Lead Panel Secretariat & Preventive Analytics Lead

Ministry of Justice; National (WA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions (28.97% through

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Hybrid working arrangement

Personal and professional development

£1k learning budget

Maternity/adoption/parental leave with

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Lead Panel Support for the Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel (PAYJAP). This national role focuses on secretariat duties, governance, and coordinating expert volunteers within a cross-government context.

The position offers flexible patterns including full- and part-time options and a strong development budget. The role supports the PAYJAP and sub-panels, ensuring timely meetings, accurate records, and compliant communications, while

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills required to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities for diverse audiences.
• Proven stakeholder management across government, academia, and external partners.
• Ability to operate within a complex multi-agency environment with sound judgement.
• Willingness to be assessed against BPSS clearance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operation of PAYJAP and sub-panels.
• Provide high-quality secretariat support: plan meetings, papers, decisions and actions.
• Coordinate contributions of Panel members, volunteers, and government colleagues.
• Maintain governance records: memberships, appointments and terms of reference.
• Document outputs and decisions per governance processes; respond to FOI requests.
• Update GOV.UK pages for the Panel; liaise with content team.
• Build relationships across MoJ, other departments, academia and partners.
• Promote Panel awareness through internal and external engagement.
• Support broader Youth Justice Data projects linked to the Panel.
• Develop understanding of youth justice data and processes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Written & verbal communication

Stakeholder management

Multi-agency collaboration

BPSS clearance requirement

Job description

Ministry of Justice is seeking a Lead Panel Support for the Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel (PAYJAP). This national role focuses on secretariat duties, governance, and coordinating expert volunteers within a cross-government context.

The position offers flexible patterns including full- and part-time options and a strong development budget. The role supports the PAYJAP and sub-panels, ensuring timely meetings, accurate records, and compliant communications, while