Deputy Head - Corporate Services - North East Probation (Ref: 17044)

Job summary

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Job description

Job Summary

Deputy Head of Corporate Services

Band: Band 6

Reports to: Head of Corporate Services

Role Purpose

The Deputy Head of Corporate Services supports the Head of Corporate Services in the leadership, governance and delivery of high-quality corporate services across the North East Probation Region.

The post holder will provide senior operational leadership, strengthen governance and assurance arrangements, and ensure effective delivery across a broad and complex corporate portfolio supporting 16 business units and approximately 1350 staff.

The role is critical in providing capacity, resilience and continuity at senior level, enabling the Head of Corporate Services to focus on strategic leadership, Regional Probation Director assurance and national engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Head of Corporate Services as required, providing senior leadership and continuity of decision-making
• Support delivery of the Regional Business Plan and contribute to short, medium and long-term planning activity
• Lead on the implementation, monitoring and assurance of corporate governance frameworks
• Prepare high-quality briefings, reports and assurance papers for senior leadership and governance forums
• Identify, manage and escalate corporate risks and issues appropriately
• Provide senior oversight of key corporate portfolios including estates, facilities management, security assurance, audit coordination and regional projects
• Lead the coordination of audit activity, assurance returns and responses to inspection findings
• Oversee delivery of complex projects and programmes of work, ensuring milestones, risks and dependencies are actively managed
• Act as a senior escalation point for operational issues within Corporate Services
• Provide senior oversight of recruitment pipelines, workforce planning activity and liaison with HR and central teams
• Ensure recruitment activity is timely, compliant and aligned to operational priorities
• Support Business Managers and corporate staff in resolving complex workforce and resourcing matters
• Exercise delegated financial authority in line with regional schemes of delegation
• Support effective budget management, expenditure control and procurement governance
• Ensure compliance with MoJ financial regulations and internal control requirements
• May have direct line management responsibility
• Provide professional leadership and guidance across the Corporate Services function
• Promote a culture of inclusion, equality, wellbeing and high performance
• Ensure effective application of HR policies including performance management, attendance and staff development

Behaviours (Success Profile)

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving

Experience and Skills

• Significant experience of delivering corporate services in a complex public sector or operational environment
• Strong understanding of governance, assurance and risk management frameworks
• Experience of managing, projects or portfolios with competing priorities
• Proven ability to work at senior level, influencing stakeholders and providing authoritative advice
• Working knowledge of finance, HR, estates, security and compliance functions

Additional Information

The duties and responsibilities listed are not exhaustive. The post holder will be expected to undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with the role and grade.

The successful candidate will be expected to attend Wetherby House, Stockton on Tees (minimum 3 days per week on site), with travel across the regional area and some occasional travel outside the region.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

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

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

Technical skills

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

• NVQ Level 5 or equivalent in a relevant subject (or appropriate practical experience).Microsoft: Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• 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

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.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

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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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