This Hub Manager post at HMP Wymott, within HM Prison and Probation Service, leads an administrative hub handling transactional work for the Ministry of Justice. The role line-manages staff, applies HR policy, manages devolved budgets and service delivery standards, and produces data and reports for the hub. It is non-operational and rotational across specialisms such as people, business and offender management, with hybrid working possible within the UK. Successful external candidates must complete a Band 5 hub manager qualification where one is available.
What the job involves
- Manage staff in the hub, including performance, development, appraisals, sickness absence and disciplinary investigations
- Apply HR policies and practices across the team
- Manage the hub's transactional administrative activity and its performance
- Manage achievement of service delivery indicators and standards, verifying and signing off documents
- Manage devolved budgets in line with the budget delegation
- Analyse and act on hub data, producing reports
- Ensure data in local and national systems is accurate and entered on time
- Provide management information to the Head of Function
- Draft internal and external communications for the hub
- Act as first point of contact for relevant external stakeholders
- Contribute to local policy, procedures and practice
- Act as requisitioner or approver depending on local policy
What’s required
Qualifications
- Band 5 hub manager qualification, to complete after appointment where available
Skills & knowledge
- Dealing effectively and assertively with staff at all levels
- Information collation and analysis
- Able user of MS Word and MS Excel
Checks & eligibility
- Standard DBS check
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules
- Able to work in the UK only, not overseas
- Declaration of any membership of a group HMPPS considers racist
Other
- Evidence of the listed behaviours, led by leadership, in application and interview answers
What’s offered
- Annual leave, with the holiday year running from 1 March and pro-rata entitlement
- 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) for bank, public and privilege holidays, added to annual leave
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- Hybrid working where business need allows
- Flexible working, subject to a satisfactory probation period
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training and promotion programmes, including security and diversity training
- Guaranteed interview for eligible veterans who meet the minimum criteria