23356 - Business Administrator - Equality

Ministry of Justice; Lichfield; Hybrid; GBP 24.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual Leave

Pension (Civil Service)

Work life balance

Season Ticket Loan

Zusammenfassung

Ministry of Justice is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support the Equality Advisor by maintaining efficient admin systems and ensuring tasks are completed within agreed timescales. The role involves handling equality-related data, coordinating events, and assisting with the Equality Action Plan across the establishment.

You will contribute to disability awareness, policy reviews and regional meetings, while providing a central information point on relevant legislation and instructions.

Qualifikationen

• Provide administrative support to the Equality Advisor and maintain admin systems.
• Coordinate data collection and reporting for equality indicators and related statistics.
• Assist in organizing equality promotion events.
• Ensure accurate records and timely completion of tasks.

Aufgaben

• Provide administrative support to the Equality Advisor and maintain admin systems.
• Process, collate and monitor equality-related forms, reports and data.
• Organise events and coordinate Equality Action Plan activities.
• Assist with local disability training and awareness.
• Attend regional meetings and support SMT with diversity audits.
• Maintain records and respond to enquiries within agreed timescales.
• Input requisitions on the finance database and process them.

Kenntnisse

Administrative support

Data entry

Document management

Stakeholder communication

Disability awareness

Tools

Finance database

Jobbeschreibung

Job description

The job holder will provide administrative support to the Equality Advisor, maintaining administration systems effectively and efficiently within specified timescales for the establishment.

This is a rotational, non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Process, collate and monitor the following:
  • Disability Incident Reporting Forms (DIRF) and other equality related applications and requests.
  • Annual equality reports/statistics, impact assessments, contributing to the monitoring and evaluation of the Equality Action Plan.
  • Outcomes and key findings for the Governor and Equality Management Team, monitoring the completion of all investigations within agreed timescales unless otherwise agreed with the Governor.
  • Monthly Systematic Monitoring and Analysis of Race Equality Template (SMART) data, highlighting issues to the Equality Management Team.
  • Organise and assist in the organisation of equality promotion events.
• Review and monitor all local Equality policies in line with national policies.
• Oversee and coordinate work on the establishment’s Equality Action Plan and work with the establishment’s Equality Action Team (DEAT) to achieve its objectives.
• Make sure that all matters related to disability are recorded and arrangements are put in place where required.
• Check documentation on Reception, to ensure all disabled and elderly prisoners are identified for a meeting to discuss needs if necessary.
• Administer a system to enable prisoners to declare if they have any disabilities and require any reasonable adjustments. Contribute to business cases if special equipment is required to assist the prisoner.
• Assist in local disability training, promoting staff and awareness on issues relating to disability.
• Be a central source of information on relevant legislation, instructions, national and local policies and keep fully informed about current disability topics and learning disabilities.
• Assist with focus groups for disabled prisoners and make the necessary arrangements.
• Attend regional meetings to share best practice.
• Carry out diversity related audits and report findings to the Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Coordinate work on the establishment Equality Action Plan and gather data to underpin this.
• Coordinate the data collection relating to types and levels of disability amongst prisoners.

Undertake other administrative tasks including:

• Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for area of work.
• Act as contact point for all communications to the team.
• Prioritise and distribute communications to the appropriate person or relevant department in establishment.
• Complete monitoring returns for area of work.
• Input requisitions on to the finance database and process requisitions for defined area of work.
• Co-ordinate any awareness sessions for area of work.
• Prepare paperwork for checking by manager, conducting initial checks as required.
• Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure that they are aware of information so that information is adequately shared.
• Maintain and check establishment databases, manual filing systems and logs of information, responding within agreed timescales and producing reports as required.
• Collate information relating to relevant Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs).
• Act as secretary to meetings as required including organising agenda, taking and distributing minutes and action points.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.

If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.

The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

Benefits

Annual Leave

‑The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays

‑You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment

Pension

‑The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Work Life Balance

HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ

Season Ticket Advance

‑After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work

Childcare Vouchers

For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers

Training

HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes

‑There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts

‑All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles

Eligibility

‑All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post

‑All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS

‑All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 . Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

• To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [e-mail] (mailto:[e-mail]) );
• To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team ( [e-mail] (mailto:[e-mail]) );
• To the Civil Service Commission (details available here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-complaints/) );

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos .

Diversity & 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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
• 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) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [e-mail]

Please quote the job reference

HMPPS

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [e-mail]

Please quote the job reference 23356

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may are subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.