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Overview
Job Holder will support the development and implementation of specific policy. Acts as policy lead on certain aspects of the policy providing advice on complex or high-profile issue.
Summary
The job holder will require a strong knowledge and awareness of current policies and practices and will be expected to write at a level that is suitable for legal correspondence and maintain this in dialogue with solicitors and legal representatives.
Job Holder will on occasions be required to represent NOMS in meetings with outside organisations and stakeholders and Other Government Departments.
The Joint Extremism Unit (JEXU) is jointly run by HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the Home Office’s Office of Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT). It is the strategic centre for all counter-terrorism work in HMPPS. It has oversight of delivery across the end-to-end offender management process, through prison and probation. The unit encompasses the entire policy making process, from strategy to operational delivery, and consists of a mix of policy officials and operational staff across England and Wales.
The JEXU Operational Policy and Improvement Programme teams manage, develop and improve policy and practice to strengthen the Government’s response to the threat of terrorism in prisons and probation. The Operational policy team ensures that the Policy Frameworks stay up to date with strategic aims, threats and operational needs, that JEXU has a strong grip of external challenges such as inquests and is proactive in preparing them, and that JEXU is able to quickly react to and action urgent and unforeseen policy challenges alongside BAU. The Improvement Programme team takes a programme and project management approach to continually developing, reviewing and improving policy. Projects vary significantly although tend to include conducting research, analysis and evaluation of policy before designing and delivering plans for implementation.
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
Provides support and assistance to the Head of Policy
Provides expert policy advice and guidance to staff and managers
Act as point of contact for day-to-day written or verbal advice and consultation to key stakeholders and senior officials
Responsible for contributing relevant information to draft Ministerial submissions and briefing for senior officials
Where necessary commission and analyse reports from internal or external colleagues, including contractors, and criminal justice stakeholders for information related to the subject matter
Consolidate and analyse complex policy information and data evidence provided by policy leads and contractors to draft new protocols, sometimes in the face of conflicting stakeholder viewpoints. Develops operational and non-operational policy
Attend ad-hoc meetings on behalf of the team as required
Provide secretariat support as and when required. Act as the Key Information Liaison Officer (KILO)
Ensure draft responses to reports and correspondence submitted to Team Leaders, are compliant and in line with current NOMS and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) policy,
Provide senior managers with draft responses or contributions to Parliamentary Questions, Treat Official letters, Freedom of Information enquiries as well as contributing to briefing for minister and senior managers ensuring responses are prepared in accordance with the requirements of statutory legislation.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder.
Essential Experience
- Needs excellent written and oral communication skills to present a clear and accurate understanding of these issues to Ministers, the MOJ, other Government departments and the wider public
Technical requirements
Ability
The ability to understand, interpret and summarise complex information is required.
The ability to interact with and influence senior staff and stakeholders is required
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