This is one of two permanent Senior Policy Advisor posts in the Prison Demand and Release Policy Team, within the Youth Justice and Offender Policy Directorate at the Ministry of Justice. The work centres on the growing recall population: monitoring the effects of recent reforms under the Sentencing Act and developing non-legislative options for further change, with advice to ministers. Hybrid working, part-time and job share are offered. Only existing civil servants and accredited NDPB staff may apply, and they must stay employed until an offer is accepted.
What the job involves
- Develop innovative approaches to complex policy challenges, using evidence and data
- Provide clear, well-researched advice to ministers, senior leaders, Parliamentarians and stakeholders, including briefings, parliamentary questions and correspondence
- Monitor the impacts of the recall reforms in the Sentencing Act
- Identify and develop non-legislative policy options for further reforms to the recall process
- Scope, plan and manage projects, including risks, issues, dependencies and progress
- Maintain and own relationships with stakeholders across MoJ, HMPPS, government and the third sector
- Feed a prison demand and release perspective into wider MoJ and cross-government work
- Work with policy teams, HMPPS operational partners, analysts and lawyers
- Respond flexibly to ministerial priorities
Skills & knowledge
- Collaborative working and confidently representing government to external stakeholders
- Managing competing priorities and adjusting to changing demands
- Excellent written and verbal communication, tailored to different audiences
- Strong influencing skills, including constructive challenge
- Creative problem-solving, including confident use of AI and other tools
- Quickly understanding complex information from varied sources and placing it in the wider picture
Checks & eligibility
- Existing civil servant or accredited NDPB employee appointed on merit
- Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules
Other
- Working closely with operational colleagues, analysts and lawyers to understand data and the legal framework and develop solutions at pace
Nice to have
- Experience of working on criminal justice
- Experience working with data
What’s offered
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after five years, plus public holidays and one privilege day
- Scheme to buy or sell up to three days' leave a year
- Choice of Civil Service pension schemes
- Extensive training and development opportunities
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
- Family-friendly policies, including reduced hours and job share
- Flexible benefits, including voluntary benefits and discounts
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
