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89380 - Senior Scientific Officer (2 roles available) Directorate, Ministry of Justice
| Posting date: | 08 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £39,868 to £50,039 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £39,868 - £43,535. London salary range is £45,824 - £50,039. Your salary will be dependent on your base location |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 August 2024 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 89380 |
Summary
Do you have the passion, values, and ability to help us solve the biggest problems of the justice system?
2x Senior Scientific Officer, SEO, Analysis, Ministry of Justice
1. Overview
We have 2x SEO role in the Science Office, within the Analysis Directorate.
The role is open to all candidates, internal and external to Government. Please be aware this role does not attract specialist allowance.
Minimum requirements to apply:
Candidates must be able to show the relevant experience and skills and must meet the required criteria for entry as outlined under the ‘who you are’ section below.
We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. Candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. These are based at the following JCCs: Cardiff, Leeds, Nottingham, South Tyneside, Brighton, Ipswich and Liverpool, and the following JSOs:
Ashford, Beverley, Haverfordwest, Hull, Merthyr Tydfil, Manchester, Newport, Birmingham, Sheffield, North Shields, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Weston-Super-Mare, Stafford, Truro, Winchester and Leeds.
Alternative locations may be available and will be discussed and agreed on the completion of background checks.
Interviews are likely to take place in September 2024 and will be held via MS Teams. We will keep a merit list for a year for those who successfully pass the interview board but who are not offered a post.
1. About the MoJ Science Office
The Ministry of Justice Science Office aims to embed scientific rigour at the heart of decision-making and raise the overall science capability in the Department. Postholders will support a range of strategic functions, including providing technical support to help shape policy; supporting senior colleagues with delivery of their priorities; and planning and delivering pilots/projects. Postholders will work with operational, policy and analysis teams across HMPPS, MoJ, other government departments, devolved administrations and delivery partners to deliver outcomes that meet the Department’s ambitions on science.
The Ministry of Justice Science Office sits within the Analysis directorate in Performance, Strategy and Analysis group, and has three G7-led sub-teams: Science Delivery; Research, Relationships & Commissioning; and Futures & Emerging Technology.
As a small team, the Science Office frequently work flexibly to support departmental priorities. While the roles being advertised will be based in the Science Delivery team, there may be opportunities to work alongside or in the other G7 teams on an occasional basis to support demand in different areas of the team.
Why work in the Ministry of Justice Science Office?
In the Science Office, we want all our people to feel valued for who they are and for the work they do. We provide a warm, inclusive place to work and offer a wide range of flexibilities and benefits as part of our people offer to reward our staff.
What we offer
• Flexible working arrangements and a focus on equality of opportunity – including welcoming part-time and/or job-share arrangements, compressed hours, working from home or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centres or Justice Satellite Office.
• Career development – regular development and promotion opportunities across a wide range of roles, career development support, with a generous directorate wide learning and development budget.
• Embedding science at the centre of the Department’s decision making – our work is focused on maximising our impact on departmental outcomes and ensuring decisions made by senior leaders are evidence based and science led.
• Vibrant community – part of a multidisciplinary team that has a supportive culture and is looking to further develop the community with the help of everyone.
• Directly contribute to organisational priorities – through working at the cutting edge of science our work is able to contribute to operational and policy priorities where science can make a distinct and valuable contribution.
• See the frontline and what your work is influencing – opportunities to visit our front-line service providers, including courts, prisons, and probation to better understand the areas your work is affecting.
1. What you’ll do
There are two roles available in the Science Delivery team, in the Ministry of Justice Science Office. The postholders will help to shape and develop new ideas to improve the delivery of justice through new technologies, innovative approaches and pilot studies.
The postholders will work to the G7 Science Delivery Lead, supporting the delivery of ongoing workstreams in relation to nutrition, food waste, sleep, wastewater monitoring and illicit drug detection. The post-holder will need a strong ability to communicate and influence project stakeholders, deliver conflicting demands at pace, and make effective decisions regarding the development of projects. They will need to build strong relationships inside and out of the department and be able to deliver through collaboration with multiple partners working closely with senior officials, other Government departments, academia, and industry. More broadly, the post-holder will support the Science Delivery Lead, and other colleagues in the team to review, critique and develop new project ideas which includes the scoping, piloting and delivery of new technologies and research projects.
