Public Protection Business Manager

Ministry of Justice; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom seeks a Business Manager for Public Protection to support the senior leadership team and ensure effective service delivery. You will oversee financial management, governance, workforce planning and stakeholder engagement within a regional and national context.

The role requires collaboration across multiple functions, ensuring health and safety compliance, policy implementation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Directly line manage, and provide secondary line management, for staff to support good practice and personal development through effective supervision, coaching and facilitation of progression processes.
• Monitor and deliver procedures relating to human resources, equalities and inclusion, staff performance management, and learning and development.
• Oversee and maintain robust administrative processes to gather, monitor and synthesise business performance data to support staff development and service improvement, and support preparation for audits and inspections.
• Maintain knowledge of, and assist with the review and improvement, of a range of organisational policies and local procedures, providing advice, guidance, and support to staff.
• Adhere to financial compliance policies with financial responsibilities to include monitoring the function’s budgets, supporting financial planning activities, coordinating resource procurement, and authorization of some expenditures.
• Complete the workforce planning tool and provide accurate information to support decision-making by senior leaders with regards to resource and workforce management, and involvement with regional recruitment activities.
• Build effective relationships with teams across the business, external stakeholders and partner agencies as a Probation Service Representative, including planning and coordinating engagement events as required.
• Manage facilities portfolio for designated area, complete all required health and safety risk assessments, and maintain appropriate systems for reporting and escalating issues, ensuring compliance with health, safety and fire policies and regulations, and security requirements.
• Respond to changing business needs, queries and requests, completing ad-hoc tasks as appropriate to meet deadlines and support service delivery.
• Lead the development of pilot initiatives, undertake specific tasks, and hold specific areas of responsibility as determined by the Head of Operational Function, supporting the senior leadership team with emerging business issues.

Job description

Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom seeks a Business Manager for Public Protection to support the senior leadership team and ensure effective service delivery. You will oversee financial management, governance, workforce planning and stakeholder engagement within a regional and national context.

The role requires collaboration across multiple functions, ensuring health and safety compliance, policy implementation and continuous improvement.