Strategy and Planning Manager, Central Planning Team (Ref: 14771)

Job summary

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Job description

Overview

This position offers a unique opportunity to become part of the Central Planning Team within Planning and Operational Support (POpS) in the Judicial College, supporting the Lady Chief Justice and the Senior President of Tribunals in delivering high-quality judicial training.

The Strategy and Planning Manager will play a pivotal role in coordinating a dynamic training programme, working collaboratively with both judicial and College colleagues.

Judicial Office

The Judicial Office (JO) reports to, and is accountable, to the Lady Chief Justice (LCJ). It was established in 2006 to provide support to the LCJ and to the wider judiciary in upholding the rule of law and in delivering justice impartially, speedily and efficiently, following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions.

We are an Arm’s Length Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. This creates an interesting and complex environment in which to work where we agree our priorities with the senior judiciary and receive our funding to deliver them from the Ministry of Justice. The Judicial Office has been through a period of significant growth resulting from an expansion of our remit and responsibilities.

The Judicial College

The Judicial College is a very busy and high-profile section of the Judicial Office. We are responsible for judicial training, and we currently deliver approximately 1800 judicial seminars and events each year to around 24,000 judicial office holders.

Much of the training is face to face but, in addition, the College is continuing to diversify its methods of delivering training to incorporate more digital platforms, increasing its use of e-learning and webcasting.

The POpS Team is the customer facing hub of the College, providing planning and organisational support to judicial training events across the UK. The POpS team is based over three main sites – Loughborough, London and Leeds. We make good use of flexible and remote working across our offices.

Key responsibilities

You will work collaboratively within POpS, across other parts of Judicial College and wider and engaging with senior stakeholders, including judiciary, to lead and support the production of the Judicial College training programmes. Using complex data, you will gain a thorough understanding of judicial recruitment and induction plans, assessing and delivering continuation training needs, monitoring capacities and timings, and ensuring you are up to date with any programme changes.

You will also be instrumental in the production of the annual prospectus for one or more areas of the college, by leading and supporting the project management of the collaborative work. This will require you to coordinate scheduling, ensure deadlines are met, and maintain clear communication channels between all parties involved. You will be expected to track project milestones, identify risks or issues early, and escalate them where necessary to ensure the smooth delivery of Judicial College training programmes. Effective documentation and proactive planning will be key to staying on top of evolving requirements and ensuring objectives are achieved within set timeframes.

Key responsibilities will be:

• Actively contributing to the development and continuous improvement of training programmes by analysing data and working in partnership with operational delivery teams and judicial trainers.
• Leading and supporting the project management and delivery of the annual prospectuses, particularly in your allocated area of work.
• Working with a range of stakeholders (including colleagues across the Judicial Office, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, Ministry of Justice and judiciary) to plan, manage and monitor new and emerging training needs, including recruitment needs.
• Supporting relations between the college and the venue broker.
• Overseeing and keeping abreast of any programme changes in your given area.
• Actively contribute to the development and delivery of continuous improvement projects and assist with the delivery of the Planning and Operational Support Team’s business plan.
• Line management of one or two Executive Officers (EO).

You will report to the Senior Strategy and Planning Manager (SEO).

Essential skills and experience

You will have experience in:

• Planning and operational delivery
• Using and interpreting complex data
• Continuous Improvement
• IT skills including MS Teams and Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate at senior levels and tailor style of communication to suit audience and context

Person specification

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Behaviours

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

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

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,335, Ministry of Justice contributes £10,236 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

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

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 criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist 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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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.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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 5359

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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