2x Senior Scientific Officer, SEO, Analysis, Ministry of Justice
1. Overview
We have 2x SEO role in the Science Office, within the Analysis Directorate.
The role is open to all candidates, internal and external to Government. Please be aware this role does not attract specialist allowance.
Minimum requirements to apply:
Candidates must be able to show the relevant experience and skills and must meet the required criteria for entry as outlined under the ‘who you are’ section below.
We welcome applications from candidates based across the UK. Candidates will have the option of being based in the Leeds or London HQ offices (with flexible working arrangements available) or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. These are based at the following JCCs: Cardiff, Leeds, Nottingham, South Tyneside, Brighton, Ipswich and Liverpool, and the following JSOs:
Ashford, Beverley, Haverfordwest, Hull, Merthyr Tydfil, Manchester, Newport, Birmingham, Sheffield, North Shields, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Weston-Super-Mare, Stafford, Truro, Winchester and Leeds.
Alternative locations may be available and will be discussed and agreed on the completion of background checks.
Interviews are likely to take place in September 2024 and will be held via MS Teams. We will keep a merit list for a year for those who successfully pass the interview board but who are not offered a post.
1. About the MoJ Science Office
The Ministry of Justice Science Office aims to embed scientific rigour at the heart of decision-making and raise the overall science capability in the Department. Postholders will support a range of strategic functions, including providing technical support to help shape policy; supporting senior colleagues with delivery of their priorities; and planning and delivering pilots/projects. Postholders will work with operational, policy and analysis teams across HMPPS, MoJ, other government departments, devolved administrations and delivery partners to deliver outcomes that meet the Department’s ambitions on science.
The Ministry of Justice Science Office sits within the Analysis directorate in Performance, Strategy and Analysis group, and has three G7-led sub-teams: Science Delivery; Research, Relationships & Commissioning; and Futures & Emerging Technology.
As a small team, the Science Office frequently work flexibly to support departmental priorities. While the roles being advertised will be based in the Science Delivery team, there may be opportunities to work alongside or in the other G7 teams on an occasional basis to support demand in different areas of the team.
Why work in the Ministry of Justice Science Office?
In the Science Office, we want all our people to feel valued for who they are and for the work they do. We provide a warm, inclusive place to work and offer a wide range of flexibilities and benefits as part of our people offer to reward our staff.
What we offer
• Flexible working arrangements and a focus on equality of opportunity – including welcoming part-time and/or job-share arrangements, compressed hours, working from home or your nearest Justice Collaboration Centres or Justice Satellite Office.
• Career development – regular development and promotion opportunities across a wide range of roles, career development support, with a generous directorate wide learning and development budget.
• Embedding science at the centre of the Department’s decision making – our work is focused on maximising our impact on departmental outcomes and ensuring decisions made by senior leaders are evidence based and science led.
• Vibrant community – part of a multidisciplinary team that has a supportive culture and is looking to further develop the community with the help of everyone.
• Directly contribute to organisational priorities – through working at the cutting edge of science our work is able to contribute to operational and policy priorities where science can make a distinct and valuable contribution.
• See the frontline and what your work is influencing – opportunities to visit our front-line service providers, including courts, prisons, and probation to better understand the areas your work is affecting.
1. What you’ll do
There are two roles available in the Science Delivery team, in the Ministry of Justice Science Office. The postholders will help to shape and develop new ideas to improve the delivery of justice through new technologies, innovative approaches and pilot studies.
The postholders will work to the G7 Science Delivery Lead, supporting the delivery of ongoing workstreams in relation to nutrition, food waste, sleep, wastewater monitoring and illicit drug detection. The post-holder will need a strong ability to communicate and influence project stakeholders, deliver conflicting demands at pace, and make effective decisions regarding the development of projects. They will need to build strong relationships inside and out of the department and be able to deliver through collaboration with multiple partners working closely with senior officials, other Government departments, academia, and industry. More broadly, the post-holder will support the Science Delivery Lead, and other colleagues in the team to review, critique and develop new project ideas which includes the scoping, piloting and delivery of new technologies and research projects.