GENERAL INFORMATION

Salary
The national salary range is £68,967 - £78,842, London salary range is £73,115 - £83,585. 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
Leeds, London
Region
London, Yorkshire and the Humber
Closing Date
07-Apr-2025
Post Type
Loan
Civil Service Grade
Grade 6
Number of jobs available
1
Job ID
3803

DESCRIPTIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Job description
Head of Victims Funding Policy and Strategy (12-month maternity cover on loan)
G6

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Narrative Required

Essential:

• Experience of strategic thinking, ideally in a cross-Government setting
• Evidence of using sound judgement in policy situations
• Excellent leadership skills to direct and support your team to deliver high-quality work
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Confidence in understanding financial information and quantitative and qualitative data and analysis

Desirable:

• Experience of running competitions for grants or contracts

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 1000 words stating what you would bring to the role, with reference to the Skills and Experience listed above.

ANNEX A - THE STAR METHOD

Using the STAR method can help you give examples of relevant experience that you have. It allows you to set the scene, show what you did, and how you did it, and explain the overall outcome.
Situation - Describe the situation you found yourself in. You must describe a specific event or situation. Be sure to give enough detail for the job holder to understand.

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• are you?Who was t
• with you?
• What had happened?

Task - The job holder will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation you found yourself in.

• What was the task that you had to complete and why?
• What did you have to achieve?

Actions - What did you do? The job holder will be looking for information on what you did, how you did it and why. Keep the focus on you. What specific steps did you take and what was your contribution? Remember to include how you did it, and the behaviours you used. Try to use “I” rather than “we” to explain your actions that lead to the result. Be careful not to take credit for something that you did not do.

Results - Don’t be shy about taking credit for your behaviour. Quote specific facts and figures. Explain how the outcome benefitted the organisation or your area. Make the outcomes easily understandable.

• What results did the actions produce?
• What did you achieve through your actions and did you meet your goals?
• Was it a successful outcome? If not, what did you learn from the experience?

JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHMENT

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EXPERIENCE

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

HEAD OF VICTIMS FUNDING POLICY AND STRATEGY - THE ROLE

This is a pivotal role in the Unit, responsible for setting and delivering against MoJ and cross-government funding and commissioning strategies, including ensuring they are embedded in the Government’s Safer Streets Mission and Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy. You will work alongside the Deputy Director and one other G6 to deliver transformative services for victims of crime at their point of need.
The cross-government victims funding landscape is fragmented and, in this Spending Review year, you will lead the MoJ victims SR package as well as driving collaboration across Government to secure a good outcome for victims’ services. You will champion evidence to drive better outcomes for victims, including our flagship Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Strategy. You will use your strengths in strategic thinking to challenge, test and drive improvements in how MoJ supports victims through its funded services, including through wider strategic channels such as the Safer Streets Mission.
You will work ly with the other G6 (who is responsible for overseeing the Unit’s commissioned services) to recommission some high-profile national services, including the Witness Service and the National Homicide Service. You will lead the team responsible for victim support in major incidents, such as the Southport incident, ensuring these is a robust cross-government response in place.
You will drive collaboration with other units in V,V&CL Directorate, particularly with the Victims Policy and Strategy Unit, responsible for new legislative measures for victims and delivery of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, and the Rape and Sexual Offences Team, responsible for the justice system’s response to rape victims, as well as teams across MoJ such as courts and youth justice. You will create and maintain excellent relationships with our key enablers, including legal, commercial, finance and grants teams.
We are looking for an exceptional candidate who can lead our funding policy and strategy through the transition of new Spending Review and to meet the demands of new Ministers. This is a challenging policy role that would suit an existing G6 or high-performing G7 who is looking for greater experience in policy delivery and funding and delivering improvements to high-profile services.

You will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the Victims and Witnesses multi-million pound budget, ensuring appropriate allocation of the 25/26 Spending Review settlement, and leading the Directorate’s package for the multi-year Spending Review
• Overseeing the implementation of the Victims Funding Strategy, which seeks to improve the way we fund victims’ services across Government, and driving cross-Government collaboration of victims funding as part of the Safer Streets Mission and VAWG Strategy
• Oversight of income generated from the Victim Surcharge and income related to the Prisoner Earnings Act (PEA)
• Leading the unit’s shift to a more evidence-driven approach to funding, including championing the M&E strategy
• Overseeing and managing the victims pathway strand of Better Outcomes Through Linked Data (BOLD) – which is a Government data-linking programme which aims to improve the connectedness of government data in England and Wales
• Leading the work to deliver two major national procurement programmes (circa £90m over 4 years) seeking to identify suppliers for the new national Witness and Homicide Services ensuring victims and witnesses are able to access high quality services which represent value for money
• Leading the MoJ’s victims response to major criminal incidents, such as the Southport incident, which will involve extensive cross Whitehall liaison to ensure a collaborative and strategic approach is being taken in the commissioning of services in the aftermath of a serious and/ or tragic event which has caused high harm to those impacted
• Line managing four Grade 7s and a wider team of SEOs, HEOs and EOs, ensuring staff are performing well, development is prioritised, and poor performance is dealt with
• Contributing to the wider leadership of the Unit and the Directorate, including working effectively with the other G6 and the DD, particularly playing a leadership role in driving strategic thinking.

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 pattern

During the panel interview, you will be asked behaviour-based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of, and strengths-based questions to also explore what you enjoy, and your motivations relevant to the job role.

• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decision