Lead Panel Secretariat — Youth Justice Analytics

Justice Digital; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A generous employer pension through CS

25 days annual leave (30 with 5 years)

Flexible working arrangements

Personal and professional development

Learning budget of £1k per person

Maternity/adoption/ parental leave

Job summary

Justice Digital, Data and Science is recruiting a Lead Panel Support for the Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel (PAYJAP). You will manage day-to-day operations, coordinate panel contributions and maintain governance documentation.

This role offers flexible/hybrid working and the chance to shape how analytics support youth justice policy. Strong organisational and stakeholder skills are essential. The salary range reflects national and London pay bands.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to proactively manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to produce clear written communications and present confidently to a range of audiences, both in person and online.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience of building effective working relationships across government, academia and external partner organisations, including with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to display sensitivity and judgement within a complex multi-agency environment.
• Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel (PAYJAP) and its sub-panels.
• Provide high-quality secretariat support, including planning meetings, preparing papers, recording decisions and tracking actions.
• Coordinate the contributions of Panel members, including expert volunteers, Ministry of Justice colleagues and Arm's Length Body representatives.
• Maintain the Panel's governance arrangements, including membership records, appointments, terms of reference and supporting documentation.
• Ensure the Panel's outputs, decisions and activities are accurately documented and shared in line with agreed governance processes.
• Prepare briefings, correspondence and responses to internal enquiries and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests relating to the Panel.
• Maintain and update the Panel's GOV.UK webpages, working with the GOV.UK content management team.
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues across the Ministry of Justice, other government departments, academia and partner organisations to support the Panel's work.
• Promote awareness of the Panel and its work through internal and external engagement activities.
• Support the delivery of wider Youth Justice Data projects linked to the Panel's programme of work.
• Develop and maintain a good understanding of the youth justice system, its data, and the administrative processes that support preventative analytics.

Job description

Justice Digital, Data and Science is recruiting a Lead Panel Support for the Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel (PAYJAP). You will manage day-to-day operations, coordinate panel contributions and maintain governance documentation.

This role offers flexible/hybrid working and the chance to shape how analytics support youth justice policy. Strong organisational and stakeholder skills are essential. The salary range reflects national and London pay bands.