11922 - Senior Project Manager - Third Sector Partnerships and Programmes

Ministry of Justice; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization seeks a Senior Project Manager for Third Sector Partnerships and Programmes. The role involves managing relationships with Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises to support policy objectives. Key responsibilities include promoting partnership approaches, managing grant schemes, and providing high-quality briefings for senior officials. Ideal candidates will have experience in grants management or working with the Third Sector, though this is not essential. The role is flexible with expected travel to London, where the team is based.

Qualifications

• Experience with managing or awarding grants is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience working with the Third Sector is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Promote the Third Sector partnership approach and ensure action plan implementation.
• Manage and provide secretariat for the Third Sector Strategic Partnership Board.
• Oversee engagement with Charitable Foundations to develop funding opportunities.
• Monitor oversight and programme level for grant schemes.
• Provide high quality written submissions for Ministers and Senior Civil Servants.
• Improve understanding of Voluntary, Charity, and Social Enterprises' contributions.

Job description

Job description

HMPPS Third Sector Partnerships and Programmes Team is responsible for managing HMPPS’ relationships with Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSE, also referred to as the Third Sector), and providing oversight of all HMPPS grants. The team works to develop and establish strategic opportunities for MoJ and HMPPS to harness the expertise of the Third Sector to support its policy and operational objectives.

We manage strategic relationships with the Third Sector across prisons, probation, and youth custody, engaging with and supporting a variety of Third Sector related initiatives including:

• Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3)
• Third Sector Strategic Partnership Board (TSSPB)
• Arts in the Criminal Justice Sector Forum
• HMPPS infrastructure grant, awarded to Clinks for the Provision of infrastructure support to VCSE working in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales.

Role responsibilities

The duties/responsibilities listed below describe the posts as they are at present and the list is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holders are expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

The role (known locally as Senior Project Manager – Third Sector Partnerships and Programmes) is varied and intersects with many areas of HMPPS, MoJ, and the Third Sector. Duties include:

• Promoting the Third Sector partnership approach and ensuring the accompanying action plan is implemented.
• Managing and providing secretariat for the Third Sector Strategic Partnership Board.
• Overseeing regular thematic meeting with RR3 members, and their counterparts across MoJ and HMPPS.
• Overseeing and driving engagement with Charitable Foundations, working to develop funding opportunities between Trusts and Foundations and Statutory.
• Oversight and programme level monitoring of grant schemes – including strategic grants, innovation grants, and rehabilitation grants.
• As required and for specific grants, undertake activities necessary to design, compete, and award grant funding. This could include leading on scheme design; collaborate with Commercial and Contract Management Directorate to run competitions; and prepare Grant Funding Agreements in liaison with Government Legal Department and MoJ Grants Centre of Expertise.
• Providing high quality written submissions and briefings for Ministers and Senior Civil Servants.
• Improving internal visibility and understanding of how Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprises contribute to HMPPS and MoJ objectives.

Whilst experience of managing and/or awarding grants would be advantageous, it is not essential.

Experience of working in/ with the Third Sector would be advantageous, but not essential.

This is a national role and location is flexible. At present, the team is based in London at 102 Petty France, so frequent travel to London is expected.