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General Information

Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
19-Jul-2026
Post Type
Permanent
Civil Service Grade
SCS 2
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
19646

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

The Role

The Director of Transformation will lead the Ministry of Justice’s approach to designing, prioritising and delivering transformation across the department and its agencies. The role will provide strategic leadership across a complex portfolio of change, strengthening service ownership, improving delivery confidence and ensuring transformation activity delivers measurable benefits for users, staff and taxpayers.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the DG Justice Services and Transformation, you will be accountable for:

  • Setting the strategic direction for transformation across MoJ and its agencies, aligned to departmental priorities and ministerial objectives.
  • Leading, governing and assuring delivery of a coherent transformation programme and portfolio that helps MoJ achieve successful transformation across service operations and corporate HQ.
  • Modernising ways of working, including setting the standard for strengthened service ownership, product ways of working, transformation capability and multidisciplinary teams across policy, operations, digital, data and other functions.
  • Building trusted relationships with senior policy, operational and functional leaders across MoJ and its agencies, and provide challenge and advice on transformation programmes.
  • Collaborating with wider government stakeholders in the Cabinet Office and DSIT to ensure MoJ’s transformation programmes align with wider aims, including finding opportunities to accelerate MoJ’s priorities through central sponsorship.
  • Ensuring transformation delivers measurable benefits, improved outcomes and value for money for users, frontline staff and taxpayers.

Essential criteria

 

  • Proven experience of leading large-scale transformation in a complex environment, including setting strategic direction and putting the conditions in place for success.
  • Proven experience of delivering measurable improvements in operations, including improved customer experience, operational performance and value for money.
  • A strong track record of leading digital, data and product-enabled change, including a strong understanding of the application of different technologies, including AI, to operational and corporate settings.
  • Outstanding communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, align strategies with stakeholders, and command the confidence of colleagues, Boards and Ministers. 
  • Proven ability to create high-performing and inclusive teams, with a culture focused on continuous improvement and measurable benefits.
Additional Information

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the [2] Civil Service People Plan and the [3] Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
References

Visible links
1. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity
2. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027
3. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025...Less
Contact Information
If you require any assistance please contact us on scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk. Please quote the job reference in your email to enable us to support you more quickly.

Application form stage assessments

Experience
We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability
Statement of Suitability
Guidance for the Statement of Suitability
It is important that your Statement of Suitability give evidence and examples of how you meet the essential criteira:

The Role

The Director of Transformation will lead the Ministry of Justice’s approach to designing, prioritising and delivering transformation across the department and its agencies. The role will provide strategic leadership across a complex portfolio of change, strengthening service ownership, improving delivery confidence and ensuring transformation activity delivers measurable benefits for users, staff and taxpayers.


Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the DG Justice Services and Transformation, you will be accountable for:

Setting the strategic direction for transformation across MoJ and its agencies, aligned to departmental priorities and ministerial objectives.
Leading, governing and assuring delivery of a coherent transformation programme and portfolio that helps MoJ achieve successful transformation across service operations and corporate HQ.
Modernising ways of working, including setting the standard for strengthened service ownership, product ways of working, transformation capability and multidisciplinary teams across policy, operations, digital, data and other functions.
Building trusted relationships with senior policy, operational and functional leaders across MoJ and its agencies, and provide challenge and advice on transformation programmes.
Collaborating with wider government stakeholders in the Cabinet Office and DSIT to ensure MoJ’s transformation programmes align with wider aims, including finding opportunities to accelerate MoJ’s priorities through central sponsorship.
Ensuring transformation delivers measurable benefits, improved outcomes and value for money for users, frontline staff and taxpayers.

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of leading large-scale transformation in a complex environment, including setting strategic direction and putting the conditions in place for success.
• Proven experience of delivering measurable improvements in operations, including improved customer experience, operational performance and value for money.
• A strong track record of leading digital, data and product-enabled change, including a strong understanding of the application of different technologies, including AI, to operational and corporate settings.
• Outstanding communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, align strategies with stakeholders, and command the confidence of colleagues, Boards and Ministers.
• Proven ability to create high-performing and inclusive teams, with a culture focused on continuous improvement and measurable benefits.
Evidence of Experience
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates
To be confirmed
Behaviours
Seeing the Big Picture
Leadership
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions

Other Assessments

Which assessment methods will be used?
Presentation
Level of security checks required
Security Clearance (SC)

Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.  Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.