This Band 10 post in HM Prison and Probation Service sits within the Service Centre expansion project, offered as a two-year loan or detached duty. The postholder will run the governance of extending the Norwich Service Centre to the East of England, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, under the Our Future Probation Service Programme. The work involves senior stakeholders, including Regional Probation Directors and Ministers, and about 60% office-based attendance is expected alongside hybrid working. Only current civil servants and accredited NDPB staff can apply.
What the job involves
- Oversee the full governance arrangements for the Service Centre expansion project
- Manage project risks and issues
- Report on progress across the programme
- Ensure clear and effective decision-making
- Deliver the expansion of the Norwich Service Centre to the East of England, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, alongside London and national service lines
- Work within the governance of the Our Future Probation Service Programme
- Work closely with Regional Probation Directors, Area Executive Directors, Executive Directors and Ministers
What’s required
Experience
- Experience of programme management
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Delivering at pace
- Seeing the big picture
Checks & eligibility
- Current Civil Servant or employee of an accredited NDPB
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- DBS Standard check
- Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules
- Declaration of membership of any group HMPPS considers racist
Other
- Around 60% office-based working
- Working from the UK only, not overseas
What’s offered
- Annual leave, with the holiday year running from 1 March and calculated pro rata
- 9 days for bank, public and privilege holidays
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- Hybrid working where business need allows
- Flexible working, subject to a satisfactory probationary period
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training and development, including promotion programmes
- Security and diversity training and an individual induction
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23405 - Senior Programme Manager employer: Ministry of Justice
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