Head of Victim Transformation

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 214517**Salary**:

- £71,000- Up to £110,000. Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules. For level transfers, salary will remain the same.**Grade**:

- SCS Pay Band 1**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- CPS - HQ Strategy & Policy**Type of role**:

- Business Management and Improvement
- Knowledge and Information Management
- Project Delivery
- Senior leadership
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of posts**:

- 1**Contents**:
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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- Any CPS Office across England and Wales with frequent travel to London.About the job

**Summary**:

- The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) sits at the very heart of the Criminal Justice System (CJS), working in partnership with the police, judiciary, the Attorney General’s Office, the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice and other agencies throughout the CJS. The CPS prosecutes criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and other investigative organisations in England and Wales. It is independent and makes decisions independently of the police and government. The CPS is constantly adapting to the changing nature of crime and its vision is to be a leading voice in transforming the CJS, using its legal expertise and digital capability to make the public safer and build the confidence of its diverse communities. The CPS has a duty is to make sure that the right person is prosecuted for the right offence, and to bring offenders to justice wherever possible. This is important work at the very heart of our society and, as such, it rightly attracts intense scrutiny from all quarters. We are looking to appoint a Head of Victim Transformation as part of an ambitious and wide-ranging transformation programme that is dedicated to improving the service it provides to victims. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Head of Victim Transformation will deliver the programme and provide strong and visionary leadership across the organisation. Translating and defining the requirements of a new service model, the post holder will ensure the programme is aligned with current and future victim and business needs and work with key criminal justice partners and internal stakeholders to lead and manage a full system redesign. This is an exciting role with the potential to have a significant impact right across the criminal justice system and to deliver tangible benefits for the victims of serious crime. To succeed as Head of Victim Transformation you will need to demonstrate a track record of successful project and programme management delivery within the public sector. You will bring lived experience of embedding customer-led service design within complex, multi stakeholder environments as well as experience of leading transformation and building a compelling narrative that supports positive change. Accustomed to delivering at pace, your knowledge of best practice programme governance and agile methodologies will support a culture of operational excellence, while core skills in communicating and influencing will enable effective partnership working at a senior level across the Criminal Justice System.**Job description**:
**Responsibilities**:
**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- This is a full time post. However, requests for flexible working and job share will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of the Department.
- This role can be based in any CPS office. Applications will be considered from applicants nationally, however, there will be an expectation that the successful applicant will be required to travel to all CPS offices across England and Wales and attend meetings within Headquarters, Petty France, London.Things you need to know

**Security**:
- See our vetting charter.- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.-
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour ex