Job Description
Job title Wales Strategy and stakeholder Engagement Advisor
Number of Roles to be advertised 1
Directorate/Business Unit/Team Wales
Grade SEO
Role Type: Strategy, Leadership
Salary band National: £41,861
New entrants are normally expected to join on the minimum of the pay band
Responsible to Head of Oversight Wales
Base/location This role is based in Wales and must be filled by a person living in Wales, due to the need for proximity with key stakeholders.
YJB staff work flexibly, including from their homes.
FTE/hours (Full-Time/Part-time/Flexible Working) Full-time – 37 hours
Job type (i.e., fixed term/permanent/loan/secondment) Fixed term
Duration of appointment – months. (for fixed term, secondment, loan etc) Until March 2026
Security Clearance Required Baseline (BPSS) Checks
Who are we?
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) is the public body which advises Ministers, including the Secretary of State for Justice on the youth justice system. Our ambition is to see a Child First youth justice system. A system which looks to children’s’ strengths and supports children to become the best version of themselves. To this effect we engage with a wide variety of organisations, partners and parties with an interest in youth justice; we share good practice, champion improvement and issue grants.
Our Vision
Working to ensure a youth justice system that sees children as children, treats them fairly and helps them to build on their strengths so they can make a constructive contribution to society. This will prevent offending and create safer communities with fewer victims.
Aims of the Youth Justice System
Prevention of offending by children and young people:
To reduce the number of children in the youth justice system
• To reduce reoffending by children in the youth justice system
• To improve the safety and wellbeing of children in the youth justice system
• To improve outcomes of children in the youth justice system
Thinking of joining us?
Our recruitment is based on merit, we welcome applications from all who can commit to our vision and values, we offer considerable flexibility in how you work and expect commitment and flexibility in return. We continue to strive for equity, diversity and inclusion in our culture and our staff group. To this end we very much encourage applications from those people with protected characteristics. Our staff are public servants, eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme and we are accredited by the Civil Service Commission. This means applications from across Civil Service Departments, their agencies and Arms-Length Bodies are treated as internal applicants.
We also welcome applications from those who do not currently work in these bodies or the public sector.
Role purpose:
The purpose of this role is to support the YJB’s joint work with the Welsh Government, helping deliver the YJB’s statutory advice function and effectively influence and drive system improvement at a national level in Wales. You will manage, coordinate and support a range of activities within the Operations Wales Directorate.
You will have a sound understanding of the YJB and delivery of its functions within Wales together with a sound working knowledge of youth justice operational delivery in Wales.
You will help the YJB build on its evidence base through relationships with the right people. You will be working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders including Welsh Government. You will horizon scan and identify any common or emerging themes to inform business planning and advice provided.
You will utilise evidence, insights and expertise from across the YJB, including Business Insights and Intelligence and Operations (England and Wales) teams to draw meaning and provide high quality advice to stakeholders in Wales. You will develop high-quality reports for senior audiences, highlighting issues, insights and evidence of particular interest. You will be responsible for supporting the YJB’s strategic influence in Wales; for example, convening relevant stakeholders focused on thematic areas of interest, such as policing and education to support system improvement and sharing practice.
Role context:
This role sits within the Wales Operations Directorate and will work collaboratively with others in the YJB and across the youth justice sector in Wales, including Welsh Government. This requires an understanding of youth justice within the policy and delivery landscape in Wales.