Head of Housing Support Services - Community Integration - East of England (Ref: 23573)
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HM Prison & Probation Service Head of Housing Support Services - Community Integration - East of England (Ref: 23573)
Description
- Job grade: Other
- Contract type: Permanent
- Type of role: Operational Delivery, Senior leadership
- Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
- Number of jobs available: 1
Location
This position is based at MOJ JSO Northampton Walter Tull House, NN1 1NS, NMS 12-13 Adam Court, PE1 5PP, NMS Boathouse Business Centre, PE13 3BH, NMS Clemitson House, LU1 2RP, NMS Municipal Offices, NN15 7QX, NMS National Probation Service Mid Essex Gemini Centre, CM2 0YN, NMS Portal House, CO2 7BA, NMS Seax House Flr 8, CM1 1QH, NMS The Basildon Centre, SS14 1DL, NMS Tylers House Southend On Sea, SS1 2BB, NPS 20 Oxford Street Wellingborough, NN8 4HY, NPS 203 Whapload Road Lowestoft, NR32 1UL, NPS 27 Warkworth Street Cambridge, CB1 1EG, NPS 4 Mitre Buildings Harlow, CM20 1DR, NPS 41 Harpur Street Bedford, MK40 1LY, NPS 43-47 Bridge Street Northampton, NN1 1NS, NPS Argyle House Stevenage, SG1 2AD, NPS Carraway House Basildon, SS15 6PH, NPS Centenary House Norwich, NR3 1RT, NPS Dettingen Way Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3TU, NPS Godwin House Huntingdon, PE29 3BD, NPS Ground Floor Pods A And B Bishops College Cheshunt, EN8 9XB, NPS Mid Herts Centre St Albans, AL1 3XH, NPS Peninsular House Ipswich, IP4 1AQ, NPS Peterborough Magistrates Court Peterborough, PE1 1ED, NPS Probation Office Kings Lynn, PE30 1HP, NPS South West Herts Centre Watford Watford, WD18 0BN, Peterborough Magistrates Peterborough, PE1 1ED.
About the job
Job summary
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Job description
The Senior Commissioning and Partnerships Manager SCPM will lead and oversee regional commissioning and partnership activity ensuring the development of a comprehensive and equitable range of commissioned services to support rehabilitation and resettlement, taking a whole system approach by building local partnerships, joint working opportunities and co-commissioning. They will directly contribute to the delivery of regional reducing reoffending priorities, including but not limited to homelessness prevention, dependency and recovery, health and social care and employment opportunities.
The SCPM will report into the Head of Community Integration, be part of the senior management structure within the Region and provide leadership and management to partnership teams sitting in Community Integration such as homelessness prevention, health justice, and commissioning and partnership teams. The post holder will have sufficient seniority and authority to work with senior and strategic commissioning partners on behalf of the Head of Community Integration.
Summary
The SCPM will be accountable for the oversight of all commissioning arrangements in the region and related partnering with other commissioners, statutory bodies, and stakeholders, leading the development and implementation of the regional commissioning and partnership strategies.
The SCPM will develop and manage key external relationships with statutory partners, including but not limited to the Police and Crime Commissioner, Local Authorities, Health Boards at a regional and sub-regional level, and ensure the full engagement of voluntary and private sector organisations. They will promote, develop, and manage co-commissioning activity with partners to deliver rehabilitative services, with an essential and pivotal role in aligning regional activity with national policy and government regulatory frameworks, ensuring both compliance and best practice.
They will work closely with operational senior leaders and managers, counterparts on a pan-regional basis, national HMPPS commercial, CRS strategy, commissioning, and contract management functions, MoJ policy, finance and legal teams and other government departments to fulfil the duties of this role.
The SCPM will report into the Head of Community Integration, be part of the senior management structure within the Region and provide leadership and management to partnership teams sitting in Community Integration such as homelessness prevention, health justice, and commissioning and partnership teams. The post holder will have sufficient seniority and authority to work with senior and strategic commissioning partners on behalf of the Head of Community Integration.
Summary
The SCPM will be accountable for the oversight of all commissioning arrangements in the region and related partnering with other commissioners, statutory bodies, and stakeholders, leading the development and implementation of the regional commissioning and partnership strategies.
The SCPM will develop and manage key external relationships with statutory partners, including but not limited to the Police and Crime Commissioner, Local Authorities, Health Boards at a regional and sub-regional level, and ensure the full engagement of voluntary and private sector organisations. They will promote, develop, and manage co-commissioning activity with partners to deliver rehabilitative services, with an essential and pivotal role in aligning regional activity with national policy and government regulatory frameworks, ensuring both compliance and best practice.
They will work closely with operational senior leaders and managers, counterparts on a pan-regional basis, national HMPPS commercial, CRS strategy, commissioning, and contract management functions, MoJ policy, finance and legal teams and other government departments to fulfil the duties of this role.
Person specification
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Please provide the following evidence, A relevant NVQ level 6 qualification will be required. Probation Officer Qualification is desirable.
Benefits
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
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- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
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- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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- Telephone : 0345 241 5358
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