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The Ministry of Justice People and Capability (MoJ P&C) supports the organisation by enabling its people to be the best that they can be. We are continuously reviewing and enhancing the services that P&C provide across the MoJ to deliver high quality services for our customers. MoJ has a team of committed and capable professionals delivering people services across the Justice family.

With a passion for people management and a desire to build an HR generalist foundation for a future career, the post holder will work with managers from within HMPPS to optimise the effective working relationship and ensure maximum impact of HR on business effectiveness. This is your opportunity to be part of the HR enabling prisons and probation to make society safer and help people turn live.

The role involves a proactive approach to problem solving and enabling the business to find solutions to HR challenges. With a generalist knowledge of case management and essential functional HR experience, the role is key to enabling business leaders through interpretation of HR policy, application of case management advice and the delivery of key HR processes to maintain the links with essential systems; SSCL, Occupational Health, Civil Service Pensions etc.

Summary

As a HR professional in either a regional role or a HQ delivery role to a sector of the business, the post holder will support business leaders, managers and specialists with more complex HR cases and provide a professional link to the central case management service, working together to achieve effective outcomes.

As the first point of contact to the business, the post holder would be required to manage stakeholder expectations and gather business intelligence to provide specialist advice or deploy the appropriate service from within the team.

Responsibilities, activities and duties

Supporting an area of the business with wide ranging impact, appraising, assessing and adapting to a wide range of issues on a day-to-day basis and developing options to maintain or improve performance.

Role holder will have autonomy to make decisions within their discrete area of work to deploy appropriate resources using initiative and in communication with their established network of contacts across the wider HR community.

Interpreting HR advice which may require follow up questions or discussion to understand the wider impact of the issue.

Decisions might involve considerable discretion but will be constrained by policy and best practice.

Analysing HR data and applying understanding to decide on an appropriate intervention or course of action.

Considering sensitive or multiple opposing opinions to establish facts; establishing the best approach; determining appropriate methodologies; analysis to ensure quality and application of results.

Exercise judgement and make decisions based on their own interpretation. Details may be unclear and require further investigation.

Required to maintain relationships by supporting others, contribute to team decisions and use initiative to solve problems.

Contribute directly to the achievement of operational organisational objectives by developing internal credibility and providing guidance and consultancy to managers on HR related issues, which include:

Employment Tribunal, Grievance, Disciplinary Support Attendance Management Support Audit, Assurance & Compliance Commissioner: Expert Services & Support (Internal & External)

Essential Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

Previous experience of an HR delivery role. (assessed via CV)
The ability to confidently build and manage a diverse range of relationships, including with senior stakeholders. (assessed via behaviour working together)
Supporting others to optimise performance of their People Management Skills. (assessed via behaviour Leadership)
Excellent communication skills, both in verbal and written formats. (assessed via behaviour Communicating and Influencing)
Ability to analyse and understand data and apply analytics to business delivery. (assessed via behaviour Managing a Quality Service)

Desirable experience, knowledge and skills

Previous experience of working in a HR team within the Civil Service and an awareness of the wider Civil Service HR operating model. Experience of HR consultancy work or other service delivery based on a Customer Relationship Model.

We may consider any evidence within the application form that demonstrates meeting the desirable criteria as set out in the job description. This will only be after essential criteria is scored and where there is a need to differentiate between closely scored candidates.

Location and travel requirements:

There is a requirement for the successful applicant’s work base to be within the East or West Midlands region. They will be appointed to the office/hub in the Geographical region, which is closest to their home address and can choose from Justice Collaboration Centres, Justice Satellite Office or one of our prison or probation locations as below:

Birmingham, Buxton, Chesterfield, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Lichfield, Lincoln, Market Drayton, Nottingham, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton

HM PRISON FEATHERSTONE WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 7PU HM PRISON STAFFORD, ST16 3AW HM PRISON STOCKEN OKHAM, LE15 7RD HM PRISON WHATTON, NG13 9FQ HMYOI BRINSFORD WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 7PY HMYOI STOKE HEATH MARKET DRAYTON, TF9 2JL HMYOI SWINFEN HALL LICHFIELD, WS14 9QS MOJ JSO Birmingham Centre City, B5 4UA NMS Markham House FLR 2/3, S40 1TG NMS Unit C, Nottingham One, NG1 7HG NPS 12 SHERIFFS COURT COVENTRY, CV1 3RY NPS 2 COBDEN STREET LEICESTER, LE1 2LB NPS 8 CORPORATION STREET LINCOLN, LN2 1HN NPS BUXTON CHESTERFIELD HOUSE BUXTON, SK17 6DH NPS DERWENT COURT DERBY, DE1 2FZ NPS MELBOURNE HSE STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 5RQ NPS PRUE EARL HOUSE WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 3JS

The base location will be discussed with the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will be required to travel regularly to probation sites across the East and West Midlands region with occasional travel to other HMPPS sites.

All applicants should be aware that business partnering arrangements are subject to change and postholders will be expected to accommodate changes in partnering arrangements in line with business need to include providing cover and support for other business areas when required.

Qualification

You will be a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or equivalent or be willing to work towards it and actively demonstrate Continuous Professional Development.

This role can be linked to HR Apprenticeship (Level 5) and may be appropriate as a route into CIPD qualification.

Application process:

Sift

Behaviours

Please provide 250-word examples of how you have met each one of the behaviours listed below:

Managing a Quality Service (Lead Behavior)
Communicating and Influencing
Leadership
Working together

Please refer to the ‘essential knowledge, experience and skills’ section above which details how each of the essential criteria will be assessed.

Experience

Please submit an anonymous copy of your CV.

Should we receive a large number of applications, we will sift primarily on the lead behaviour of Managing a Quality Service.

Successful applicants will then be invited to an interview, testing both behaviours and strengths.

Interview:

Please note that interviews will be held remotely.

During the interview, we will be assessing you on the Behaviours listed above and Strengths from the Success Profiles framework.

Behaviours:

Managing a Quality Service (lead)
Communicating and Influencing
Leadership
Working together

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact – Harminder.Deora1@justice.gov.uk

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Qualifications

You will have completed and achieved your Chartered MCIPD (or have an equivalent HR qualification) or be willing to work towards it, and actively demonstrate Continuous Professional Development.

Please answer 'yes' to meeting the qualification requirement if you are either:

1) Chartered MCIPD (or have an equivalent HR qualification) or
2) Willing to work towards the Chartered MCIPD qualification.

If you are answering yes to option 2, please upload a note indicating your willingness to work towards the qualification.

Behaviours

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

Managing a Quality Service
Communicating and Influencing
Leadership
Working Together

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 (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

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, Strengths 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.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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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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Salary range

£35,335 - £37,847 per year