Training Manager (Ref: 90375)
Ministry of Justice
Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 26th September 2024
Details
Reference number
368821
Salary
£45,824 - £50,039
A
Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
SEO
Contract type
Permanent
Type of role
Business Management and Improvement
Operational Delivery
Strategy
Operational Delivery
Strategy
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
This position is based at 10 SOUTH COLONNADE LONDON, E14 4PU
About the job
Job summary
Please refer to Job Description
Job description
Purpose
Members of the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) are unpaid public appointees who provide statutory, independent scrutiny of the treatment and care of people in prisons and immigration detention. They are appointed by ministers and operate in prisons and young offender institutions (run by HM Prisons and Probation Service - MOJ), in immigration removal centres, various short-term holding facilities and on repatriation flights for those being removed from the UK (run by the Home Office).
Lay Observers are also unpaid public appointees, whose responsibility it is to check on the welfare of individuals in court custody suites and while they are traveling in the care and custody of escort contractors.
The postholder will develop and drive the delivery of the training offer to IMBs and LOs nationally and regionally.
The postholder will:
- Develop a strategy for training delivery by balancing considerations of budget, feasibility and member needs
- Drive delivery of a future strategy for training content to create an enriching programme of development in line with organisational needs
- Have responsibility for the administration and delivery of the overall training programme for volunteers
Responsibilities
- The postholder will build positive relationships with colleagues across the IMB and the LO public appointees.
- They will ensure the administration and delivery of the current overall member training programme including core training, specialist training, standalone e-learning, mandatory training, training to accompany toolkits and ad hoc training requirements.
- The postholder will ensure that core training content is regularly reviewed and refreshed and up to date with current member policy and guidance.
- The postholder will develop the existing member training programme, including modes of delivery, to include strategic requirements for a programme of CPD and the delivery of regional training whilst being cognisant of budgetary and resource constraints
- The postholder will need to work with and through the IMB national training team, LO National Council and other training providers as appropriate, developing strong, trusting and collaborative relationships
- They will lead on training records needs analysis to ensure that specifications for the new member database encompasses all current and projected training record requirements
- The postholder will ensure that wider relationships with training providers and enablers are maintained and developed to deliver shared understanding and capability including with MoJ learning leads and leadership, the MoJ Talent & Capability team and SSCL
- They will develop an outsourced e-learning capability balanced with in-house resource to develop new e-learning content. This will include encompassing opportunities via MoJ Learning and Development funding allocation, providing forecasts of planned work for IMB and LOs, and inputting to the SSCL Change Board along with other MoJ learning leads
- Ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion is considered during the application of all tasks and championed during interaction with the membership
- Performing other job-related duties as required.
Knowledge, skills & behaviours
- Has detailed knowledge of learning management systems and the ability to develop e-learning packages
- Has understanding and experience of developing, rolling out and administering training programmes nationally to a diverse set of stakeholders as well as experience organisation large-scale events
- Understands how to work with and through volunteers.
- Takes pride in thinking creatively to deliver outcomes for stakeholders, and constantly seeks to learn, develop and improve
- Enjoys working with a wide variety of people at multiple levels of seniority and managing a varied portfolio
- Can quickly establish mutual respect and trust and build positive working relationships with colleagues and voluntary public appointees.
- Is skilled at identifying problems before they arise and taking mitigating action
- Has excellent organisational skills, a strong eye for detail, can prioritise effectively and is focussed on quality delivery and meeting deadlines
Person specification
Please refer to Job Description
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Seeing the Big Picture
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £45,824, Ministry of Justice contributes
£13,275 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 average employer contribution of 27%
- 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
Things you need to know
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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
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).
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.
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).
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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in 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
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/
