Ministry of Justice UK
Head of Operations (Crime) & Head of Service Performance & Improvement (South West) (Ref: 22603)
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Job Summary
Please refer to Job Description
Job Description
Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.
We are excited to be offering 2 positions within our South West senior leadership team - Head of Operations for Crime and Head of Operational Compliance and Performance Improvement.
About Us
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales and non-devolved tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Our roles support our service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. 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.
Head of Operations Crime - Your role
The Head of Operations will undertake the strategic leadership and performance of across multiple locations, ensuring a highly effective and consistent service delivery.
The role has considerable influence and responsibility across this service as well as significant people leadership responsibility. The postholder will have direct line management of the Deputy Head of Operations and indirect leadership of several hundred staff across the region.
As the jurisdictional lead for Crime, the Head of Operations will work with colleagues, leadership teams, Judges, stakeholders and senior stakeholders to focus on developing the end-to-end service to maintain and improve performance.
Your Skills And Experience
Head of Operations will have;
- Excellent leadership and relationship management skills with proven ability of delivering through others and leading large operational teams.
- Experience of operational/service management and supporting stakeholders/partners. The Head of Operations will engage effectively with internal stakeholders, the legal profession and external stakeholders in managing interactions with the wider community and the media.
- The ability to anticipate and identify strategic organisational issues and analyse and interpret statistical information to assess performance. The Head of Operations will be expected to take responsibility for the resolution of a range of complex problems, escalating only those which are outside of current policy area or level of authority.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills, understanding the needs of our end users reflecting the diverse needs of our customer base from professional justice partners to vulnerable victims and witnesses.
- Strong influencing, collaborating and negotiating skills to deliver excellent levels of service within the jurisdiction.
- A demonstrable track record of strategic planning and delivering significant change.
Head of Operational Compliance and Performance Improvement - Your role
The Head of Operational Compliance and Performance Improvement plays a critical role in supporting the Operations Directorate’s recovery planning and delivery, with a strong emphasis on ensuring operational compliance across all Courts and Tribunals jurisdictions.
Reporting to the Deputy Director for Operational Performance and Compliance, you will be responsible for leading national coordination of recovery efforts, particularly those requiring cross regional collaboration or central intervention.
Your role will encompass several key aspects (but not limited to):
- Provide strong, clear senior leadership within Courts & Tribunals in respect of operational performance and recovery on behalf of, and in support of, the Courts & Tribunals Director and Operations Director and in senior management meetings, with Courts and Tribunals Joint Unit (CTJU) and other cross cutting MoJ groups as well as in various Judicial forums.
- Provide strong, clear senior leadership within Courts & Tribunals in respect of operational compliance and assurance on behalf of, and in support of, the Courts & Tribunals Director and Operations Director. The role-holder will be responsible for managing and driving forward the 4 pillars of risk assurance: identification, rectification, embedding and assurance.
- Support the SRO Deputy Director in driving the strategy around risk and assurance and supporting work of Operational Compliance Steering Group (OCSG)
- Direct line management of a team of Subject Matter Experts, overseeing exception reporting and evolving data sets to ensure appropriate compliance and assurance across all jurisdictions
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Your Skills And Experience
The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate:
Essential
- Experienced in leading teams of people at a strategic level, in particular experience of setting a vision and strategy to ensure diverse and geographically dispersed teams deliver against national objectives.
- A proven track record of leading and delivering service and performance improvements in a complex operational and stakeholder environment, building, and developing effective relationships with senior professionals and working with them across organisational boundaries to achieve common goals.
- Highly effective communication skills, the ability to inspire confidence and trust and to influence at the most senior levels with delivery partners, stakeholders, and senior officials.
- A proven track record of success in a complex operational delivery environment and experience of analysing complex, operational challenges, and performance problems and of developing innovative, creative solutions and approaches in response.
- Leadership skills to lead by example and empower, enable, and motivate others.
- Provides key inputs to vision and strategy and responsible for implementing corporate strategy.
- Evaluates major outcomes and directs future actions.
- Fosters a culture that values innovation and creativity and supporting appropriate risk taking.
- Shares knowledge of ‘big picture’ to help staff understand their roles in contributing to the success of HMCTS.
Location
The successful candidates can be based in any South West region location as below, but will be required to regularly travel across the region, along with other HMCTS locations as required by business needs. Travel expenses will be paid in accordance with organisational policies.
Barnstaple, Bath, Bodmin, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester, Newport (Isle of Wight), Newton Abbot, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Swindon, Taunton, Torquay, Truro, Weston-Super-Mare, Weymouth, Winchester, Yeovil.
Further details
New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.
These vacancies are full time only due to their nature. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday). Non-contractual hybrid working is currently available. Hybrid working arrangements will be determined by the business and will only be available when it has been established that delivering the service from home can be done effectively. We cannot facilitate requests for a particular work from home/working in the office schedule.
For a full job description of the roles, please read the supporting documents before applying. If you would like to discuss the roles and the responsibilities, please contact svetlana.orriss@justice.gov.uk
IMPORTANT
You must clearly indicate within your statement of suitability which role you are applying for –
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Head of Operations for Crime
Head of Operational Compliance and Performance Improvement
Both roles
Technical 1
Candidates successful at sift stage will be provided with the presentation details ahead of their interview. A five-minute window will be provided for you to demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively in terms of content and structure. No use of visual aids during the presentation, such as PowerPoint presentation or handouts. The use of notes is permitted for reference during the presentation and interview.
Person specification
Please Refer To Job Description
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Leadership
- Changing and Improving
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Please refer to Job Description
Alongside your salary of £71,381, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £20,679 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
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
Artificial intelligence
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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) 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) (opens in a new window)
- 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
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London