34751 - Senior Policy Adviser, Female Offenders, Vulnerable Offender Policy Team

Ministry of Justice ,
London, Greater London
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Salary Minimum 36,798 - 47,591 Number of jobs available 1 Detail of reserve list 12 Months Region London City/Town London Building/Site 102 PETTY FRANCE (MOJ) LONDON, SW1H 9AJ Grade SEO Organisation Grade for MoJ B Post Type Permanent Working Pattern Full Time Role Type Policy Job description We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: About the MOJ The Ministry of Justice supports the Secretary of State and the Justice Ministerial team to deliver the Government's programme. Our work spans criminal, civil, family and administrative justice, together with responsibility for making new law and safeguarding human rights. The Ministry works in partnership with other Government departments and agencies to serve the public, improve the justice system and support victims of crime. Working with Ministers and senior leaders, you will form a detailed understanding of how policy proposals are developed, delivered and managed in government. Further, you will work on policy areas which have a significant impact on our society: protecting the public, upholding the rule of law, and providing a just, proportionate and accessible justice system. Background: The Vulnerable Offenders team works on cross-cutting policy to support the needs of the vulnerable across the criminal justice system. We are responsible for delivering the Government's female offender strategy, which aims to reduce the number of women in prison, particularly on short sentences, and shift the focus to a whole systems approach in the community. We co-ordinate work on tackling racial disparity in the criminal justice system, following the independent review by David Lammy MP. We are also responsible for policy on offender health and for the criminal justice elements of the Mental Health Act. Alongside, we lead work on other vulnerable cohorts of offenders, including those with learning disabilities and autism, young adults, transgender offenders and ex-armed service personnel in the criminal justice system. These are high-profile and fast-paced policy areas with a great deal of public, Parliamentary and Ministerial interest, making it a great place to learn about working in Government. We are a friendly team with a strong emphasis on providing support and opportunities for development, and we include people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. We will be keen to work with you to understand your interests, skills and areas for development. Alongside your core role, you will have the opportunity to get involved in corporate projects across the wider team and Directorate, to support how we work as a team and contribute to the MoJ as a whole. About the Role: We are looking to recruit one senior policy advisor to join the female offender policy area to lead on implementation of the Farmer Review for Women (2019) on improving family ties for female offenders, and other work in support of delivering the female offender strategy. This could include work on early intervention, developing pilots of residential women's centres, taking forward a National Concordat, working with local areas on developing whole systems approaches, and administration of grants building community provision for women. The role will involve working closely, and often at speed, with senior officials and Ministers, as well as press and private offices on high profile issues. The post-holder will also work in partnership with a wide range of high-profile stakeholders, in prisons, probations, other Government departments and the voluntary sector. The role will require a willingness to be flexible, to develop strong relationships, and to build core Civil Service skills in project management, Parliamentary business, finance, briefing, drafting and policy development. Key Tasks: * Providing the highest quality advice to ministers on how we can better meet the needs of often vulnerable female offenders, working with analytical, legal and communications colleagues to ensure our policy is informed by the best evidence and insight possible, and that we communicate our policy intent with clarity and simplicity. * Work across the MOJ and with other government departments to implement the recommendations from Lord Farmer's review for Women. * Use and develop policy making, problem solving and strategic thinking skills across a number of complex and challenging issues, in order to improve family ties for women in the criminal justice system. * Seek, scope, and research innovative policy ideas which to better support women in building and maintaining family and other relational ties in the criminal justice system. * Demonstrate and enhance your financial and analytical skills working closely with finance and analytical colleagues to understand the financial impact of policy ideas and make

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