11759 - Head of Strategy (up to x2 posts) in the Service, Strategy and Transformation Directorate
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £71,381 to £85,257 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £71,381 - £80,419, London salary range is £75,674 - £85,257. Your salary will be dependent on your base location |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 11759 |
Summary
Head of Strategy (up to x2 posts)
G6
The Service, Strategy and Transformation Directorate is recruiting on a Fixed Term basis for 12 months, with possibility of extension and/or permanency for two Grade 6 and Head of Strategy. This campaign is being run externally and so is open to all who consider themselves suitable for the roles and meet the eligibility criteria in the wider advert within Civil Service Jobs.
Please note that if you are a current Civil Servant, you will be appointed on a Loan. If you are applying to this role on promotion, please refer to your own departments policy in respect of your grade on return from Loan. If you are not a current Civil Servant, you will be offered a Fixed Term Contract.
Location:
Successful candidates will have the option to be based at any of our National locations (including London).
Occasional travel between locations may be required. We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your base
location.
Ways of Working
At the MoJ we believe and promote alternative ways of working, these roles are available as:
• Full-time, part-time or the option to job share
• Flexible working patterns
If we receive applications from more suitable candidates than we have vacancies for at this time, we may hold suitable applicants on a reserve list for 12 months, and future vacancies requiring the same skills and experience could be offered to candidates on the reserve list without a new competition.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity
Salary
New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join on the minimum of the pay range.
If you are already a civil servant and are successful in an external recruitment competition for a role with us, your starting pay will be the better of:
• promotion terms or transfer terms, as appropriate; or
• pay on appointment arrangements (minimum of pay range)
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
MoJ is the largest government department, employing over 90,000 people with a budget of approximately £10 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including at 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.
Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
This role sits within the Service Strategy & Transformation Directorate. We are responsible for:
• Working across the Service Transformation Group (with Justice Digital, the Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority), to understand and drive collaboration on current transformation and digital plans
• Supporting digital development and innovation to enhance the victim experience throughout the criminal justice (CJ) process, implement recommendations from the Independent Sentencing Review and support probation workers in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
• Identifying, encouraging and delivering new ways of working, acting as a critical friend to delivery partners and collaborating with a wider range of stakeholders to improve experiences for those in the CJ system.
• Identifying cross-cutting transformation opportunities across the Ministry of Justice that can drive cutting-edge digital delivery, user experience, efficiencies and delivery of policy goals
• Baselining and supporting performance and prioritisation across the Service Transformation Group
• Bringing together all areas of the Group to collectively create a clear and compelling narrative for delivery over the next 3-5 years.
• Engaging across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies to gain buy-in and support for our initiatives.
• Supporting the Director General for Service Transformation with strategic and analytical activity.
Head of Strategy - the role
As Head of Strategy, you will lead the strategic centre of STG, setting direction, bringing clarity to complex, cross-system challenges, and shaping a whole-group transformation and delivery plan that secures buy-in across operations, policy and digital. You will build and lead a high-performing Strategy team, partner closely with senior officials across MoJ and agencies, and ensure our plans are underpinned by rigorous analysis, compelling cases for investment, and measurable outcomes.
G6
The Service, Strategy and Transformation Directorate is recruiting on a Fixed Term basis for 12 months, with possibility of extension and/or permanency for two Grade 6 and Head of Strategy. This campaign is being run externally and so is open to all who consider themselves suitable for the roles and meet the eligibility criteria in the wider advert within Civil Service Jobs.
Please note that if you are a current Civil Servant, you will be appointed on a Loan. If you are applying to this role on promotion, please refer to your own departments policy in respect of your grade on return from Loan. If you are not a current Civil Servant, you will be offered a Fixed Term Contract.
Location:
Successful candidates will have the option to be based at any of our National locations (including London).
Occasional travel between locations may be required. We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your base
location.
Ways of Working
At the MoJ we believe and promote alternative ways of working, these roles are available as:
• Full-time, part-time or the option to job share
• Flexible working patterns
If we receive applications from more suitable candidates than we have vacancies for at this time, we may hold suitable applicants on a reserve list for 12 months, and future vacancies requiring the same skills and experience could be offered to candidates on the reserve list without a new competition.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity
Salary
New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join on the minimum of the pay range.
If you are already a civil servant and are successful in an external recruitment competition for a role with us, your starting pay will be the better of:
• promotion terms or transfer terms, as appropriate; or
• pay on appointment arrangements (minimum of pay range)
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
MoJ is the largest government department, employing over 90,000 people with a budget of approximately £10 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including at 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.
Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
This role sits within the Service Strategy & Transformation Directorate. We are responsible for:
• Working across the Service Transformation Group (with Justice Digital, the Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority), to understand and drive collaboration on current transformation and digital plans
• Supporting digital development and innovation to enhance the victim experience throughout the criminal justice (CJ) process, implement recommendations from the Independent Sentencing Review and support probation workers in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
• Identifying, encouraging and delivering new ways of working, acting as a critical friend to delivery partners and collaborating with a wider range of stakeholders to improve experiences for those in the CJ system.
• Identifying cross-cutting transformation opportunities across the Ministry of Justice that can drive cutting-edge digital delivery, user experience, efficiencies and delivery of policy goals
• Baselining and supporting performance and prioritisation across the Service Transformation Group
• Bringing together all areas of the Group to collectively create a clear and compelling narrative for delivery over the next 3-5 years.
• Engaging across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies to gain buy-in and support for our initiatives.
• Supporting the Director General for Service Transformation with strategic and analytical activity.
Head of Strategy - the role
As Head of Strategy, you will lead the strategic centre of STG, setting direction, bringing clarity to complex, cross-system challenges, and shaping a whole-group transformation and delivery plan that secures buy-in across operations, policy and digital. You will build and lead a high-performing Strategy team, partner closely with senior officials across MoJ and agencies, and ensure our plans are underpinned by rigorous analysis, compelling cases for investment, and measurable outcomes.