Regional Programme Manager - Probation Interventions

Ministry of Justice; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom seeks a Regional Programme Manager to lead a dispersed team delivering Accredited Programmes, Structured Interventions and Senior Attendance Centres for probation clients. You will align strategic direction with regional delivery and maintain robust risk management and audit standards.

You will work across multi-agency partners to optimise resources, supervise training, and ensure high-quality interventions are provided in line with the Interventions

Qualifications

• Proven experience in line management of a diverse team.
• Experience delivering programmes or interventions in probation or similar settings.
• Ability to plan and manage resources and ensure delivery within procedures.

Responsibilities

• To provide effective line management and leadership to a diverse team that includes Treatment Managers, Facilitators, Partner Link Workers, Senior Attendance Centre staff and Administrators and will maintain robust procedures relating to the management of risk
• To have overall responsibility for ensuring that interventions are delivered in line with programme management manuals, performance and audit standards and that the arrangements are in place for effective management of risk
• To have strategic oversight of the effective use of resources in managing staff rotas and the development of contingency plans to ensure continuity of delivery of Interventions
• Ensuring that there is an adequate pool of fully trained Programme Facilitators who have attended all the required training appropriate to the programme they are delivering
• Lead in promoting Accredited Programmes, Structured Interventions and SAC and ensuring that the Judiciary, People on Probation, and Probation Practitioners are able to access clear and accurate information about programmes
• To have overall responsibility to ensure that quality standards are maintained and that compliance with audit standards is monitored and poor performance and complaints are effectively managed to minimise business risks
• To prepare an annual team plan and review, ensuring the effective allocation of resources and that respond to the public protection duties of the team through multi-agency arrangements and individual casework review, discussion and feedback
• To initiate or implement change and develop new services in line with effective practice principles and within the resources available

Skills

Line management

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Job description

The Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom seeks a Regional Programme Manager to lead a dispersed team delivering Accredited Programmes, Structured Interventions and Senior Attendance Centres for probation clients. You will align strategic direction with regional delivery and maintain robust risk management and audit standards.

You will work across multi-agency partners to optimise resources, supervise training, and ensure high-quality interventions are provided in line with the Interventions