Strategic Priorities and Transformation Manager (Ref: 90857)
Ministry of Justice
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Strategic Priorities and Transformation Manager
Location: National*
Interviews: w/c 14th October 2024
Grade: SEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £45,824 - £50,039
National: £39,868 - £43,535
Working pattern: Full-time/Part-time/Flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy number: 90857
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Strategic Priorities and Transformation Manager here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Strategy & Operations team.
The Strategic Priorities Team is a new team, which will support the smooth and effective running of the Justice Digital function; it is an opportunity to work at the most senior levels of the function and influence the way in which the function operates, as well as to build a broader understanding of the MoJ as a whole.
This is a varied role that requires a deep understanding of, and interest in, both the strategy and ways of working of Justice Digital, the Service Delivery Transformation Group, and the Ministry more broadly. It has a wide remit that requires first class management and coordination, quick thinking, and the ability to facilitate and persuade. You will need to juggle many priorities and be able to turn your hand to a wide range of matters; you will be equally comfortable being “hands on” and delivering as you are leading.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
The Strategic Priorities and Transformation Manager will deal with information requests and commissions from the Director General’s office as well as other internal and external sources. You will be responsible for prioritising incoming requests, collating the relevant information and drafting the response, all within a demanding timeline and from varied sources across Justice Digital. You will also be responsible for supporting the Strategic Priorities & Transformation Lead on private office functions and organising SLT events. More specifically this means:
Manage key relationships with MoJ and external stakeholders:
- Making sure the Strategic Priorities & Transformation Lead and Head of Strategic Priorities & Transformation know what executive boards and senior meetings are happening, supporting with the organisation and preparation for these events.
- Work closely with Business Managers to ensure that the Directors have access to the right information at the right time.
- Be credible across departments.
- Be responsive to change and manage time effectively.
Be a proactive member in a team which ensures the SLT is focussed on the right things:
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the SCS cadre in Justice Digital.
- Maintain a forward plan of corporate, delivery and operational activities to inform SLT agendas.
- Support in ensuring that all recurring SLT events are sent in good time and have the correct attendees.
- Support in the organisation of SLT events and on delivery of these with the team, leading on this where appropriate.
- Contribute to the building of agendas for SLT meetings to ensure they are discussing the right things at the right time, leading on this where appropriate
- Maintain the plan for, and record of, the right information for SLT sessions to enable data-led decision-making.
Be a proactive member of the Strategic Priorities Team in information requests and commissions
- Build productive and collaborative relationships with the Director General’s Private Office.
- Maintain the process for responding to information requests and commissions, ensuring that all have been responded to in time, and have been cleared by the appropriate people.
- Prepare templates and introduce changes to improve the process for information handling.
- Collate the information for responding to the requests from varying sources across Justice Digital.
- Draft responses using the correct templates.
- Support the team in the demanding and fast-paced environment of information handling and commissions.
- Be proactive in continuously reflecting and adopting new innovative ways of working.
- Manage any conflict that arises.
- Manage a continual planning process in a complex and fast-paced
- Respond to change effectively.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential
- You can shift context across a wide range of subject matters.
- You can manage a wide range of issues with diplomacy and discretion.
- You can build relationships and trust easily with people at various levels of an organisation.
- You have experience of working with senior leaders and private offices to respond to, and deliver, complex requests for information.
- You are flexible, adaptable, and have a willingness to learn, recognising how people best work together and facilitating the best team make-up depending on the situation.
- You can communicate effectively across organisational, technical, and political boundaries, understanding the context. You can advocate and communicate what a team does to create trust and authenticity.
- You have experience in solving issues and unblocking problems, driving teams and setting the pace, ensuring teams are working towards delivery commitments. You have a proven track record of managing various dependencies across teams, departments or government as a whole.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance
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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Terms & Conditions
Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk
Person specification
Benefits
- 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
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How to Apply
Candidates must submit a CV and Personal Statement (up to 750 words), which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
- Communicating & Influencing
- Delivery at Pace
- Developing Self & Others
- Leadership
- Working Together
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your experience of working with senior leaders and private offices to respond to, and deliver, complex requests for information will be conducted before the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5359
Recruitment team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
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