AP Cluster Director: Strategy, Budget & Risk

Ministry of Justice; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in Doncaster is seeking a senior manager to oversee a cluster of Approved Premises within the National Probation Service. Reporting to the Head of Public Protection, you will provide strategic direction, leadership and be responsible for resources and performance.

You will support other AP clusters, participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota, engage with external partners, ensure health and safety, safeguarding duties, equality, and risk management across the AP estate.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership and innovation in the implementation of strategy and operational delivery.
• Deliver performance and quality targets
• Manage the devolved budget for the AP Cluster and manage resources effectively
• Demonstrate ability to meet competing demands across geographical areas
• Demonstrate ability to manage middle managers /other staff and employee relations across the AP Cluster in line with HMPPS policies
• Ensure AP staff contribute to and support risk management plans, including engagement with MAPPA
• Where senior management authorisation or involvement is required provide advice and make decisions on the management of high risk offenders, ensure appropriate placements are available within the AP estate
• As a member of the AP divisional management team play an active part in the corporate management of the NPS as necessary. Take lead responsibility for specific projects/portfolios
• Provide a leading role and provide direction in work with partners and key stakeholders. Represent the NPS as appropriate to the role
• Implement HMPPS equality strategy
• Manage and participate in divisional out-of-hours on call rota.
• Accountable for health and safety for the AP Cluster
• Accountable for estates responsibilities for the AP Cluster
• Carry out safeguarding children and safeguarding adult duties in accordance with the NPS statutory responsibilities and agency policies
• Ensure the interests and concerns of the community local to each AP are met with an appropriate response.
• Respond effectively to the operational risks to the AP and organisational risks to the wider NPS presented by a potential/actual significant incident.
• Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes To work within the aims and values of NPS and HMPPS

Job description

Ministry of Justice in Doncaster is seeking a senior manager to oversee a cluster of Approved Premises within the National Probation Service. Reporting to the Head of Public Protection, you will provide strategic direction, leadership and be responsible for resources and performance.

You will support other AP clusters, participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota, engage with external partners, ensure health and safety, safeguarding duties, equality, and risk management across the AP estate.