21531 - Regional Corruption Prevent Manager in Manchester

An exciting opportunity to join the Counter Corruption Unit and play a key role in preventing corruption within the organisation. Prevent Managers support to prevent corruption through directly supporting individuals susceptible to corruption and through assisting establishments and PDUs to assess and understand their risks to corruption, supporting them to develop prevention strategies to counteract identified risk.

The regional CCU will support prisons and probation units to effectively prevent corruption. The level of service is to be assessed and prioritised according to policy and guidance but may include providing prisons and probation with enhanced analytical support, expert advice and logistical and coordination support. The team will also be responsible for supporting prisons and probation units on the effective management of known corruptor prisoners in custody and under supervision in the community to prevent them corrupting staff.

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Working with the national CCU team to develop a detailed and expert understanding of the corruption evidence based on the nature of the threat, (e.g. drivers of corruption, prevalence, escalation, risk/impact, effective interventions) and using this as a basis for all practice.
• Having a strong understanding of the operational context in prisons and probation, including pressures, priorities, risks and opportunities to better tackle corruption.
• Having a strong understanding of the relevant legal and policy frameworks relating to corruption, security and HR, and making sure these are followed when providing services to prisons and probation, and that these are shared with and championed when working with delivery partners.
• On the direction of the Regional Prevent Lead, the post holder will support prisons and probation in assessing and understanding their risks to corruption and develop mitigation strategies; work with prisons and probation to understand capability gaps and signpost wider capability opportunities, best practice and guidance, and deliver briefing and awareness/training sessions; and support research to inform our evidence base on corruption, including interviewing former staff who have been convicted of corruption related offences, or other information to support assessing performance.
• In line with policy and guidance, the post holder will support prisons and probation to prevent corruption in HMPPS by, leading on the management of cases and working collaboratively with Pursue for end-to-end management and coordination of cases that escalate.
• Provide recommended practice for supporting staff to management.
• Develop and implement national strategy to manage the corruption threat across HMPPS.
• Working in partnership with establishments and law enforcement agencies to ensure corruptors are managed appropriately.
• Develop and maintain a wider network of stakeholders, including in other Directorate of Security regional teams (e.g. NIU, SOC Operations, JEXU), law enforcement (local forces and ROCUs), contract managers and contracted providers.
• Supporting the Regional Prevent Lead to understand and manage the individual threat of corruption in each prison and probation office in the region ensuring these establishments are supported based on their individual need.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job 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.

The successful candidate will need to secure SC vetting for this role. The successful candidate will be based at their nearest public sector HMP establishment from the following list: HMP Forest Bank, HMP Manchester, HMP Hindley, HMP Buckley Hall. This is a regional job and there will be frequent travel to prison and probation establishments, regional offices and law enforcement partners’ Offices. Occasional travel outside the region (e.g. to London) will be required.

Opportunity to work remotely but the expectation to be in a site approximately 3 days per week dependent on delivery and risk needs, agreeable with Manager/Lead.

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. Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.

Benefits include annual leave, bank holidays, pension options, work-life balance initiatives, training and development opportunities, and eligibility for childcare vouchers.

All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post. All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS.

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