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This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the "Eligibility" section before you apply.

General Information

Salary
The national salary range is £29,303 - £31,061 London salary range is £33,551 - £35,564. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working Pattern
Full Time
Vacancy Approach
Cross Government
Location
London, Loughborough
Region
London, Yorkshire and the Humber
Closing Date
28-Aug-2026
Post Type
Permanent
Civil Service Grade
EO
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
20884

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

Region 

London, Loughborough

Building/Site 

London CTS Royal Courts of Justice, WC2A 2LL, LOUGHBOROUGH MAGISTRATES LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 1AZ

Grade 

EO

Organisation Grade for MoJ 

EO

Post Type 

Permanent

Working Pattern 

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working

Role Type 

Finance

Job description 

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:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Judicial College’s Performance, Projects and Reporting Team. The role will assist with the operational management activities of the College, including the budget, and will help to run the operational reporting suite. The successful candidate will have a good financial skillset and also be experienced at working with data and operational reporting.

The Judicial College

Judicial College is part of Judicial Office (JO), an arm’s-length body of the Ministry of Justice.  The JO is a unique branch of the Civil Service, independent from Government, dedicated to supporting the judiciary and promoting judicial independence, to maintain confidence in the rule of law. The Judicial Office reports to, and is accountable to, the Lord Chief Justice and was set up in 2006 to provide support to him and to the wider judiciary following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.  In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.  We support some 22,000 judicial office holders, providing policy, legal and handling advice and operational support.

The principal role of Judicial College is to support the Lord Chief Justice and the Senior President of Tribunals in fulfilling their responsibilities for the arrangements for training the judiciary in an ever-evolving justice system.  Working with the College Board, the Judicial College supports these senior members of the judiciary in setting the direction for training and ensuring the College has the right support in place to provide advice on the design and delivery of training, innovative digital systems to support delivery and that seminars are well organised. Our purpose is to strengthen the rule of law and improve the administration of justice through delivery of essential training for the judiciary in courts and tribunals, as well as a framework of training for magistrates. 

The College delivers approximately 400 training events a year.  As the result of the pandemic, we have been delivering a balance of in-person and digital training since April 2020.

Overview of the role

This role supports how the operational reporting and budget management activities are conducted across the College as these are now centralised within the Performance, Projects and Reporting Team. You will play a supporting role in the management of the budget/forecast and assist in collating information to inform in year financial reporting and for future financial years. To do this, you will work closely with College colleagues to understand their requirements (both current and future years) and how plans inform the budget. You will support in collating training data to underpin the budget, assist with uploading information on to finance systems and produce operational reporting for the Head of Operations and Systems.

Who are we looking for?

The post would suit someone who has experience of working with budgets and finances. We are, however, willing to consider applications from those with a passion for finance who can demonstrate an aptitude in this area.

You should be a confident user of the Office 365 package with an eye for detail and have experience of using Excel and other systems to analyse data and present reports.

You will be a team player with good communication skills able to explain the technicalities of finances in simple language that will be understood by a wide audience.

There will be opportunities to build and enhance your personal capability and develop your technical skills and expertise. We are looking for a team player who is flexible and capable of taking on a broad and interesting portfolio of work that supports our remit of delivering a high standard of financial and reporting work for the College. 

Role purpose and key responsibilities

The role has several areas of responsibility designed to support the College’s operational activities.  These are:

To work collaboratively with the Judicial College Chief of Staff Business Support team on the budget for incorporation into the College budget management process, monthly financial reporting to the Executive Director and the Spending Review Cycle;

To help run the weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual training programme reporting cycle along with the timely provision of ad-hoc requirements and statutory reporting requirements.

To support finance process training within the Operational Support Team.

Ensure the College’s planning, reporting and budgeting cycle runs accurately, on time, significantly reducing impact on the delivery teams

The post-holder will have a good financial skill set, be used to working accurately with data and numbers, with good stakeholder management and communication skills. This role will report to the HEO Finance Manager.

Essential skills and experience:

Essential requirements:

  • Microsoft Excel enhanced skills
  • Comfortable manipulating large datasets
  • Experience using automated reports & data driven workflows
  • Ability to solve problems efficiently
  • Attention to detail

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

  • Good financial, organisational and administrative skills
  • Familiarity with working in a fast-moving systems-based environment
  • Good communication skills, and the ability to distil and present information appropriately and meaningfully
  • Evidence of working with and across virtual teams
  • A pro-active style of working which does not wait to be asked but puts forward ideas for quantifiable change and improvement based on their own experience.

Key behaviours expected of the role

Changing and Improving

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to identify areas for improvement and simplify processes, using technology where possible to make processes and systems as slick as possible.

Working together

You will be able to work effectively with colleagues in the Judicial College and work collaboratively with other stakeholders across the Judicial Office and Ministry of Justice who are involved in finance, reporting and operational activity.

Managing a quality service

You will be able to deliver high quality financial support, services and advice to a range of stakeholders.  You will be able to identify risk to deliver, and actions needed to mitigate those risks.

Further info

The successful candidate can be based at our London or Loughborough operating on a Hybrid Working business basis [minimum 60% Office Attendance].

We offer flexible working arrangements. There is a need for you to occasionally travel to different offices across the UK to engage with other teams at various times.


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). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

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: All successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale.  This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity). 

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

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.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

Flexible working hours 

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ 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 MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

Benefits 

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension 

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

Training 

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks 

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Eligibility

Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.

Vacancies advertised “cross-government” are only open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners' rules.

Support

  • A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
  • Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
  • For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www.www.GOV.UK or Childcare Choices. You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
  • Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
  • Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

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 animated videos.

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.

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:

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:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference 20884

HMPPS

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference 20884

Application form stage assessments

Behaviours
A sift based on the lead behaviour, Managing a Quality Service, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered.
Behaviours Application Form Question Word Limit
250
Changing and Improving
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
Experience
We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability
Evidence of Experience
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates
Expected week commencing 22/09/2026
Behaviours
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
Strengths
Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed please click here.
Level of security checks required
Counter Terrorism Check (CTC)

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.