86448 - MoJ – Probation Sustainable Operations Lead
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £54,358 to £66,670 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £54,358 - £61,585. London salary range is £58,847 - £66,670. Your salary will be dependent on your base location |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 86448 |
Summary
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
Please note that external candidates will be offered Fixed Term contracts until 31/03/2025 with the possibility of an extension (subject to funding), existing Civil Service employees will be onboarded on secondment terms and conditions.
Join over 79,000 staff at the Ministry of Justice and help us make a positive and meaningful impact to the lives of thousands of people and the environment.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a major government department at the heart of the justice system where we work to protect and advance the principles of justice. The MoJ Property Directorate manages one of the most diverse and complex estates in Government – covering a property portfolio including Prisons, Probation centres and approved premises, courts as well as the offices of the HQ and Arms Length Bodies. The MoJ Property Directorate is a supportive, people-focused organisation that provides high quality, easy-to-use services for customers, and positive, collaborative working environments for staff.
In this role, you will be part of Property Directorate’s exciting new multi-disciplinary team - the Climate Change and Sustainability Unit (CCSU). Our mission is to develop, deliver and embed key MoJ and wider Government sustainability programmes throughout our entire estate. We aspire to be a sustainability leader within Whitehall, and to do this we are seeking passionate, motivated people to lead and deliver meaningful and impactful environmental outcomes nationally. This is a great opportunity to cultivate an interesting and rewarding career in environmental sustainability while working with a dynamic and supportive team.
The MoJ is continuously dedicated to building staff capability and promoting staff wellbeing, with aspirations to be the best that we can be as individuals and as a directorate. We offer a range of development opportunities including accredited training courses, a work-life balance that works for you, a generous pension and staff discount voucher schemes.
Role Overview
The focus of the role will be leading the delivery of sustainability work across Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) with a specific focus on Community Payback - an alternative to a prison sentence for people who have committed a crime.
The Ministry of Justice has a target of reducing its carbon emissions by 41% from a baseline of 2017/18 carbon emissions by 2025 under the Greening Government commitments and HMPPS has a significant contribution to make in delivering these reductions. HMPPS will also be contributing to other similar targets on waste and water. It is therefore important that HMPPS embeds environmental sustainability in everything we do.
The environmental impact of our probation work, in particular Community Payback (CP) is increasingly a focus of Government attention. Some CP placements actively contribute to broader Government targets to reduce carbon emissions and support nature recovery.
Within our prisons, we are looking for opportunities to improve our environmental performance whilst also creating opportunities for rehabilitation and for prisoners to develop skills which will help with getting employment on release. We want to integrate environmental projects between prisons and CP for example by identifying opportunities for CP to collaborate with nature-related projects or using equipment made/repaired in our prison workshops.
If you are inspired by the extensive scope of this role, love working at pace across diverse teams, enjoy using innovations and your initiative to solve complex problems and have brilliant communication and persuasion skills - we want to hear from you.
Team Overview
You will be part of a lively and creative multidisciplinary team responsible for the delivery of key MoJ sustainability priorities. The MoJ intends to be a sustainability leader within Whitehall, and as such, seeks high performing and highly motivated individuals to inspire and deliver meaningful environmental improvements. We work collaboratively across our areas of expertise to deliver positive environmental outcomes across a large range of themes including:
Meeting the Greening Government Commitment targets (GGC)
Net zero
Waste management and circular economy
Water efficiency
Sustainable construction
Sustainable procurement
Biodiversity protection and enhancement.
The Climate Change and Sustainability Unit is responsible for embedding environmental sustainability across MoJ, its agencies (including prisons, courts and probation centres) and its Arm’s Length Bodies. Sustainability needs to be embedded across the department’s policy making, operations, finance, governance, estates and commercial activity.
Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities
You will work with colleagues across HMPPS on all matters relating to climate change and sustainability. The tasks will range from training staff to identifying and communicating best practice. The role is for an initial fixed term until 31 March 2025, however, there is potential for this to be extended subject to funding.
