Business Manager, Assurance & Governance to Deputy Director Head of Judicial HR (Ref: 6136)

This position is based at CTS Royal Courts of Justice, WC2A 2LL

Job Summary

Please refer to the job description

Job Description

Overview of the Judicial Office

The Judicial Office (JO) reports to, and is accountable, to the Lady Chief Justice (LCJ). It was established in 2006 to provide support to the LCJ and to the wider judiciary in upholding the rule of law and in delivering justice impartially, speedily and efficiently, following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions.

We are an Arm’s Length Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. This creates an interesting and complex environment in which to work where we agree our priorities with the senior judiciary and receive our funding to deliver them from the Ministry of Justice. The Judicial Office has been through a period of significant growth resulting from an expansion of our remit and responsibilities.

See JO staff talk about working here: https://design102.wistia.com/medias/uhgtmbtnlv

Hybrid Working Requirement

This position is eligible for hybrid working (current minimum requirement for time spent at base location is 60%, which is subject to business requirements).

Summary Of The Role

This role works closely with the Deputy Director Head of HR (DDHR) across a broad range of Judicial HR business. The role provides the sole business support to DDHR, leads on budget management and headcount controls for the directorate (c£370,000), and also provides assurance to DDHR across the range of activity and projects underway in the HR teams, ensuring high quality standards are maintained. It has a vital role in managing the flow of work through DDHR’s office, and is the main link for the HR function into the private offices, collating and preparing briefings for the Lady Chief Justice and Heads of Division.

The role requires the incumbent to maintain confidentiality when sighted on sensitive issues. The post holder is required to provide views and advice on briefings and papers and make suggestions for change, as well as providing first drafts of a range of papers to allow DDHR to keep on top of the diverse and voluminous amount of work that comes with running a large directorate. The postholder frequently manages upwards to HR SLT, delivering difficult messages and ensuring work remains on track. This unique role will give the post holder an opportunity to work directly with a senior HR leader in providing

important support to the senior judiciary, working regularly with the Chief Executive’s Office, and with a range of stakeholders such as senior officials from MoJ, HMCTS and JAC.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties:

• Maintain oversight of the Judicial HR Budget, working across the HR teams. Lead on reporting and providing assurance to DDHR and the Business Support Team.
• Managing and monitoring all corporate returns on behalf of Judicial HR.
• Commission and collate high level briefings at pace, meeting deadlines and ensuring quality.
• Assist DDHR in leading and managing the HR function across the full range of Judicial HR business, to enable the assurance and governance of judicial HR.
• To enable HR to achieve its strategic and operational objectives, to put processes in place to ensure that DDHR has oversight of the HR strategy, HR action plans, progress, outcomes, related policy activities, and where appropriate program governance.
• To run DDHR’s office, ensuring papers are commissioned in a timely manner, managing the flow of work, providing first drafts, leading project work as required and inbox and diary management.
• To support DDHR in running the HR SLT, liaising with members to populate the Forward Look for agenda items, making recommendations to improve the efficient running of the Board.
  
  

Essential Knowledge, Experience And Skills

• Ability to work at pace, to prioritise and adapt workloads and delivery to emerging or changing priorities.
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills with the ability to navigate through and influence senior stakeholders and senior managers as appropriate.
• Ability to quickly build trusted relationships across a broad range of stakeholders, at all levels.
• Ability to identify risks and make suggestions to resolve issues effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively and in a timely.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Excel
  
  

Desirable Knowledge, Experience And Skills

• Experience working within Assurance and Governance.
• Experience of budget management and reporting.
• Experience of working with Judicial Office Holders and/or knowledge of the judiciary.
  
  

Behaviours (for Recruitment/Success Profiles):

• Seeing the big Picture
• Leadership (Lead Behaviour)
• Making effective decisions
• Changing and Improving
  
  

Assessment process at application

At application, candidates will be asked to submit a CV, Statement of Suitability and the listed Civil Service Behaviours.

In case of a large number of applications, we will be sifting only the lead behaviour, Leadership.

Assessment process at interview

At interview, candidates will be assessed on the listed Civil Service Behaviours.

Security Clearance Required:

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Security Clearance Required:

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Person specification

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Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
  
  

Alongside your salary of £47,657, Ministry of Justice contributes £13,806 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance
  
  

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
  
  

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

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