Senior Policy and Commissioning Manager

Thank you for your interest in a role at the MOPAC, and we are excited to hear about your experiences. Join us to make London a safer city for all. The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is the organisation through which the Mayor of London exercises his role as the Police and Crime Commissioner for London and is led by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. MOPAC undertakes a broad range of statutory duties and works closely with the Mayor of London, Deputy Mayor and Metropolitan Police Service to deliver the priorities that will create safer London communities. This is a great opportunity to lead a team within MOPAC’s Commissioning and Partnership Directorate with the core responsibility for delivering better outcomes for Londoners. There are two roles being recruited to – one leading the Criminal Justice Service (CJS) team and the other leading the Children & Young People’s team. You will have a key role in delivering on the Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan, his Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and MOPAC’s overall mission to make London a safe city. The Commissioning and Partnerships Directorate delivers over 200 projects at any one time, focussing on better and more integrated services for victims, driving a child first approach for those involved and affected by the CJS in London, convening partners and delivering services to reduce reoffending and making improvements to how the justice system works. The successful candidate will be an experienced and innovative commissioner responsible for leading on the development of policy, managing the commissioning of services and strengthening effective relationships with partners across a focussed portfolio of priorities. As a Senior Policy & Commissioning Manager for the CJS team, you will lead a team of 12 experienced individuals who each hold specific portfolios, areas of delivery include interventions to hold perpetrators of VAWG to account, violence reduction work including Integrated Offender Management (IOM) and the Pan London Prison Violence Reduction Strategy, and the introduction of vital services such as Appropriate Adult provision for vulnerable adults and Out of Court Resolutions to name but a few. As a Senior Policy & Commissioning Manager for the Children & Young People’s team you will lead 8 experienced individuals who hold procure and manage services that support some of London’s most vulnerable children affected by violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. You’ll drive delivery activity, policy development and oversight across areas such as serious youth violence, exploitation, child sexual abuse, county lines, safeguarding and the Child First.   Leading on a portfolio of programmes, you will work together with teams across the directorate, MOPAC, the MET, VRU and GLA. As well as being a key point of engagement with our CJS Statutory partners (including Probation and Prisons), you will work with central government and organisations in the Voluntary and Community Sector.    With a relentless focus on equality, diversity and inclusion, you will collaboratively design commissioned services that impact on the outcomes for Londoners in our strategies, ensuring that any disproportionate impact on, and the specific needs of, minoritised communities are addressed.    We are looking for someone who has:Strong experience of policy development and evidence-based commissioning, with a proven track record of successfully delivering outcomes. Ability to manage and lead effective teams Strong understanding and knowledge of criminal justice or children and young people's policy, crime prevention and policing. Experience of developing and implementing programmes at pace, through developing strategic plans, managing resource and working flexibly to meet Mayoral prioritiesExperience of managing budgets and strong financial awareness and scrutiny to ensure effective accountability for public spend.Exceptional ability to build relationships, influence and negotiate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including the MPS and CJS partners, to deliver programme objectives and problem solve within complex systems and relationships  Strong written and verbal communication skills.  This is a fixed-term position. This opportunity is opened to MOPAC staff and GLA Group employees only. Please do not apply if you are not part of these organisations as your application will be disregarded. Application ProcessCandidates need to submit their CV and employment history and must answer the supplementary questions (1, 3 and 4) which are:Please provide evidence of how you have used commissioning to improve outcomes.The Criminal Justice System in complex and presents with many system wide challenges; please outline your experience of working across organisation boundaries to bring colleagues with the right skills and knowledge to make improvements.Please outline how do you create the conditions in your team that enable successful delivery.Please evidence how you have demonstrated a commitment and leadership to equality, diversity and inclusion in practice.As lead for the Children and Young people’s team you’ll need to work across stakeholders such as the GLA, VRU, Met, charities and local authorities. Please outline your experience of working across organisational boundaries to bring colleagues with the right skills and knowledge together to make improvements. Candidates should answer either question 2 or 5 depending on their preference (CJS and Children and Young People) and can N/A the question they do not complete. This will be for shortlisting purposes only and if invited for interview, you can still be considered for both positions. Interviews will take place week commencing 27 September. Want to find out what it’s like to work with MOPAC? You can find out more about MOPAC by visiting our website. If this sound like something you are interested in you can find out more by reading the job description and you may find it useful to talk to current Senior Policy and Commissioning Managers: Ruth Bloomfield, Caroline Tredwell, Brendan Charnock, Aisha Graham or Lisa Le Masson. Please do not send applications directly to them as MOPAC operates a blind recruitment process. If your query is about the recruitment process, please contact HR via the email below instead.Applying for the Role Candidates wishing to apply must upload their CV accordingly, complete their personal profile and answer the supporting questions. Please ensure your answers clearly address the essential criteria and competency framework outlined in the attached job description. Please note that you will not be able to go back and edit your application once you have pressed the submit button. We advise all candidates to make note of the supplementary questions and draft their answers outside of the recruitment portal. MOPAC operates a blind recruitment process; therefore, please do not write any identifiable information (such as your name, pronouns or any personal information) within your supporting question answers or introductory statement. If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance submitting your application, please email HR@mopac.london.gov.uk. Political Restriction Political Restriction: under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011), all MOPAC staff members will be politically restricted without the right to apply for an exemption. Security Vetting Clearance The successful candidates will be expected to undergo the necessary security vetting, which may take around eight weeks to complete. Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the UK and have resided in the UK continuously for at least the last three years. Reward and Benefits In addition to an excellent salary and civil service pension with 28.97% employer contribution, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 32.5 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan and flexible working arrangements. Where are we based? We have moved to a hybrid working model with office hubs at Union Street (near London Bridge) and Newlands Park (postcode SE26). On average, staff will work 1-2 days a week from an Office Hub, which may differ depending on the role requirements. Got a query on the recruitment process? If you have a question about the recruitment process, please get in touch with a member of the HR team via email at HR@mopac.london.gov.uk. We are a disability-confident employer. MOPAC guarantees an interview to any applicant that declares that they have a disability, providing they meet the minimum standards for the job role. These standards are defined in the job description and will often be listed as essential or desirable skills. London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.