Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber About the job Job summary This position is based Nationally Job description Background The Community Delivery Group oversees policy development and operational guidance for Unpaid Work, Interventions and Sentence Management teams across the 12 Probation regions. Working closely with other workstreams within CDG including Interventions (Accredited Programmes), Sentence Management and Enforcement and Targeting. You will be part of a multi-faceted team and work closely with colleagues from across our regions and other programmes within the Probation Operations Directorate and wider Directorates. We are looking for someone to join us to help deliver this work in a fast-paced environment and who are passionate about making a positive difference. Having a resilient, problem-solving approach and a strong communicator. This is a unique opportunity to play a role in making a difference for our brilliant front-line staff, and if you believe you have the skills, experience and qualities we are looking for, then we are interested in hearing from you. Role Overview The role is to provide email and diary management and general administrative support to the Community Delivery Team Senior Leadership Team and the wider team as required by providing a professional and efficient service. The job holder will be required to prioritise meetings and manage diaries in an efficient and practical way. Interaction with internal and external stakeholders will be required as well as the preparation of papers for meetings along with other administrative tasks. The job holder will maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times. Manage diaries for senior leadership team. Anticipate and identify potential problems in relation to issues arising within the diaries, particularly with clashes of appointments and when priorities can change at very short notice. To provide prompt accurate and well-presented work. Type and amend a range of documents and correspondence. Type up Ministerial submissions, correspondence, minutes etc. Provide other administrative support as and where required such as room bookings, collating, sending out papers for meetings and other practical tasks required. Takes minutes/notes at meetings and writing them up to a high standard. Maintain action logs for meetings. Essential Skills/Knowledge Experience of minute taking and general administrative tasks. Good communication and organisational skills. Excellent IT skills. 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. For further information relating to this role, please contact Emma Osborne via email: Emma.osborne1justice.gov.uk Person specification Please refer to Job Description Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Benefits Alongside your salary of £27,040, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £7,833 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 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 Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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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 Settlement Scheme (EUSS) 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 Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) 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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.sscl.com Telephone : 0845 241 5358 Recruitment team Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.sscl.com Further information Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.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. 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