GENERAL INFORMATION

Salary
The national salary range is £29,303 - £31,061 London salary range is £33,551 - £35,564. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
Cross Government
Location
London, National
Region
London, National
Closing Date
12-Sep-2025
Post Type
Loan
Civil Service Grade
EO
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
9423

DESCRIPTIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Job description
Diary Manager to the Deputy Directors of Service Strategy and Transformation
EO
The Service, Strategy and Transformation Directorate is recruiting for a EO Diary Manager on a 12 month Loan opportunity with possibility of extension. This campaign is open to current civil servants on level transfer and suitable candidates on promotion.
If you are applying to this role on promotion, please refer to your own departments policy in respect of your grade on return from Loan.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Narrative Required

Essential:

• Previous experience as a Diary Manager or similar role and experience working with senior leaders and stakeholders
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.
• Experience of working well with others in a high-pressure environment.
• Be highly organised and able to juggle competing priorities, often to tight timescales.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure and to ask for help when needed.

Desirable:

• Private Office experience in an organisation of significant size and complexity.
• A digital or transformation background.

Candidates applying from HMPPS should note that the Ministry of Justice does not have the same conditions of employment as HMPPS. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful.
The MoJ is proud to be Level 3 Disability Confident. Disability Confident is the approach through which we offer guaranteed interviews for all people with disabilities meeting the minimum criteria for the advertised role as set out in the job description.

YOU MUST ENSURE THAT ANY EVIDENCE SUBMITTED AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION, INCLUDING YOUR CV, STATEMENT OF SUITABILITY AND BEHAVIOUR EXAMPLES, ARE TRUTHFUL AND FACTUALLY ACCURATE. PLEASE NOTE THAT PLAGIARISM CAN INCLUDE PRESENTING THE IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS, OR GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS YOUR OWN.

Experience
You will be asked to provide a CV during the application process in order to assess any demonstrable experience, career history and achievements that are relevant to the role.
You will also be asked to upload a Statement of Suitability of no more than 500 words stating what you would bring to the role, with reference to the Skills and Experience listed above.

JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHMENT

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  EO Diary Manager JD - August 2025.docx (Job Description Attachment)

EXPERIENCE

We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

At the MoJ we believe and promote alternative ways of working, these roles are available as:

• Full-time, part-time* or the option to job share
• Flexible working patterns
• Due to the nature of this role some part-time patterns may be unsuitable, tfore please contact us if you wish to apply on a part-time working pattern

This role sits within the Service Strategy & Transformation Directorate. We are responsible for:

• Working across the Service Transformation Group (with Justice Digital, the Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority), to understand and drive collaboration on current transformation and digital plans
• Supporting digital development and innovation to enhance the victim experience throughout the criminal justice (CJ) process, implement recommendations from the Independent Sentencing Review and support probation workers in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
• Identifying, encouraging and delivering new ways of working, acting as a critical friend to delivery partners and collaborating with a wider range of stakeholders to improve experiences for those in the CJ system.
• Identifying cross-cutting transformation opportunities across the Ministry of Justice that can drive cutting-edge digital delivery, user experience, efficiencies and delivery of policy goals
• Baselining and supporting performance and prioritisation across the Service Transformation Group
• Bringing together all areas of the Group to collectively create a clear and compelling narrative for delivery over the next 3-5 years.
• Engaging across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies to gain buy-in and support for our initiatives.
• Supporting the Director General for Service Transformation with strategic and analytical activity

Managing daily and strategic diary planning for a minimum of x3 Deputy Directors of SS&T, using effective judgement to independently review, summarise and prioritise tasks and push back w

• necessary.
• Ensuring efficient scheduling, and alignment with priorities, and being able to swiftly adapt to potentially last-minute changes