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General Information

Salary
The national salary range is £55,182 - £65,417 London salary range is £56,922- £69,965 salary will be dependent on your base location
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
London, National
Region
London, National
Closing Date
25-Jul-2025
Post Type
Fixed Term
Civil Service Grade
Grade 7
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
7652

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

Person Specification

You will be working within a challenging and fast-paced environment with a high level of responsibility, visibility and exposure to senior leaders. You will be required to work autonomously using excellent judgement and insight to recognise when you need to seek guidance or direction from the senior leaders. You will be responsible for leading the executive office, overseeing the day-to-day processes and ensuring that the Chair and CEO’s diaries are managed, that they are fully briefed, and that a single set of accurate data is used across the Parole Board to support decisions and recommendations.

Main Duties

  • Provide support & advice to the CEO & Chair
  • Ensure the CEO & Chair are well briefed for meetings, following up actions
  • Provide strategic and tactical oversight of Parole Board issues to enable the CEO and COO to focus on delivering the Parole Board strategy and business plan
  • Draft the Parole Board Strategy and monitor delivery
  • Promote effective working relationships with partner organisations, representing the CEO with internal & external stakeholders
  • Ensuring quality standards and deadlines are met, leveraging the senior leadership team and others as necessary. Recognising the sensitivities and reputational impact of your role. 
  • Review Parole System Oversight Group data and brief CEO & COO for meetings
  • Monitor long-term strategic plans across the Parole Board
  • Co-ordinate induction packs for new staff in the senior executive, overseeing induction plan
  • Attend Senior Leadership Team and Management Committee meetings
  • Represent the CEO at national events
  • Being a trusted, professional advisor to the business area on a wide range of, often complex and sensitive, Departmental issues. Use initiative to respond to or direct queries to relevant parties and demonstrate excellent judgement to escalate as required.
  • Ensure that relevant issues of concern are brought to the attention of the CEO, or an appropriate member of the Executive team
  • Undertake projects assigned by the CEO
  • Work with the rest of the SLT to identify and develop PB improvements
  • Liaise with the Head of Victims Team to ensure effective briefing & communications on victims issues
  • Lead and Manage the Executive office ensuring work is adequately resourced
  • Draft PSOG and MC related papers for the CEO and Chief Operating Officer
  • Monitor key cases of interest to the CEO
  • Acting proactively to anticipate, identify and analyse emerging issues, providing innovate solutions for resolution. Horizon scan and employ vigilance to avert future recurrences
Additional Information

The Parole Board offers a range of benefits:

For nationally advertised campaigns, candidates will be appointed to their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) on the completion of pre-employment checks.

The Parole Board offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. Parole Board 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 Parole Board’s Flexible Working policy.

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 Parole Board 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.

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.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.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "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: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's 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:

  • 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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
  • 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) 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 7652

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

Application form stage assessments

Behaviours
A sift based on the lead behaviour, Communicating and Influencing, 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
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Working Together
Seeing the Big Picture
Experience
We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
Statement of Suitability
Evidence of Experience
Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates
Interviews are expected to take place in early August
Behaviours
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Working Together
Seeing the Big Picture
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.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)
You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Level of security checks required
Baseline Personnal Security Standard (BPSS)