Deputy Director, Enable Programme

HM Prison and Probation Service; Folly Gate; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is seeking a Deputy Director to lead the Enable programme, focusing on workforce training and leadership development. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, build partnerships, and ensure program delivery aligns with government priorities. The role includes various benefits such as access to learning opportunities and a Civil Service pension. This position requires security checks and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Access to learning and development

Flexible working options

Inclusive workplace culture

Civil Service pension with 28.97% employer contribution

Annual Leave

Public Holidays

Season Ticket Advance

Qualifications

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Enable programme.
• Build strong partnerships with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Oversee delivery of core capability packages and leadership pathways.

Responsibilities

• Communicate the vision and objectives of the Enable programme to senior audiences.
• Monitor progress against milestones and budgets.
• Drive redesign of foundation training and induction processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communicating and Influencing

Delivering at Pace

Working Together

Job description

The Deputy Director will provide confident, strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Enable programme, ensuring delivery of workforce training and capability improvements and leadership development, working in close partnership with the Ministry of Justice People and Capability Function. Reporting into the Executive Director - Transforming Delivery, you will:

Core Responsibilities

• Deliver and communicate the vision and objectives of the Enable programme to a range of senior audiences, including Ministers.
• Lead development and implementation of initial delivery models and ensure national roll out.
• Align programme delivery with HMPPS priorities and government policy.

Workforce Development

• Oversee delivery of core capability packages and leadership pathways.
• Promote peer support networks and reflective practice frameworks.
• Support initiatives to improve staff wellbeing and working environments.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong partnerships with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Represent the programme at senior boards and advisory groups.
• Lead communications and engagement strategy.

Programme Delivery

• Drive redesign of foundation training and induction processes.
• Monitor progress against milestones and budgets, and oversee evaluation.

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

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.

Behaviours

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Benefits

• 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

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. You will be expected to remain in the same post for this duration to enable you to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is a security check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality Requirements

• 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)
• 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

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. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We run a Disability Confident Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria and also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants at risk of redundancy.