HM Prison and Probation Service
Hub Admin Support - SW & SC Prisons Hub (Ref: 23034)

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Job Description
The South West and South Central prison Hub are looking for an organised and proactive Administrator to join our team, providing high-quality support across two Prison Group Directorates. This is a varied and rewarding role where you will work closely with senior leaders, colleagues, and stakeholders to help ensure everything runs smoothly and efficiently.
To maintain strong partnerships and provide effective support, regular travel between establishments will be required. Although travel is not expected on a daily basis, candidates should be prepared to visit sites approximately once a week, in line with business needs.
The Job Holder Will Undertake a Share Of The Transactional Activity Associated Within The Administration Hub. This Includes Processing Most Or All Of The Following Categories Of Paperwork And Inputting Data Ready For Checking And Onward Transmission To The Hub Manager:
- Correspondence
- Car Hire reconciliation
- Fixed and local assets
- IT Administration
- Training
- HR – Entry & Exit Processes
- Vetting Contact point
- Quantum Point of Contact
- Room Bookings
- Printing
- Procuring goods and services
- Absence reporting
- IT Administration / Change Request System (CRS)
- Distributing Communications to various stakeholder groups
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
- To be the first point of contact for general administrative support which will include; dealing with face to face enquiries, booking meeting rooms, projectors, flipcharts, teleconference facilities
- To monitor the Directorates functional mailbox, actioning any issues and where needed logging the request in the relevant folder/spreadsheet
- Provide Diary management and administrative support for Senior Managers
- To act as the Directorate QPC, logging and processing CRS cases, overseeing the case until completion.
- Arrange meetings, including all the preparation work, taking minutes/notes and writing up the minutes to a high standard
- Order items from i-procurement system, ensuring forms are completed correctly and in line with policy.
- For non-catalogue/ad hoc items the use of a Government Procurement Card (GPC). Receipt procured items with issued Purchase Order numbers
- Enter sickness absences on Oracle for staff in the defined work area
- Act as Vetting Contact Point, verifying vetting documents, signing copying, filling in forms and sending onto the SSCL to be processed
- Deal with problems relating to the facilities in defined work areas reporting any faults with equipment and communal areas for example kitchen
- Be required to arrange bulk printing request and distribute to recipients
- Respond to general IT queries and provide basic IT support for the defined area of work and ordering copier supplies through HP (Hewlett Packard)
- Act as Directorate SPOC to manage complaints, queries and requests
- To be responsible for maintaining distribution lists and distribute all communications to key groups.
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The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder.
Person Specification
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
Salary and Benefits
Alongside your salary of £29,107, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £8,432 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- 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
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Selection Process Details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) 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:


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- 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
- 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
- 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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code 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.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme 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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Contact Point for Applicants
Job Contact:
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
- Telephone : 0345 241 5358
Recruitment Team
Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
Further Information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints
Link: https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/23034?entityId=23034
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