HM Prison & Probation Service Hiring for Flexible professional – Education, Skills and Work training Job at London, England , UK Full Time

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We are recruiting one Band 8 Flexible Professionals – Educational, Skills and Work training, who will sit within the workforce workstream and will be responsible for delivery and monitoring of continuous professional development (CPD) for large numbers of stakeholders. This role will also focus on building relationships with a range of stakeholders across HMPPS including influencing and negotiating, recognising risk and being solution focused to ensure the meeting of key milestones. We are hoping for a candidate with some experience of workforce development and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes. Preferably, the ideal candidate would have experience working within a Prison setting including an understanding of the Justice system and the roles and responsibilities that sit within it.

Overview of the job

The role of a Flexible Professional, is responsible for initiating, leading and taking forward key focused/owned priorities. These roles involve establishing, managing and implementing a range of work through change programmes and projects.

Flexible Professionals will need to work closely with other functions and colleagues in order to progress activities and deliverables, but will also be responsible for leading and supporting specifically allocated projects and coordinating project resources.

Team members will need to be highly capable, flexible, driven, highly organised and able to see the bigger picture and have a high level of energy and attention to detail. You are likely to be working on a number of different projects at any one time so the ability to multi-task within tight timeframes will be essential.

You will need to have a “roll up your sleeves and get it done” approach to work. An ability to develop collaborative working relationships quickly and work effectively within matrix structures will be a must.

Flexible pool team members will need to engage with a range of stakeholders including colleagues across wider HMPPS and MoJ teams, Civil Service and business stakeholders and will need to consult and negotiate with trade unions as appropriate.

The role will report to a nominated project or functional lead.

Summary

Purpose of the role is to lead the development, planning and implementation of priority initiatives that support the delivery of Strategic Priorities and the HMPPS and directorate Business Plans.

Includes:

• To research, scope, produce and manage detailed project plans.
• To design, implement, manage and monitor reporting processes.
• To identify, manage and seek resolution to risks and issues.
• To lead project delivery, including management and/or production of project deliverables and activities.
• Will be required to be responsible for coordinating people resources within

HMPPS and across the wider MoJ teams to achieve project aims.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

Responsible for leading a number of priority specifically focused projects (at any one time) involving a range of functions/activities, structures and key stakeholders. This includes:

• Responsibility for the successful delivery of (to required quality standards, timescales and within agreed resources) priority projects. This requires robust and effective planning and subsequent monitoring of plans as well as effective risk management, and will routinely involve reallocation of resources in supporting priority work.
• Responsible for researching, scoping and producing detailed project plans and an overarching Milestone Plan to support the delivery of HMPPS directorate Strategic Priorities.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management, monitoring and updating of the plans for the HMPPS directorate Executive SMT.
• Able to identify the critical path/s for any projects or work and provide solutions which could affect the achievement of any deliverables on the critical path.
• Responsible for the production of regular highlight reports for project, programme or Directorate Governance and to inform overarching reporting against business plans, to the HMPPS Executive SMT, and the HMPPS Director’s bi-laterals with the Chief Executive Officer when required.
• Responsible for anticipating issues and problems, and where necessary intervening (including taking responsibility for directly producing project deliverables) to prevent slippage or failure to meet key milestones.
• Required to understand and find solutions to complex and unclear problems often involving conflicting views and requirements, and which have no pre- defined solution.
• Able to be flexibly deployed on other priority projects or work areas (to contribute to or to trouble-shoot) where capability gaps or significant risks, issues or slippage is predicted or occurs, often at short notice and alongside existing priority deliverables.
• Required to work effectively with a range of other functions and colleagues and other internal and external stakeholders in order to progress activities and deliverables.
• Required to coordinate project resources and other functional experts to ensure plans are delivered to time and within cost and quality requirements.
• Required to consult and negotiate directly with Trade Union representatives at a national level on behalf of priority directorate projects. This involves the ability to build appropriate relationships with union representatives consistent with the HMPPS ER Leads.
• Responsible for representing HMPPS and MoJ at various internal and external directorate and broader change programme forums.

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.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace

• 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 average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

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