Senior Operational Policy Manager (Ref: 18073)

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

This post is for a Senior Operational Policy Manager in the Joint Extremism Unit.

The Joint Extremism Unit (JEXU), run by HMPPS and Home Office’s HSG, is the strategic centre for all counter-terrorism work with offenders in England and Wales. It has oversight of CT delivery across the end-to-end offender management process, from entry into prison to community management on licence.

This is an exciting opportunity to join JEXU’s Operational Policy team during a period of operational challenge and change. The post will involve significant engagement across HMPPS and MOJ, working with policy, analysis, operational and other teams to develop policy that delivers real operational outcomes for frontline CT delivery.

The role will report to the Head of Operational Policy and its responsibilities will include:

• Lead the development of CT operational policy to underpin the frontline response to terrorism risk in the prison and probation sector.
• Review the broad architecture of CT operational policy in the sector so that it is lean, cohesive and responsive to the needs of frontline operational staff.
• Ensure that all operational policy is developed in alignment with our strategic approach to CT in prisons and probation and linked to the objectives of CONTEST and Prevent in the Home Office.
• Become an active and engaged member of the team to help it flourish, support the team with administrative tasks and engage in JEXU’s broader corporate activities.
• Be prepared to play a key HQ leadership role in the event of a critical incident.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and are not intended to be exhaustive. The post holder is not expected to have line management responsibilities immediately, but that may change as the team grows over time. The post 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.

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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
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture

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.

• 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 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.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

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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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