Head of Judicial Office Holder Appointments

**Head of Judicial Office Holder Appointments - 61107**
**£54,274 - £63,500**
**London**:
**Role title**:
Judicial HR Team - HR Operations

**Team/Directorate**:
Judicial HR Team - HR Operations

**Overview of the role**:
Are you an experienced manager who thrives on working in a fast-paced environment? Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to lead a team and work for a great organisation where your onboarding skills and experience will be valued? You’ve come to the right place

The Judicial Office is a small organisation (c200 people) which works in support of the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals. More generally, the Judicial Office is a very collegiate place to work and there are opportunities to get involved in a range of things, be it by becoming a member of the Shadow Board, joining the Learning & Development Group or work-shadowing colleagues.

**Summary**:
**Responsibilities,Activities & Duties**:
To provide quality and timely advice to the senior judiciary and the Lord Chancellor in relation to their statutory and non-statutory judicial appointments responsibilities. This will include successful delivery of the JAC recruitment programme, from planning competitions, deployment of JAC recommendations and the appointments being secured.

To lead on advising the senior judiciary and the Lord Chancellor on senior judicial appointments, including Heads of Division, Court of Appeal judges and National Security appointments.

Responsibility for overseeing the recruitment processes for non-JAC appointments, including leadership posts/roles, rule committee appointments, international appointments and National Security appointments.

To lead the team in seeking the necessary senior judicial or ministerial approval (as appropriate) for post appointment matters such as renewals of appointment and sitting in retirement requests.

To provide high quality advice and support to the senior judiciary in relation to judicial recruitment issues in general, and specifically in relation to HMCTS reform and any initiatives relating to judicial diversity and appointments (including senior appointments).

To attend/contribute to the Judicial Workforce Planning Group as and when required.

To provide leadership and management direction to the team of 10 ensuring that the team is working to its greatest potential. Administration of statutory delegated responsibilities on behalf of the Lord Chancellor.

Oversight of the management of the budget for pre-appointments medical checks.

**Behaviours & Strengths (for Recruitment/Success Profiles)**:
Behaviours

Making Effective Decisions

Seeing the Big Picture

Managing a quality service

Leadership

Communicating and Influencing

**Essential Knowledge, Experience and Skills**:

- Experience of people operations particularly recruitment and managing a customer focused service.
- Management experience at senior management level.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Project management skills.
- Confident decision maker, able to work independently and as part of a team.

**Desirable Knowledge, Experience and Skills**:

- Knowledge of recruitment processes.
- Experience of working with Judicial Office Holders and knowledge of the judiciary.

**Security clearance required**:
CTC

**Salary**:
£54,274 - £63,500

**Additional Information**:
**Working Arrangements & Further Information**:
**Flexible working hours**:
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.

**Benefits**:
The MoJ offers a range of benefits:
**Annual Leave**:
Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a 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. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

**Pension**:
The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

**Training**:
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

**Networks**:
The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

**Support**:

- 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.

**Work