14333 - Judicial Office HR Business Partner – South East Region
| Posting date: | 30 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £49,325 to £53,081 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Location: | EC4A 1NL |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 14333 |
Summary
Summary of role:
This is a significant strategic HR leadership role requiring high levels of people and HR/business management skills. The role requires a professional approach and must ensure that delivery is in line with the requirements of Civil Service HR, pro-actively role modelling activities and behaviours which promote core MoJ/Judicial Office values including diversity and equality of opportunity and supporting and being a positive advocate of the Judicial Office HR Operating Model.
This successful candidate will be responsible for developing and sustaining trusted working relationships with regional leadership judges.
Your HR insights will be key in understanding the impact of the changes for the judiciary throughout the region helping to shape the Judicial HR offer.
If you are proactive, a change agent and are comfortable working a highly ambiguous environment this could be an exciting challenge for you.
Main responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with regional judicial leaders to become a source of trusted advice and support on HR matters.
• Work with judicial leaders to support their talent management, succession planning and career conversations within their areas of responsibility.
• Engage and support judicial leaders with the Inclusion and Diversity agenda.
• Provide advice to enable judicial leaders to take proactive steps to deal with or pre-empt issues relating to judicial health, welfare, conduct and performance, and to provide high quality timely advice on specific or generalised HR problems. You will support the management of the regional HR caseload. You will use data to identify relevant existing and likely future trends.
• Line management of at least one HEO grade.
• Operate as an integral member of the HRBP Team, scanning for emerging trends and acting as an intelligent customer into the wider HR Teams.
• Connecting with HMCTS HRBP colleagues to provide holistic HR advice and support where issues cross boundaries of staff and the judiciary.
• Work closely with the respective HMCTS Judicial Secretariat (who administer judicial resourcing across the region) as appropriate, to identify and address relevant HR issues.
• To gain a clear understanding of the priorities of the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President Tribunal and be able to translate these into a regional plan that will add value to the local judiciary.
• To act as a change agent to support the Judicial Office Organisational Development and Design team.
• Demonstrate commitment to personal continuous development, professional expertise and skill.
This is a significant strategic HR leadership role requiring high levels of people and HR/business management skills. The role requires a professional approach and must ensure that delivery is in line with the requirements of Civil Service HR, pro-actively role modelling activities and behaviours which promote core MoJ/Judicial Office values including diversity and equality of opportunity and supporting and being a positive advocate of the Judicial Office HR Operating Model.
This successful candidate will be responsible for developing and sustaining trusted working relationships with regional leadership judges.
Your HR insights will be key in understanding the impact of the changes for the judiciary throughout the region helping to shape the Judicial HR offer.
If you are proactive, a change agent and are comfortable working a highly ambiguous environment this could be an exciting challenge for you.
Main responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with regional judicial leaders to become a source of trusted advice and support on HR matters.
• Work with judicial leaders to support their talent management, succession planning and career conversations within their areas of responsibility.
• Engage and support judicial leaders with the Inclusion and Diversity agenda.
• Provide advice to enable judicial leaders to take proactive steps to deal with or pre-empt issues relating to judicial health, welfare, conduct and performance, and to provide high quality timely advice on specific or generalised HR problems. You will support the management of the regional HR caseload. You will use data to identify relevant existing and likely future trends.
• Line management of at least one HEO grade.
• Operate as an integral member of the HRBP Team, scanning for emerging trends and acting as an intelligent customer into the wider HR Teams.
• Connecting with HMCTS HRBP colleagues to provide holistic HR advice and support where issues cross boundaries of staff and the judiciary.
• Work closely with the respective HMCTS Judicial Secretariat (who administer judicial resourcing across the region) as appropriate, to identify and address relevant HR issues.
• To gain a clear understanding of the priorities of the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President Tribunal and be able to translate these into a regional plan that will add value to the local judiciary.
• To act as a change agent to support the Judicial Office Organisational Development and Design team.
• Demonstrate commitment to personal continuous development, professional expertise and skill.