The Strategic Housing Specialist central team is responsible for leading and coordinating the new, national programme of 48 Strategic Housing Specialists based regionally in prison groups across England and Wales.

The programme contributes towards two key HMPPS performance measures (i) accommodation on first night of release and (ii) settled accommodation 3 months after release. The HMPPS Target Operating Model (TOM) has a target to ensure 80% of prison leavers are in settled accommodation 3 months post-release by the end of 2023/24 F/Y.

Summary

The postholder is responsible for offering specialist support and guidance to the 48 Strategic Housing Specialists spread across England and Wales and ensure postholders are delivering against agreed strategic priorities.

The postholder will be the strategic and expert bridge between the national programme of Strategic Housing Specialists and central HMPPS.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• They are responsible for supporting the 48 Strategic Housing Specialists, across England and Wales; for example: co-ordinating the national network of Strategic Housing Specialists to ensure consistent communications and adherence to policy, chairing regional team meetings leading joint initiatives across regions, sharing best practice and offering consultancy.
• As the programme of Strategic Housing Specialists expands from 20 to 48 posts nationally, they will oversee the regionally led recruitment from a central perspective and offer advice to regions as required.
• They will support the line management arrangements as the Strategic Housing Specialist posts shift from establishment-based to regional, promoting their value within regions and establishments.
• Support development of an evaluation approach to ensure learning is captured long term and to inform wider Reducing Reoffending Directorate workstreams.
• Conduct diagnostic reviews with each Strategic Housing Specialist, for each establishment they are responsible for seeking to capture the barriers to delivery, opportunities and target areas that this project and policy leads seeks to address.
• Work with policy leads to take forward and implement their initiatives through Strategic Housing Specialists, understanding their requirements and the action points they want to achieve.
• Support Strategic Housing Specialists in women’s prisons to adopt a trauma-informed and gender specific approach to their role.
• Work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including representing the directorate, some at a senior level, to ensure successful delivery of the programme.
• Act as a business-as-usual consultant (will be seen as a subject matter expert) and will be required to provide advice and guidance on all elements of the relevant policy to all stakeholders (e.g., Directors, senior managers, trade unions, Shared Services staff).
• Oversee the drafting of formal instructions and practical guidance.

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.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,398, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £16,628 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• 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 employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.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 standard (or equivalent) 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

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5358

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

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