This temporary senior post, fixed for 18 months, sits in the Corporate Services team of Community Accommodation Services within the Probation Service. The role leads the CAS equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging team and supports the Head of Corporate Services on business planning, risk and workforce planning. It is a national post with hybrid working and part-time, job-share or flexible patterns considered. A recognised probation qualification or Level 5 leadership qualification is required, and the work can only be done in the UK.
What the job involves
- Lead the CAS EDIB team and oversee delivery of the CAS EDIB and Engaging People on Probation plans
- Support the Head of Corporate Services on business planning, risk, workforce planning, financial assurance and improvement
- Coordinate Change, Corporate Services and Business Manager activity across CAS, keeping processes, governance and reporting consistent
- Lead regional or cluster projects and portfolios, including equality and diversity and reward and recognition, with action plans and health and safety compliance
- Hold senior management responsibility for estates, buildings, maintenance and stabilisation activity in the Region
- Act as Regional lead on caseload issues
- Act as BSC lead for performance and quality in the programme, including audits and inspections
- Ensure effective regional staff transfer and induction arrangements
- Represent the Region and take part in regional governance with external agencies, stakeholders and staff
- Provide formal reports and deliver multimedia presentations to internal and external audiences
- Facilitate focus groups with staff, People on Probation and stakeholders
- Provide operational support to the Head of PDU when on the on-call rota
What’s required
Qualifications
- Probation Qualification Framework graduate diploma or honours degree in Community Justice with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice, or a qualification recognised under section 10 of the Offender Management Act 2007
- Older recognised routes such as Diploma in Probation Studies or CQSW with Probation Option, or equivalent
- Level 5 leadership or management qualification, or equivalent
Experience
- Monitoring performance against targets, setting local targets and making improvements
- Budgetary control, and participation in commissioning, procurement or contract management
- Planning and deploying resources and staff to meet operational demand
- Working with key local agencies and stakeholders to build strong relationships
- Health and safety and equalities management
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of the wider criminal justice system
- Well-developed IT skills, including interpreting and applying performance reports
- Evaluating practice and giving a practice perspective on policy development
Checks & eligibility
- DBS standard check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Eligibility under Civil Service nationality rules, such as UK, Irish or Commonwealth nationals with right to work
Other
- Statement of suitability (maximum 750 words) evidencing EDIB leadership, risk and workforce planning, corporate coordination, senior stakeholder working and change delivery
- Behaviours assessed at sift: communicating and influencing, leadership, delivering at pace, changing and improving, working together
Nice to have
- Conducting employee relations investigations, such as disciplinary, capability or grievance
- Leading the development of new and innovative ways of working to improve service delivery and policyContributing to strategic business plans to improve service delivery
- Managing people and projects using project management techniques to deliver significant change
- Delivering presentations to multi-agency audiences and large groups
What’s offered
- 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising to 30 after five years, plus public holidays, pro-rata for part-time
- Pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme run by Greater Manchester Pension Fund
- Hybrid working where business need allows
- Flexible working, part-time and job-share options, and family-friendly policies
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee-run networks
- Flexible benefits, vouchers and discounts
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
