22947 - JEDIT Policy Lead

Ministry of Justice; National City (CA); Hybride; USD 76 000 - 84 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual Leave

Pension

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

Ministry of Justice, National, is seeking a Band 8 Policy Lead to head the Job Evaluation, Design and Improvement Team (JEDIT) within the Probation Operations Directorate. You will lead policy, role design and job evaluation work, support casework and help prepare for probation role reviews.

You will work with senior managers, operational colleagues and trade unions to develop practical, compliant approaches to job evaluation, with line management responsibility for up to four HMPPS Pay Band 6

Qualifications

• The role requires policy development and guidance drafting within the JES framework.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, including unions and internal HR teams, is essential.
• Experience leading or supervising teams in a pay, reward or job evaluation context.

Responsabilités

• Policy development and implementation: lead policy and design work for the Job Evaluation Strategy and related materials.
• Job evaluation and design casework: manage cases with high-quality advice and recommendations.
• Analysis and process improvement: identify gaps and propose improved guidance and procedures.
• Stakeholder support and engagement: run workshops and prepare briefing materials.
• Delivery, governance and risk: monitor tasks, maintain records and report progress.
• Review of Probation Roles: support evidence gathering and implementation planning.
• Team collaboration and leadership: line manage up to four Pay Band 6 roles.

Connaissances

Policy development

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Job evaluation

Description du poste

General Information

• Salary: The national salary range is £57,398 - £63,139, London salary range is £60,518 - £68,357. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Vacancy Approach: External
• Location: National
• Region: National
• Closing Date: 16-Oct-2026
• Business Unit: AGY - NOMS Agency
• Post Type: Fixed Term
• Civil Service Grade: SEO
• Number of jobs available: 1
• Reserve List: 12 Months
• Job ID: 22947

Descriptions & requirements

HMPPS Band 8

The Job Evaluation, Design and Improvement Team (JEDIT) are a small team within Probation Workforce, part of the Probation Operations Directorate. The team are responsible for ensuring the Probation Job Evaluation Schemes (JES) are transparent, consistent and fairly applied to all job descriptions. The team are heavily involved in stakeholder management, including extensive Trade Union engagement, as well as Ministry of Justice People Group through Pay and Reward, the Job Evaluation Assurance Team (JEAT) and HR teams.

The Band 8 Policy Lead will play a key role in delivering the Job Evaluation, Design and Improvement Team’s priorities. The role will lead allocated policy, role design and job evaluation products; support business-as-usual casework; and help prepare for the Review of Probation Roles. The role holder will work with senior managers, operational colleagues, subject matter experts and trade unions to develop practical, consistent and legally defensible approaches to job evaluation and role design. There will be line management responsibilities for up to four HMPPS Pay Band 6 roles.

In this role, your priorities will include:

• Policy development and implementation: leading allocated pieces of work within the Job Evaluation Strategy; drafting and updating policy documents, guidance, frameworks and supporting materials; contributing to the refresh of the NNC User Guide; and delivering allocated role design and job evaluation activity in response to organisational need.
• Job evaluation and role design casework: managing allocated cases in a timely, accurate and consistent way; providing high-quality advice, analysis and recommendations; supporting managers and stakeholders through the process; and helping resolve routine issues in line with policy and procedural requirements.
• Analysis and process improvement: analysing current processes and documentation to identify gaps, contradictions and opportunities for improvement; developing process maps, guidance materials and operational procedures; and using evidence from casework and stakeholder feedback to support recommendations.
• Stakeholder support and engagement: supporting engagement activity, workshops and consultation events; building effective relationships with operational colleagues and subject matter experts; and preparing briefing materials, presentations and responses to stakeholder queries.
• Delivery, governance and risk: monitoring progress against allocated tasks, products or work packages; maintaining project documentation, action logs and governance records; reporting risks, issues and dependencies to senior managers; and contributing to communications activity and engagement plans.
• Review of Probation Roles: supporting the review through policy and document development, evidence gathering, drafting, analysis and implementation planning; and contributing to evaluation, lessons learned and continuous improvement activity.
• Team collaboration and leadership: line managing up to four HMPPS Pay Band 6 roles; contributing actively to the Probation Workforce single-team culture; working collaboratively across teams and directorates; and demonstrating professionalism, personal leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Further detail of the general role requirements are detailed in the attached job description, along with the relevant skills and behaviours:

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.

If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.

The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

Benefits

Annual Leave

-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays

-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays.

Pension

-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Work Life Balance

HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ

Season Ticket Advance

-After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work

Childcare Vouchers

For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers

Training

HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes

-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts

-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles

Eligibility

-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post

-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS

-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

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Diversity & Inclusion

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.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• 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) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

MoJ:

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Please quote the job reference: 22947

HMPPS

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