22331 - Judicial HR Business Partner - London Region

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the "Eligibility" section before you apply.

General Information

• Salary: £49,325 - £53,081
• Working Pattern: Full Time, Flexible Working
• Location: London
• Closing Date: 30-Sep-2026
• Post Type: Loan
• Civil Service Grade: SEO
• Number of jobs available: 1
• Reserve List: 12 Months

Job description

The role: This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to work within a unique organisation. Drawing on your existing HR skills and experience you will be working in an ambiguous environment which will develop your influencing, leadership and consultancy skills. Judicial Office is a great place to work with a warm, welcoming and supportive culture of delivery and development. It is a place where your work is valued, recognised and rewarded. You will work at a strategic level and will be responsible for developing and sustaining trusted working relationships with regional judicial leaders in support of the delivery of justice. Your HR insights will be key in understanding the needs of the judiciary in the Region and will help to shape the Judicial HR offer.

You will be part of a team of HRBPs, each regionally based and you will lead and manage at least one HR Advisor (HEO). If you are proactive, a change agent and able to work with ambiguity this could be an exciting challenge for you to further develop your professional HR skills and add to your portfolio of experience.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with regional judicial leaders to be a source of trusted advice and support on HR matters.
• Work with judicial leaders to support their talent management, succession planning and career conversations within their areas of responsibility.
• Engage and support judicial leaders with the Inclusion and Diversity agenda.
• Provide advice to enable judicial leaders to take proactive steps to deal with or pre-empt issues relating to judicial health, welfare, conduct and performance, and to provide high quality timely advice on specific or generalised HR problems.
• You will support the management of the regional HR caseload.
• You will use data to identify relevant existing and likely future trends.
• Line management of at least one HEO grade.
• Operate as an integral member of the HRBP Team, scanning for emerging trends and acting as an intelligent customer into the wider HR Teams.
• Connecting with HMCTS HRBP colleagues to provide holistic HR advice and support where issues cross boundaries of staff and the judiciary.
• Work closely with the respective HMCTS Judicial Secretariat (who administer judicial resourcing across the region) as appropriate, to identify and address relevant HR issues.
• To gain a clear understanding of the priorities of the Lady Chief Justice and Senior President Tribunal and be able to translate these, alongside the JO Business Plan and HR Strategy, into a regional plan that will add value to the local judiciary.
• Demonstrate commitment to personal and team members continuous development, professional expertise and skill.

Essential criteria:

• Build strong and effective HR partnerships and relationships; being recognised as a trusted HR professional.
• Deliver effective outcomes in an ambiguous environment.
• Extract, analyse and present MI and data to the business to back up propositions.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and listening skills, including the confidence to speak with credibility and authority when operating at a senior level.
• Work collaboratively and proactively with stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Align activities to contribute to wider organisational priorities and be alert to emerging issues and trends which might impact on your and the wider HR area.
• Maintain and review systems and service to ensure delivery of professional excellence and establish ways to find and respond to feedback from customers about the service.
• Share information as appropriate and act as an intelligent customer for the wider HR service, communicating in a straightforward, honest and engaging manner.
• Encourage joined up teamwork within own team and across other groups.
• Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Collaborate with these to share information, resources and support.
• Consider the impacts of own and team’s activities on stakeholders and end users.

Desirable criteria:

• High levels of ability to work with data, including analysis, interpretation and presentation.
• Understanding of the Judiciary.
• Understanding of HMCTS business and its challenges or willingness to learn about these matters quickly.

Security clearance required: Security clearance will include a requirement of CTC and DBS.

Additional Information:

If the vacancy is offered as Fixed Term Appointment/Loan, existing Civil Servants must join on a Loan basis only. Prior agreement to be released on loan must be obtained before commencing the application process.

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs.

Benefits:

• Annual Leave: 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.
• Pension: The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
• Training: The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Diversity & Inclusion: The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.