Please note that external candidates will be offered Fixed Term contracts until 31/03/2025 with the possibility of an extension (subject to funding), existing Civil Service employees will be onboarded on secondment terms and conditions.
Join over 79,000 staff at the Ministry of Justice and help us make a positive and meaningful impact to the lives of thousands of people and the environment.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is a major government department at the heart of the justice system where we work to protect and advance the principles of justice. The MoJ Property Directorate manages one of the most diverse and complex estates in Government – covering a property portfolio including Prisons, Probation centres and approved premises, courts as well as the offices of the HQ and Arms Length Bodies. The MoJ Property Directorate is a supportive, people-focused organisation that provides high quality, easy-to-use services for customers, and positive, collaborative working environments for staff.
In this role, you will be part of Property Directorate’s exciting new multi-disciplinary team - the Climate Change and Sustainability Unit (CCSU). Our mission is to develop, deliver and embed key MoJ and wider Government sustainability programmes throughout our entire estate. We aspire to be a sustainability leader within Whitehall, and to do this we are seeking passionate, motivated people to lead and deliver meaningful and impactful environmental outcomes nationally. This is a great opportunity to cultivate an interesting and rewarding career in environmental sustainability while working with a dynamic and supportive team.
The MoJ is continuously dedicated to building staff capability and promoting staff wellbeing, with aspirations to be the best that we can be as individuals and as a directorate. We offer a range of development opportunities including accredited training courses, a work-life balance that works for you, a generous pension and staff discount voucher schemes.
Role Overview
The focus of the role will be leading the delivery of sustainability work across Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) with a specific focus on Community Payback - an alternative to a prison sentence for people who have committed a crime.
The Ministry of Justice has a target of reducing its carbon emissions by 41% from a baseline of 2017/18 carbon emissions by 2025 under the Greening Government commitments and HMPPS has a significant contribution to make in delivering these reductions. HMPPS will also be contributing to other similar targets on waste and water. It is therefore important that HMPPS embeds environmental sustainability in everything we do.
The environmental impact of our probation work, in particular Community Payback (CP) is increasingly a focus of Government attention. Some CP placements actively contribute to broader Government targets to reduce carbon emissions and support nature recovery.
Within our prisons, we are looking for opportunities to improve our environmental performance whilst also creating opportunities for rehabilitation and for prisoners to develop skills which will help with getting employment on release. We want to integrate environmental projects between prisons and CP for example by identifying opportunities for CP to collaborate with nature-related projects or using equipment made/repaired in our prison workshops.
If you are inspired by the extensive scope of this role, love working at pace across diverse teams, enjoy using innovations and your initiative to solve complex problems and have brilliant communication and persuasion skills - we want to hear from you.
Team Overview
You will be part of a lively and creative multidisciplinary team responsible for the delivery of key MoJ sustainability priorities. The MoJ intends to be a sustainability leader within Whitehall, and as such, seeks high performing and highly motivated individuals to inspire and deliver meaningful environmental improvements. We work collaboratively across our areas of expertise to deliver positive environmental outcomes across a large range of themes including:
Meeting the Greening Government Commitment targets (GGC)
Net zero
Waste management and circular economy
Water efficiency
Sustainable construction
Sustainable procurement
Biodiversity protection and enhancement.
The Climate Change and Sustainability Unit is responsible for embedding environmental sustainability across MoJ, its agencies (including prisons, courts and probation centres) and its Arm’s Length Bodies. Sustainability needs to be embedded across the department’s policy making, operations, finance, governance, estates and commercial activity.
Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities
You will work with colleagues across HMPPS on all matters relating to climate change and sustainability. The tasks will range from training staff to identifying and communicating best practice. The role is for an initial fixed term until 31 March 2025, however, there is potential for this to be extended subject to funding.