Ministry of Justice UK
Demand Forecaster (Ref: 20077)
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Job Summary
This position is based nationally.
Job Description
Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.
If you’re customer focussed, intent on delivering excellent service, enthusiastic about leading and motivating a team, then this role gives you the opportunity to play a pivotal role within HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
About Us
HMCTS is an agency of the Ministry of Justice responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice.
Our National Services Workforce Management Team (WFM) supports our Courts and Tribunal Service Centres (CTSCs) to deliver services through several jurisdictions known as ‘service lines’. These include Social Service & Child Support, Family Public Law, Probate, Crime, Immigration & Asylum, Divorce, Online Civil Money Claims, the Single Justice Service (non-imprisonable offences e.g., no TV license / car tax), and supporting audio video hearings.
We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.
Your role
This role, reporting to the Senior Forecaster/ Scheduler, is responsible for delivering strategic volume and resource forecast models to allow correct staff resourcing that will support the delivery of the National Services KPI’s and that aligns with the organisation’s strategic goals. The position is responsible for delivery of a plan detailing the long-term view of contact volume and productivity. The role holder will work closely with Senior Leaders within the operational structure and Finance to develop plans that align to operational and budgetary requirements.
Your Skills And Experience
- Technical knowledge of Workforce management and telephony systems (preferably NICE IEX, Calabrio and Genesys) desirable.
- Data analysis experience including Forecasting and Budgeting to recommend staffing and scheduling solutions to Head of Operations.
- Experience in Contact Centre Workforce Management position desirable. (WFM Forecaster, Real Time Analyst, Scheduler).
- Strong analytical and organization skills, including trend analysis and the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressured environment, dealing with high volumes of data from multiple sources.
- Good communication skills to be able to present information and findings from analysis clearly for management action.
- Degree level qualification in a discipline with significant data analytical content, or equivalent work experience.
For a full job description, please read supporting document included below before applying.
Further details
New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.
Ways of working
- Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. There is an expectation that you can be flexible with your working hours to accommodate the needs of the business. To ensure our services are consistent and operated effectively, successful candidates will be required to work full-time.
- Non-contractual hybrid working is currently available; arrangements are determined by the business. We cannot facilitate requests for a particular work from home/working in the office schedule.
- Occasional Travel To Other Courts
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For this post, travel to other National Services/HMCTS sites may be required.
Skilled Worker Visa
This role is not eligible for new Skilled Worker visas in accordance with the current immigration rules.
From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the Skilled Worker visa route. The department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.
If you are applying for this role and you have not held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here.
Person specification
Please Refer To Job Description
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- This question will enable us to assess your approach to forecasting based on different scenarios.
Alongside your salary of £35,335, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £10,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides here.
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles here, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles here, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
- Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Nationality requirements
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) here
- 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 here
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code here 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 here.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and 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 here and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion
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