* Are you a senior manager in the criminal justice sector?
* Are you looking for a role that is interesting, challenging and makes a difference?
* Do you want to develop your leadership skills and boost your career prospects?
HMIs will be responsible for leading Approved Premises inspections across England and Wales. You may also have the opportunity to contribute to other inspection programmes. As an HMI, you will be involved in every stage of our inspections: planning, conducting fieldwork, and drafting the final report. You will interview and hear from senior leaders, practitioners and people on probation, as well as use a wide range of data sources to form judgments. You will identify effective practice as well as areas for improvement; you will also make recommendations and contribute to final ratings. These are collaborative roles so you will work closely with the Head of Programme and other members of the inspection team, and have regular contact with the Chief Inspector of Probation. Your final report will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Justice and will help to improve practice locally and nationally. The Inspectorate is committed to learning and development for all staff. You will receive ongoing feedback and support as you develop your professional skills. HMIs who have completed secondments with us have gone on to take senior leadership roles in the Probation Service and broader criminal justice sector. A current HMI said: "One of the best decisions I've ever made was to join the Inspectorate. It's an organisation that is working so hard to improve probation service delivery."
* have worked at a senior level in a related profession and have experience of interacting with senior stakeholders.
* have experience of assessing the quality of practice against a set of established standards
* understand and/or be adept at using qualitative and quantitative analysis methods
* be able to interpret and extrapolate themes from large volumes of written and numerical data
* be able to assimilate large quantities of information from a range of sources and produce a report using a house style guide
* be confident and competent in using IT (you have experience using Word, Excel, Outlook, a reasonable amount of case management software, etc).
HMIs will be expected to travel across England and Wales and spend time away from home. We want applicants to be fully aware of this requirement and to ensure this fits with your expectations and lifestyle. In addition to onsite inspection work, you will be required to attend other in-person events. We strongly encourage you to contact us for a discussion and to ask any questions - these conversations will be confidential and will not count towards your application (see contact details at the end of the advert).
HM Inspectorate of Probation is the independent inspector of probation and youth justice services in England and Wales. We promote excellence in these services. HMI Probation are launching a new programme of Approved Premises inspections and are seeking to recruit two inspectors. These posts are available on two-year secondments/loans or a fixed term contract of up to two years.
When joining us on a secondment, remuneration (salary and any taxable allowances), pay progression and employment terms & conditions will be the same as currently received from the seconding employer. Due to recruitment rules, we can offer current civil servants a secondment of two years with a possibility of an extension to three years. For successful candidates who do not currently work for the civil service (for example staff working for local government/local authority) we can offer a two-year secondment. When joining on a fixed term contract the salary will be £56,532.