Total 4 job vacancies by HM Prison and Probation Service

Information about the Team – This role is within the Strategic Support, Policy and Change Team in HMPPS Wales. This team is part of the Strategic Support Assurance and Administration Directorate. The team has a broad remit that includes change management, business planning, Welsh policy, risk management and leading on the estates strategy.

Additional Information - This is an exciting project management role working at the frontline of change delivery across HMPPS in Wales (both Probation and Prison) . The postholder will support the Senior Project Manager to manage and deliver change across Wales.

Overview of the job

The Band 7 Project Manager has the authority to run a small project or initiative on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the project board / SRO. They are responsible for ensuring that the project produces the required products within the specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits. For larger projects, they will manage particular aspects of the work / workstreams and report to the Band 8 or 9 Project / Programme Manager.

This could be considered a developmental role for staff who aspire to manage larger projects in their own right at Band 8 or 9 and support will be offered to ensure progression to higher levels.

Summary

The Project Manager will require professional expertise in the effective use of project methodologies and techniques in managing a variety of projects and the day to day delivery of the project team.

The job holder will be responsible for managing the project to support a result capable of achieving the benefits defined in the Business Case.

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Overview

Job holders within this Group Profile provide administrative support to managers and frontline staff by undertaking transactional work in a particular area.

The job holder is expected to be competent in their area of work, any specific qualifications or training required will be detailed in the relevant job description.

This is a non operational role which may involve contact with prisoners depending on their area of work.

This role has no line management responsibilities.

Characteristics

Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

• Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for area of work
• Act as contact point for all communications to the team. Prioritise and distribute communications to the appropriate person or relevant department in establishment
• Complete monitoring returns for area of work
• Input requisitions on to the finance database and process requisitions for defined area of work
• Co-ordinate any awareness sessions for area of work
• Prepare paperwork for checking by manager, conducting initial checks as required
• Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure that they are aware of information so that information is adequately shared
• Maintain and check establishment databases, manual filing systems and logs of information, responding within agreed timescales and producing reports as required
• Collate information relating to relevant Service Delivery Indicators {SDI's)
• Act as secretary to meetings as required including organising agenda, taking, distributing minutes and action points

Job Descriptions relating to this Group Profile

The job holder once in post will be in matched to a job description; a sample list is shown below. The post is rotational so the job holder could during their career carry out the role of different job descriptions.

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Overview of the job

This is a non-operational specialist role based within HMPPS in Wales establishment or probation delivery unit, line managed via the Functional Lead: Health, Safety & Fire (HMPPS in Wales), Health Safety and Fire within the HMPPS in Wales HSF Team.

The role supports national plans and systems for the effective management of HSF risk through the provision of first line monitoring and support for establishments/ probation delivery units and by the co-ordination and operation of relevant establishments/probation delivery unit’s administration and management systems.

There are no line management responsibilities.

Summary

The job holder will undertake the role, having access to all work areas, plant and equipment. The post holder will report to the Functional Lead: Health Safety and Fire HSF in the HMPPS Wales HSF Team.

The post is the liaison and co-ordination point for health, safety and fire management in establishments/probation delivery units, providing first line advice, information, administration, training and support to the SMT, managers, staff, prisoners, contractors and visitors.

The job holder will co-ordinate HSF management systems within identified establishment(s)/probation delivery unit(s) in line with national policy, arrangements and standards. Support for other establishments/probation delivery units in HMPPS Wales may be required on an ad hoc basis as required by the Functional Lead: HS&F and/or Regional Services Lead: Estates.

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Overview of the job

This is a an administrative job within an establishment

Summary

The job holder will provide administrative support to residential staff and units maintaining the administration systems within specified timescales for the establishment.

This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.

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