HMPPS Risk & Performance Lead/Lead Risk & Resilience Analyst

Job title:

HMPPS Risk & Performance Lead/Lead Risk & Resilience Analyst

Company:

Ministry of Justice

Job description

Job descriptionBand 8 Lead Risk & Resilience Analyst – Risk & Resilience TeamOverviewThis is an exciting opportunity to join the Performance, Assurance and Risk Group (PAR) in HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). This is a chance to understand the key issues affecting prison, probation and youth custody services and to influence the response.PAR provides risk, audit and assurance services to HMPPS operations across England and Wales. Part of that is risk and resilience assessment, advice and guidance to the HMPPS Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, the HMPPS Director-General Operations and HMPPS Executive Directors.The Risk & Resilience Team is part of PAR’s Performance, Risk & External Scrutiny function. The team initiates and nurtures effective local and national risk management and resilience planning, a core part of HMPPS strategy and culture. The team provides local and national HMPPS leaders with high quality advice, guidance and challenge that supports effective decisions. The team synthesizes internal and external intelligence to assess organisational risk and resilience. This is a visible and influential role across HMPPS and with the MoJ.As Lead Risk & Resilience Analyst you will:· Gain a thorough understanding of the drivers inside and outside HMPPS that affect risks and resilience.· Advise and guide local and national HMPPS leaders in improving the maturity of organisational risk management and resilience planning.· Candidly and constructively challenge those local and national leaders about the effectiveness of risk and resilience arrangements.· Synthesize internal and external data and intelligence from HMPPS strategy and operations to identify and evaluate emerging risks and resilience threats.· Build and maintain effective risk and resilience stakeholder and subject matter expert relationships inside and outside HMPPS.· Become familiar with the wider internal and external operating context for HMPPS.The post is based at an HMPPS site agreed with the Head of Risk & Resilience and includes occasional travel to sites across England and Wales. The post requires a good understanding of prison, probation or youth custody operations.For further details, please see the attached job description or contact sean.quiggin@justice.gov.ukAdditional InformationWorking Arrangements & Further InformationThe 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.BenefitsAnnual 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 BalanceHM 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 NVQSeason 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 workChildcare VouchersFor any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchersTrainingHMPPS 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 rolesEligibility-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 racistWorking for the Civil ServiceThe sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s . Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

• To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm) or e mail

); * To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (
); * To the Civil Service Commission (details available
)As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our .Diversity & InclusionThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the and the .A Great Place to Work for VeteransThe “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:Redeployment Interview SchemeCivil 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 RulesThis 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)
• 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)Reserve listA reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Expected salary

£53324 – 58656 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:44:56 GMT

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