Programme Director, Property Transformation Programme
Ministry of Justice
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 13th October 2024
Details
Reference number
371256
Salary
£76,000 - £100,000
External candidates should expect their salary upon appointment to be up to £100,000 per annum.
Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules in place on the date of their appointment.
Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules in place on the date of their appointment.
A
Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
SCS Pay Band 1
Contract type
Permanent
Type of role
Property
Senior leadership
Senior leadership
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber
About the job
Job summary
The Programme Director for the Property Transformation Programme role is a senior leadership role, reporting to the Senior Responsible Owner Property Transformation Programme & Director of Property Services.
Your role will involve delivering the transformation to the prison and probation estates to deliver improved Facilities Management, whilst minimising operational disruption. Successful delivery will support better value for money for taxpayers while also developing and maintaining close working relationships with Operations, senior members of HMPPS and other key stakeholders to ensure capacity in the estate is maintained, and that it is safe, decent and secure.
This is a Nationally based role
Job description
For full details about the Role, Key Responsibilities and Person Specification, please download and review the Candidate Information pack
Person specification
As Programme Director, you will have overall responsibility for the management of the risks and delivery of the project, including:
- Working closely with Commercial colleagues to ensure effective contract management and value for money.
- Provide clear leadership and strategic direction to geographically dispersed multi-disciplinary teams of circa 100+ to successfully deliver a statutory and mandatory compliant estate, while ensuring we have effective delivery mechanisms performing to the highest contracted standards, while providing the highest customer service.
- Developing and maintaining close working relationships with Operations, senior members of HMPPS and other key stakeholders, including partner organisations.
- Create an environment where our people can succeed, effectively leading and developing your senior management team through clear delegation of responsibilities and agreement of performance criteria.
- Influence and manage our operating environment, including relationships with key senior stakeholders and customers to ensure that goals and objectives are established and achieved.
- Effect positive changes to the way we work, securing commitment and buy-in and promoting a positive long-term vision to improve the delivery of PTP.
- Providing strong leadership, influence, accountability and direction throughout the project's life.
- Leading the PTP Programme Committee and reporting to the Programme Board, and stakeholders against the progress of the project and benefits realisation plan.
- Contributing to the strategic direction of the Project, including the development and implementation of the business cases.
- Managing the key strategic delivery risks.
- Building strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, breaking down silos and uncollaborative behaviour.
- Managing senior stakeholders, gaining strong buy-in from the business and building good relationships with Senior stakeholders.
- Managing the relationship with HMT, Cabinet Office and other assurance partners to ensure that all gates are completed successfully.
- Being a role model as part of the Project Delivery Profession, living the MoJ values.
- Maintaining a broad and thorough understanding of MoJ’s business including Ministerial priorities.
- Ensuring that all areas of accountability fit within the MoJ’s/HMPPS financial envelope and that it continues to deliver efficiently and effectively for its users, while seeking appropriate sources of funding to support joint interest work with our strategic partners.
- Championing engagement, equality and inclusion through leadership of the team; and
- Championing continuous profession development and professional skills across MoJ, HMPPS and the wider Civil Service.
Additional Information
Please view our candidate information pack for full details about the role, key responsibilities person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, and feel that you meet the criteria, we would welcome your application.
Qualifications
Membership of a relevant and accredited body of profession such as IWFM.
Government Property Profession (GPP) Technical Skills
The GPP Framework is aimed at staff working in property or property-related roles and consider property to be their career anchor profession. This usually encompasses posts where professional qualifications and experience are directly relevant to the work being undertaken.
However, it is also applicable to those who are currently not qualified property practitioners but wish to make this their profession of choice.
Those with a property background at any level are encouraged to register with the GPP, which exists to support property practitioners at all levels. Details of the GPP Career Framework can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-property-profession-career-framework--2
This role falls under Property Leadership – Programmes Director in the framework. The following Technical Skills are identified as key for this role and may be tested at interview:
• Strategy & Business Planning – Expert
• Stakeholder Engagement - Expert
• Property Programme and Project Management – Expert
If you do not meet the technical requirements for this role, we advise you to not apply as it is unlikely that you will possess the required skillset.
Government Property Profession (GPP) Technical Skills
The GPP Framework is aimed at staff working in property or property-related roles and consider property to be their career anchor profession. This usually encompasses posts where professional qualifications and experience are directly relevant to the work being undertaken.
However, it is also applicable to those who are currently not qualified property practitioners but wish to make this their profession of choice.
Those with a property background at any level are encouraged to register with the GPP, which exists to support property practitioners at all levels. Details of the GPP Career Framework can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-property-profession-career-framework--2
This role falls under Property Leadership – Programmes Director in the framework. The following Technical Skills are identified as key for this role and may be tested at interview:
• Strategy & Business Planning – Expert
• Stakeholder Engagement - Expert
• Property Programme and Project Management – Expert
If you do not meet the technical requirements for this role, we advise you to not apply as it is unlikely that you will possess the required skillset.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Managing a Quality Service
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £76,000, Ministry of Justice contributes
£22,017 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
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.
For full details of the Selection Process and Recruitment Timeline, please view the Candidate Information pack
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration
is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them
to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through
building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security 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
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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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SCS Recruitment Team
- Email : scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : scsrecruitment@justice.gov.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/
