Chief of Staff (Ref: 7652)

+ Provide support & advice to the CEO & Chair
+ Ensure the CEO & Chair are well briefed for meetings, following up actions
+ Provide strategic and tactical oversight of Parole Board issues to enable the CEO and COO to focus on delivering the Parole Board strategy and business plan
+ Draft the Parole Board Strategy and monitor delivery
+ Promote effective working relationships with partner organisations, representing the CEO with internal & external stakeholders
+ Ensuring quality standards and deadlines are met, leveraging the senior leadership team and others as necessary. Recognising the sensitivities and reputational impact of your role.
+ Review Parole System Oversight Group data and brief CEO & COO for meetings
+ Monitor long-term strategic plans across the Parole Board
+ Co-ordinate induction packs for new staff in the senior executive, overseeing induction plan
+ Attend Senior Leadership Team and Management Committee meetings
+ Represent the CEO at national events
+ Being a trusted, professional advisor to the business area on a wide range of, often complex and sensitive, Departmental issues. Use initiative to respond to or direct queries to relevant parties and demonstrate excellent judgement to escalate as required.
+ Ensure that relevant issues of concern are brought to the attention of the CEO, or an appropriate member of the Executive team
+ Undertake projects assigned by the CEO
+ Work with the rest of the SLT to identify and develop PB improvements
+ Liaise with the Head of Victims Team to ensure effective briefing & communications on victims issues
+ Lead and Manage the Executive office ensuring work is adequately resourced
+ Draft PSOG and MC related papers for the CEO and Chief Operating Officer
+ Monitor key cases of interest to the CEO
+ Acting proactively to anticipate, identify and analyse emerging issues, providing innovate solutions for resolution. Horizon scan and employ vigilance to avert future recurrences, We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Working Together
+ Seeing the Big Picture, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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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, 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
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You will be working within a challenging and fast-paced environment with a high level of responsibility, visibility and exposure to senior leaders. You will be required to work autonomously using excellent judgement and insight to recognise when you need to seek guidance or direction from the senior leaders. You will be responsible for leading the executive office, overseeing the day-to-day processes and ensuring that the Chair and CEO's diaries are managed, that they are fully briefed, and that a single set of accurate data is used across the Parole Board to support decisions and recommendations.

Alongside your salary of £55,182, Parole Board contributes £15,986 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