Ministry of Justice UK
Human Resources Manager (Ref: 19605)
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This position is based at HM Prison Risley Warrington, WA3 6BP, HMYOI Hindley Near Wigan, WN2 5TH
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Job Description
Job Title: Human Resources Manager
Grade: HEO
Team/Directorate: MoJ People and Capability - HR Business Partnering (HMPPS)
Overview Of The Role:
The Ministry of Justice People and Capability (MoJ P&C) supports the organisation by enabling its people to be the best that they can be. We are continuously reviewing and enhancing the services that P&C provide across the MoJ to deliver high quality services for our customers. MoJ has a team of committed and capable professionals delivering people services across the Justice family.
With a passion for people management and a desire to build an HR generalist foundation for a future career, the post holder will work with managers from within HMPPS to optimise the effective working relationship and ensure maximum impact of HR on business effectiveness. This is your opportunity to be part of the HR enabling prisons and probation to make society safer and help people turn live.
The role involves a proactive approach to problem solving and enabling the business to find solutions to HR challenges. With a generalist knowledge of case management and essential functional HR experience, the role is key to enabling business leaders through interpretation of HR policy, application of case management advice and the delivery of key HR processes to maintain the links with essential systems; SSCL, Occupational Health, Civil Service Pensions etc.
Summary
As a HR professional in either a regional role or a HQ delivery role to a sector of the business, the post holder will support business leaders, managers and specialists with more complex HR cases and provide a professional link to the central case management service, working together to achieve effective outcomes.
As the first point of contact to the business, the post holder would be required to manage stakeholder expectations and gather business intelligence to provide specialist advice or deploy the appropriate service from within the team.
Responsibilities, Activities And Duties
Supporting an area of the business with wide ranging impact, appraising, assessing and adapting to a wide range of issues on a day-to-day basis and developing options to maintain or improve performance.
- Role holder will have autonomy to make decisions within their discrete area of work to deploy appropriate resources using initiative and in communication with their established network of contacts across the wider HR community.
- Interpreting HR advice which may require follow up questions or discussion to understand the wider impact of the issue.
- Decisions might involve considerable discretion but will be constrained by policy and best practice.
- Analysing HR data and applying understanding to decide on an appropriate intervention or course of action.
- Considering sensitive or multiple opposing opinions to establish facts; establishing the best approach; determining appropriate methodologies; analysis to ensure quality and application of results.
- Exercise judgement and make decisions based on their own interpretation. Details may be unclear and require further investigation.
- Required to maintain relationships by supporting others, contribute to team decisions and use initiative to solve problems.
Contribute Directly To The Achievement Of Operational Organisational Objectives By Developing Internal Credibility And Providing Guidance And Consultancy To Managers On HR Related Issues, Which Include:
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Essential Knowledge, Experience And Skills:
- Previous experience of an HR delivery role. (assessed via CV)
- The ability to confidently build and manage a diverse range of relationships, including with senior stakeholders. (assessed via behaviour working together)
- Supporting others to optimise performance of their People Management Skills. (assessed via behaviour Leadership)
- Excellent communication skills, both in verbal and written formats. (assessed via behaviour Communicating and Influencing)
- Ability to analyse and understand data and apply analytics to business delivery. (assessed via behaviour Managing a Quality Service)
Desirable Experience, Knowledge And Skills
- Previous experience of working in a HR team within the Civil Service and an awareness of the wider Civil Service HR operating model.
- Experience of HR consultancy work or other service delivery based on a Customer Relationship Model.
We may consider any evidence within the application form that demonstrates meeting the desirable criteria as set out in the job description. This will only be after essential criteria is scored and where there is a need to differentiate between closely scored candidates.
Location and travel requirements:
There is a requirement for the successful applicant’s work base to be within the North West region at either HMP Hindley or HMP Risley. There is an expectation that the successful applicant will travel to both Prisons on a weekly basis.
The base location will be discussed with the successful candidate.
The successful candidate will be required to travel regularly to prison and probation sites across the northwest and occasional travel to other HMPPS sites.
Qualification
You will be a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or equivalent or be willing to work towards it and actively demonstrate Continuous Professional Development.
This role can be linked to HR Apprenticeship (Level 5) and may be appropriate as a route into CIPD qualification.
Application Process:
Sift
Behaviours
Please provide 250-word examples of how you have met each one of the behaviours listed below:
- Managing a Quality Service (Lead Behavior)
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Working together
Please refer to the ‘essential knowledge, experience and skills’ section above which details how each of the essential criteria will be assessed.
Experience
Please submit an anonymous copy of your CV.
Should we receive a large number of applications, we will sift primarily on the lead behaviour of Managing a Quality Service.
Successful applicants will then be invited to an interview, testing both behaviours and strengths.
Interview:
Please note that interviews will be held remotely.
During the interview, we will be assessing you on the Behaviours listed above and Strengths from the Success Profiles framework.
Behaviours:
- Managing a Quality Service (lead)
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Working together
If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact – Julie.Boulter1@justice.gov.uk
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Behaviours:
- Managing a Quality Service (lead)
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Working together
If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact – Julie.Boulter1@justice.gov.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Please select yes to meeting the qualification requirements if you -
- Are a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or equivalent or be willing to work towards it and actively demonstrate Continuous Professional Development.
If answering yes to question 2, please write a note detailing that you would be willing to work towards the qualification.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Working Together
Alongside your salary of £35,335, Ministry of Justice 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 (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 and Experience.
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 and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a 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
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