Ministry of Justice UK
Director of Transformation
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Director of Transformation
Director of Transformation – Ministry of Justice
Across England, Scotland, Wales, and Further Regions
Job Summary
This is a nationally based role.
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.
- The Director will set the strategic direction for transformation across MoJ and its agencies, aligned to departmental priorities and ministerial objectives.
- Lead, govern, and assure delivery of a coherent transformation programme and portfolio, ensuring MoJ achieves successful transformation across service operations and corporate HQ.
- Modernise ways of working by setting standards for strengthened service ownership, product ways of working, transformation capability, and multidisciplinary teams across policy, operations, digital, data, and other functions.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior policy, operational, and functional leaders across MoJ and its agencies while providing challenge and advice on transformation programmes.
- Collaborate with wider government stakeholders (Cabinet Office, DSIT) to align MoJ’s transformation with central government priorities, finding opportunities to accelerate MoJ's initiatives through funding and sponsorship.
- Ensure tangible outcomes from transformation, including measurable benefits, improved outcomes, and value for money, for users, frontline staff, and taxpayers.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Deputy Governor of Justice Services and Transformation, you will be accountable for the following:
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Strategic Leadership
- Define and implement a cohesive transformation strategy, ensuring alignment with departmental objectives and external government frameworks.
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Portfolio Governance & Delivery
- Oversee a portfolio of programme and project delivery, ensuring consistent methods, metrics, and governance.
- Acquire and allocate central funding and resources as required to accelerate change priorities.
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Modernisation & Capabilities
- Establish and enforce clear ownership models across MoJ, reinforcing a product-led approach.
- Develop and maintain high-performing transformation capability, embedding tech-driven change, including AI and data-enabled transformation, within the organisation.
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Stakeholder Management
- Partner with ministers, Boards, and employee network representatives to seek unwavering support for transformation.
- Engage with cross-government, court, prisons, probation, and policy stakeholders to promote MoJ’s transformation priorities.
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Operational Performance & Efficiency
- Drive measurable operational improvement, offering customer experience, efficiency, and value-for-money outcomes.
- Utilise digital tools and technology improvements to streamline business processes.
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Alignment & Advice
- Guide and offer across-MoJ leadership on how to effectively embed and deliver change at scale.
- Collaborate with Cabinet Office and DSIT to integrate into the central government transformation effort.
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Deliver Against Outputs
- Provide overall assurance that transformation activities deliver long-term value and sustainability.
Essential Criteria
- Senior Impact
- Proven experience of leading large-scale transformation in a complex, multi-function environment, setting the strategic direction and establishing the conditions for success.
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Operational Transformation
- Considerable track record of delivering measurable improvements in operations, including:
- Enhanced customer experience
- Improved operational performance
- Advancing value-for-money in public services.
- Considerable track record of delivering measurable improvements in operations, including:
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Digital & Data Leadership
- Significant expertise in leading digital, data, and product-enabled change, including:
- Deep understanding of AI, machine learning, and emerging technology applications to operational and corporate challenges.
- Significant expertise in leading digital, data, and product-enabled change, including:
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Leadership & Influence
- Exceptional ability to build trust with stakeholders at all levels, including:
- Collaborating with boards, policy, and senior leaders to align strategies and secure buy-in.
- Influencing beyond their direct remits to align departmental goals.
- Exceptional ability to build trust with stakeholders at all levels, including:
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Team & Culture Development
- Proven ability to shape high-performing, inclusive teams with a culture of:
- Continuous improvement
- Delivering tangible, measurable benefits from change.
- Proven ability to shape high-performing, inclusive teams with a culture of:
Person Specification
About the Role & Organisation
We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
Key Principles
- Recognises the value of diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplaces.
- Provides supportive opportunities for professional and personal wellbeing.
- Actively engages with Talented Minority schemes for underrepresented groups.
Further Reading:
- [Ministry of Justice Equality and Diversity][1]
- [Civil Service People Plan 2024–2027][2]
- [Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2022–2025][3]
Applicant Information
Behaviours (Assessed in Selection)
| Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|
| Seeing the Big Picture | Ability to recognise expectations, track progress, and anticipate obstacles. |
| Leadership | Inspire and develop colleagues while working ethically and professionally. |
| Changing and Improving | Encourage innovation and motivation to improve continuously. |
| Communicating and Influence | Engage and persuade stakeholders effectively, both verbally and in writing. |
| Making Effective Decisions | Use judgement and evidence-based reasoning to develop sound plans of action. |
Qualities We Value
- Commitment to governing with individuals in mind.
- Work driven by personal integrity, accountability, and positivity.
- Proactive contribution to being fit-for-purpose during career progression.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: £105,000
- Civil Service Pension Contribution: £30,418 towards your membership (employer contribution: 28.97%).
- Additional Benefits:
- Access to structured learning and development.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Supportive, diverse, and inclusive work environment.
- Annual leave, public holiday entitlements, and Season Ticket Loan (for those travelling to work).
- Members of the MoJ community can apply for the "Great Place to Work for Veterans" initiative.
For further details on the Civil Service Pension and benefits, visit: [Civil Service Pension Information][4]
Selection Process
This vacancy uses the Success Profiles model and will assess:
- Your behaviours (through exercises, interviews, presentation tasks).
- Your experience (via your application materials and feedback).
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- Key Dates & Information:
- Review the [full Candidate Information Pack][] for details.
- Allows use of artificial intelligence in application formatting but prohibits fabricated or misleading details (this is monitored).
- Feedback is available only after attending an interview or assessment.
Assignment Duration
This role expects a minimum assignment of 3 years to deliver key business outcomes.
Clarification: This is not a contractual obligation; rather, it aligns with organisational priorities and your ability to address them while supporting your career development. It does not limit the ability to take permitted absences.
Security & Security Requirements
Successful candidates will undergo:
- A criminal background check. (For consistency with HMRC, the standard for this position is Standard Security Check.)
Nationality & Eligibility
Open to the following groups:
- UK nationals and Republic of Ireland citizens.
- Commonwealth citizens with work rights in the UK.
- EU (including Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein), following the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS).
For further requirements, see: [Civil Service Nationality Policy][5]
Vetting and Working for the Civil Service
- All candidates are subject to the Civil Service Code policies regarding conduct and integrity.
- Additional vetting checks are required upon joining, including:
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks for handling government assets.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
The Ministry of Justice actively participates in:
- Disability Confident Employer programmes.
- Redundancy redeployment schemes.
- Great Place to Work for Veterans initiatives.
Further support is available for individuals with disabilities [Civil Service Disability Confident Scheme][6].
Contacts
Questions About the Role? Email: SCS Recruitment Team at scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk.
Acknowledging Non-Compliance
Questions concerning adherence to Civil Service hiring principles should be directed to: SSCL (Recruitment/Vetting Enquires) – Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- For further guidance on resolving concerns, see: [Civil Service Commission Complaints][7]
[1]: Ministry of Justice Equality and Diversity [2]: Civil Service People Plan 2024–2027 [3]: Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy [4]: [Civil Service Pension Information](Opens in a new window) [5]: [Civil Service Nationality Policy](Further information on nationality requirements) [6]: [Civil Service Civil Service Disability Confident Scheme]([Required by law to open in a new tab]) [7]: Civil Service Commission Complaints Procedure
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⚠ Important Note
You agree to abide by selection processes outlined upon shortlisting. Should a reapply, you must address resume gaps in ** eingespen areas**.
Plagiarism or AI-generated responses not verified as original experience may result in disqualification. For proper application etiquette, see: [MoJ Candidate Guidance](Candidate guidance on application integrity)
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