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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
06-Sep-2026
Post Type
Permanent
Civil Service Grade
SCS 1
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
21075

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

The Role

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is seeking an outstanding Deputy Director to lead the Research Insight and Analysis Division within the Strategy and Analysis Directorate.

This Deputy Director role provides strategic leadership and delivery oversight for HMCTS’ modelling, forecasting, and research (social, behavioural, operational and evaluation), insight capability.  The DD will ensure that HMCTS has robust, evidence-based insight to underpin critical decisions on resource allocation, judicial planning, operational performance, and service design.

Key Responsibilities

The post-holder will:

  • provide visible leadership across HMCTS and MoJ, in particular leading HMCTS’ social research portfolio across crime, civil, family, and tribunals, fostering collaboration between analytical teams and with others in different professions including strategic finance, service teams, central operations, and policy colleagues.
  • lead the research, evaluation, modelling and analysis HMCTS will need when developing and implementing key policy and legislative changes, including to housing dispute resolution, immigration and asylum, employment rights and the agreed recommendations from the Independent Review of Criminal Courts (IRCC).
  • oversee the development and application of sophisticated techniques to create modelling that will support annual allocations, in-year organisational performance management, and judicial capacity forecasting.
  • develop innovative and advanced methods for embedding evidence into HMCTS services, including speech and survey analytics, data science, and behavioural insight.
  • own HMCTS’ evaluation portfolio, ensuring HMCTS is learning from past initiatives and is set up to learn from future programmes.
  • help lead the Strategy and Analysis Directorate, setting coherent strategic direction, maintaining a high-capability team and creating the conditions for a supportive team culture that prizes curiosity and collaboration.
Additional Information

Please view our candidate information pack for full details about the role, key responsibilities, person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process.

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.


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

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
Please provide a statement to evidence how you meet the essential experience required for the role.
Evidence of Experience
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates
Week commencing 5th October 2026
Behaviours
Communicating and Influencing
Seeing the Big Picture
Working Together
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.