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About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead governance at the heart of one of the most complex public systems in government. Working at the centre of the Criminal Justice System, the CJS Governance Secretariat Lead will oversee the operation and continuous improvement of the Criminal Justice System's most senior governance structures. The postholder will work closely with Ministers, senior officials and operational leaders across the Criminal Justice System to ensure governance forums drive effective decision-making, delivery and accountability.

Responsibilities

Lead the operation of the Criminal Justice Board and Criminal Justice Action Group, ensuring they provide effective system leadership, drive collective accountability and focus senior attention on the issues that matter most to the Criminal Justice System.
Shape strategic agendas across the Criminal Justice System's most senior forums, working closely with senior officials and operational partners to identify priorities, surface emerging risks and support informed decision-making.
Lead the secretariat of CJAG sub-groups and emerging governance forums, ensuring governance arrangements remain effective and responsive to evolving system priorities.
Lead the engagement with Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs), maintaining strong relationships with LCJB Chairs and secretariats, coordinating national engagement forums and communications, and ensuring local insights and issues are effectively fed into national governance discussions.
Drive collective grip on delivery across the Criminal Justice System, maintaining oversight of decisions, actions, risks and dependencies, and ensuring governance mechanisms support resolution of cross-system issues and barriers to progress.
Strengthen how the Criminal Justice System is governed, identifying opportunities to improve governance arrangements, increase accountability and ensure forums operate as a coherent and effective system.
Build trusted relationships across government and the wider Criminal Justice System, working with senior leaders across policy and operational organisations to support collective ownership of priorities and delivery.
Lead and develop a high-performing team while helping shape a new and growing function at the centre of the Criminal Justice System, fostering an inclusive culture, building capability and supporting colleagues to respond confidently to emerging priorities and cross-system challenges.

Requirements

Experience leading or shaping senior governance forums, boards or decision-making structures within a complex organisation, ensuring they support effective leadership, accountability and delivery.
Ability to identify priorities, assess complex issues and provide trusted advice and recommendations that support effective decision-making by senior leaders.
Strong experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, building consensus across organisational boundaries and securing collective ownership of priorities and delivery.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including drafting high-quality advice, papers and briefings for Ministers, senior officials and other senior audiences.
Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment, balancing competing priorities and adapting quickly to changing circumstances and senior direction.
Experience leading teams, workstreams or complex stakeholder groups, creating an inclusive and high-performing culture and delivering outcomes through others.
Knowledge of the Criminal Justice System and its governance landscape.
Experience supporting ministerial, board-level or cross-government governance.
Experience improving governance structures, forums or decision-making processes.

Skills

Flexibility
Agility
Strategic thinking
Communication
Leadership
Stakeholder engagement
Influencing

Location

Leeds
London

Work Type

Hybrid Working
Full Time
Part Time
Part Time/Job Share
Flexible Working

Experience Level

Grade 7

Salary/Compensations

£58,511 - £65,329 (National)
£63,343 - £70,725 (London)

Benefits

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.
Scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year.
Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day.
Choice of pension schemes.
Extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Opportunity to join employee-run networks.
A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

About the Company

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows.
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant.

Equal Opportunity

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.