6 Temporary, Executive / Management jobs in Enfield, Hyndburn

Your role is key in making sure the YJB can fulfil its statutory duty to provide advice to ministers on the youth justice system and promote effective practice. Your work will contribute toward our aims of:

• reducing the disproportionate number of ethnic minority children in the youth justice system,
• reducing re-offending,
• improving resettlement,
• advising on the reduction of serious violence,
• advising on improvements in the way the sector operates and
• working toward a Child First approach in the youth justice system.
Role Context: You will work within our Operations directorate and will work collaboratively with others in the youth justice sector and in the YJB to deliver the Oversight framework which entails supporting youth justice partnerships (YOTs), analysing data and gathering intelligence to support the monitoring of performance and engaging appropriately to drive up performance. You will oversee services within the North West region. You may also be required to provide cover across the wider North directorate as and when required. Key activities and relationships Using your initiative, influencing, engagement and problem-solving skills you will: Take a pro-active approach in developing innovative solutions to resolve complex issues in youth justice. Use your skills to influence and provide oversight on key operational issues Hold a caseload of local Youth Justice Services, and undertake compliance monitoring of:
• Standards for Children in Justice
• Terms and conditions of the Youth Justice Core Grant
• Key Performance Indicator performance at service level
Monitor progress against:
• Youth Justice Plan delivery
• Standards for Children in Justice self-assessment action plans
• Post inspection improvement plans
Represent the Youth Justice Board at:
• Youth Justice Partnership Management Boards
• Scrutiny panels (for example Out of Court Disposal)
• Relevant key stakeholder partnership boards
Provide leadership and oversight on:
• Serious Incidents
• Improvement activity
• Developing Practice Forums
• Directorate Learning and Development
• Build outstanding working relationships with colleagues across the YJB including our regional Heads of Youth Justice Oversight, and our external partners in the youth justice system (YJS). In doing so you will enhance our evidence base and build on our understanding of the successes and issues faced by the YJS. You will make sure that the knowledge and understanding you have, and gain, about the YJS is shared appropriately with colleagues to enhance our insight and enable us to retain our position as the only organisation with an oversight of the whole YJS.
• Use your skills and strengths in successful stakeholder engagement, analysing and interpreting complex information from a variety of sources, identifying and sharing evidence-based effective practice, along with your understanding of the youth justice system in England and Wales.
• At all times, demonstrate support and respect for the YJBs commitment to equity, inclusivity and the diversity of the YJB and its partners.
• Be responsible for making sure you understand and adhere to your responsibilities in relation to health and safety and data protection.
• Work positively and collaboratively with colleagues in both England and YJB Cymru and will consider the impact of developments on policy, practice, and legislation specific to Wales.
• Work flexibly. All posts within the YJB operate flexibly to make sure the requirements of the business are met and as such you may be required to undertake other duties in your role or duties in other parts of the business at your grade to meet business priorities
Significant travel to external stakeholders and YJB offices across is expected as part of the role. Main Responsibilities
• Act as a positive influence for the work and culture of the YJB by encouraging positive emotions and positive social exchanges in the workplace. Set high expectations and live up to them. Make sure you deliver on the commitments you make. Value the contribution of others and nurture positive relationships as well as skills and professional development.
• Build relationships with youth justice partners and proactively engage with youth justice stakeholders, maintaining a focus on practice and partnership performance. Contribute to performance improvement and sharing examples of youth justice practice which support the delivery of positive outcomes for children.
• Enable and facilitate briefings and forums for internal and external partners with the aim of promoting evidence-based good practice in the youth justice sector. Work in partnership with sector colleagues to ensure performance improvement is achieved and maintained.
• Seek innovative ways to identify, promote and facilitate the sharing of evidence based good practice, including undertaking performance related assessments and audits.
• Research, analyse and evaluate the effects of proposals, changes, innovations etc. and prepare written papers, submissions and reports for senior staff, ministers or other stakeholders.
• Contribute to the YJB's oversight of the youth justice sector by collating, analysing and interpreting complex information, stakeholder engagement, writing reports and providing evidence-based feedback and intelligence.
• Contribute to the youth justice resource hub, developing and promoting evidence-based practice tools and materials such as self-assessments materials and toolkits, evaluation and oversight.
• Working collaboratively to support the delivery of YJB's aims, statutory functions and strategic priorities.
• Support on understanding the Learning and Development needs of the Operations Directorate, and organising training to meet these needs.
Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Technical Skills, Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. The assessment process will be made up of two parts: 1. Application (see below) 2. Interview (see below) Application Please provide
• Written examples demonstrating in no more than 250 words for each of the following essential civil service behaviours: Communicating & Influencing - (Lead Behaviour) (250 words) Seeing the Big Picture (250 words) Changing and Improving (250 words) and Working Together (250 words).
• A statement (no more than 500 words) of how you meet the 'essential criteria: Technical, Experience and Ability' as outlined in the job description.
• (Should a large number of applications be received, the initial sift may be conducted based on the lead behaviour: Communicating and Influencing & Essential Criteria), A sift based on the lead behaviour, Communicating and Influencing, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered.
Behaviours Application Form Question Word Limit 250 Communicating and Influencing Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Working Together Experience We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods Statement of Suitability Statement of Suitability Guidance for the Statement of Suitability A statement (of no more than 500 words) of how you meet the Essential Criteria: Experience and Ability as outlined in the job description. Evidence of Experience Statement of SuitabilityInterview stage assessments Interview Dates Expected W/C 19th May 2025 Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Working Together Strengths Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed please click here. Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al) You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Level of security checks required Baseline Personnal Security Standard (BPSS)


• Knowledge/understanding of the Youth Justice System in England and Wales and its interaction with wider services
Experience:
• Experience of collating and accurately analysing complex information or data to make recommendations to improve practice.
Ability:
• Writing clear and succinct reports with clear recommendations for improvement
• competent in MS Office suite
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
Behaviours:
• Communicating and Influencing (Lead behaviour)
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
  
  The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) is the public body which advises Ministers, including the Secretary of State for Justice on the youth justice system. Our ambition is to see a Child First youth justice system. A system which looks to children's' strengths and supports children to become the best version of themselves. To this effect we engage with a wide variety of organisations, partners and parties with an interest in youth justice; we share good practice, champion improvement and issue grants.
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. 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
  
  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, or working from one of the Ministry of Justice Collaboration Centres/Satellite Offices throughout the country, with working from home; compressed hours, part-time working
• Civil Service Pension Scheme
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus public holidays
• 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, The Youth Justice Board offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. Youth Justice Board welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the Youth Justice Board's Flexible Working policy.
Benefits The Youth Justice Board offers a range of benefits: For nationally advertised campaigns, candidates will be appointed to their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) on the completion of pre-employment checks. 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 Youth Justice Board is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities. A Great Place to Work for Veterans The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces. For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans Redeployment Interview Scheme Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.