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Job Description
Summary:
The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is committed to working towards better outcomes for children in contact with the youth justice system and better outcomes for the communities in which they live. The Stakeholder Engagement Manager has a crucial role to play in this aim. As a single organisation we are clear that we cannot achieve this goal alone but crucially need to work collaboratively with amongst others, central and local government colleagues, other statutory youth justice partners, the voluntary and community sector and importantly children and young adults with lived experience. The job holder will support the Head of Stakeholder Engagement to ensure that effective, timely and co-ordinated engagement with these stakeholders takes place in line with the stakeholder strategy to enable us to meet our goal.
You will work closely with colleagues across the wider Strategy and Planning Directorate to ensure stakeholder engagement shapes the YJB’s strategic and business plan and in turn maximise our impact in subsequent delivery. You will work directly with stakeholders and also act as a specialist point of advice and support for colleagues in other teams and departments to support development of their own stakeholder activity.
Main Responsibilities
- To provide high quality written and oral briefing and advice to senior leaders and Board members to enable successful engagement with stakeholders and our ability to influence.
- Maintain and implement a detailed stakeholder strategy and action plan to direct the work of the organisation in this respect.
- Facilitate multiple engagement fora to bring stakeholders together and encourage collaboration. Fora may include voluntary and community services, academic panels, children and young adults with lived experience, ministerial round tables, working groups and other events.
- To ensure that the voice of the child informs the direction of the YJB and policy across government and beyond.
- Develop and maintain effective and constructive working relationships with stakeholders to ensure that stakeholder engagement successfully informs Youth Justice Board (YJB) and wider Ministry of Justice (MoJ) policy and that stakeholder perspective and input supports the development of future operating models.
- Ensure proactive and effective communication with stakeholders through a variety of channels. Ensure stakeholders are kept appropriately informed on the YJB’s work and are enabled to constructively contribute their perspective and specialist input.
- Develop, manage and update stakeholder engagement tools and databases.
- Provide specialist advice to YJB and MoJ colleagues on stakeholder engagement and management including the provision of training, support, engagement materials, tools and/or advice, acting as a specialist point of contact where required, and supporting colleagues and internal partners to develop their own stakeholder engagement activity
- Work closely with colleagues in MoJ and other government departments in areas such as communications, and policy to ensure that stakeholders are effectively engaged and their views taken into account.
- Monitor the effectiveness of stakeholder engagement activity, identifying opportunities for improvement. and/or closer co-ordination with stakeholder engagement activity led by colleagues in other teams or departments, and providing assessment and performance reports as required.
- Communicate with staff and stakeholders and regularly undertake activities to engage and build trust in the work of the YJB.
- Confidently engage with stakeholders and colleagues at all levels to support the delivery and utilisation of effective stakeholder engagement.
- The post holder may be asked to deputise for the Head of Stakeholder Engagement in their absence.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Strengths.
Behaviours
Please then provide examples of your work that demonstrate the essential behaviours outlined below.
- Communicating and Influencing (Lead behaviour) (250 words)
Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others.
- Working together (250 words)
Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
- Delivering at Pace (250 words)
Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.
Assessed from application.
Experience
- CV and suitability statement
Assessed from application and at interview.
Strengths
Demonstrates the following strengths:
- Inclusive: You recognise everyone as an individual, accepting people for who they are and treating everyone fairly. You actively encourage and provide opportunities for others to share ideas and contributions.
- Authentic: You are self-aware and true to yourself in all situations, even when under pressure.
- Networker: You proactively create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the organisation. You identify connections and reach out to bring people together.
- Emotionally Intelligent: You draw insight from your own emotions and those of others to demonstrate empathy.
- Adaptable: You can adapt to variations in work or environment and your effectiveness isn’t impacted by change. You are flexible and versatile and act as an advocate for change.
Assessed at interview:
The assessment process will be made up of two parts:
- Application form (including suitability statement)
- Interview (plus short presentation)
Interview
The interview will be a blended interview. The focus will be on strengths as described in the Success Profiles (this is a very particular style of interview please make sure you make yourself aware of these in advance) and we may also ask you to elaborate further on the information in your CV and statement. In addition, we will further explore the above behaviours. Applicants will also be asked to complete a short presentation.
Should a large number of applications be received, the initial sift may be conducted using the statement of suitability and the lead behaviour: Communicating and Influencing
Benefits of working for the Youth Justice Board
- Opportunity to work in an organisation that seeks to make a positive difference to the lives of children at risk of entering and within the youth justice system
- Family friendly policies including flexible working opportunities. Many of our staff combine working from our offices in either London or Wales with working from home; compressed hours, part-time working
- Civil Service Pension Scheme, and/or continuous service transfer of Civil Service Pension Scheme as applicable
- Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus public holidays (or for those transferring directly from Civil Service Departments, their Agencies, Arms-Length Bodies (ALBs) and Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB) we will match current annual leave entitlement, up to 30 days
- As an accredited NDPB we can accept your continuous service from other Civil Service departments their agencies and ALBs/NDBPs.
- Special recognition bonus scheme
- Special leave for unplanned emergencies and for voluntary work
- Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support and advice for personal and work issues and occupational health
- Health and well-being initiatives such as flu-vaccinations
- Free eye tests and eyecare vouchers for VDU workers
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Regular professional development
- Professional HR Case Management support for managers
Who are we?
The YJB is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) established by the Crime and Disorder Act (1998) and accredited by Civil Service Commission. The YJB is the only official body to have oversight of the whole youth justice system and so is uniquely placed to guide and advise on the provision of youth justice services. Our primary function is to monitor the operation of the youth justice system and the provision of youth justice services. It has a legal duty to advise the Secretary of State on matters relating to the youth justice system, to identify and share examples of good practice and to publish information about the system: reporting on how it is operating and how the statutory aim of the system (to prevent offending by children) can best be achieved.
YJB staff are public servants rather than civil servants but, following accreditation by the Civil Service Commission we can accept applications from across Civil Service Departments, their agencies, NDPBs and ALBs as internal applicants.
Our Vision
Working to ensure a youth justice system that sees children as children, treats them fairly and helps them to build on their strengths so they can make a constructive contribution to society. This will prevent offending and create safer communities with fewer victims.
We are committed to building a Youth Justice System that sees Children as Children First, where all services:
- Prioritise the best interests of children, recognising their needs, capacities, rights and potential.
- Build on children's individual strengths and capabilities as a means of developing a pro-social identity for sustainable desistance from crime. This leads to safer communities and fewer victims. All work is constructive and future-focused, built on supportive relationships that empower children to fulfil their potential and make positive contributions to society.
- Encourage children's active participation, engagement and wider social inclusion. All work is a meaningful collaboration with children and their supporters.
Promote a childhood removed from the justice system, using prevention, diversion and minimal intervention. All work minimises criminogenic stigma from contact with the system.
Aims of the Youth Justice System
Prevention of offending by children and young people:
- To reduce the number of children in the youth justice system
- To reduce reoffending by children in the youth justice system
- To improve the safety and wellbeing of children in the youth justice system
- To improve outcomes of children in the youth justice system
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717274/CS_Strengths_2018.pdf
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