17338 - Public Guardian and Chief Executive, Office of the Public Guardian
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Ebrill 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £100,000 i £162,500 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | The salary for this role is set within the MoJ SCS PB2 range: £100,000 - £162,500. Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules in place on the date of their appointment. |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Mai 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | UK |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Ministry of Justice |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 17338 |
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The Role
You will lead an organisation of around 2,000 staff, with a budget of c.£121m (2024–25), delivering critical statutory services at scale across England and Wales.
You will act as an internal and external advocate for the role of the Public Guardian, the work of OPG, and the principles of the Mental Capacity Act.
The role requires extensive external engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders, including maintaining a strong and constructive relationship with the Welsh Government and working across differing legal and delivery arrangements in England and Wales.
Key Responsibilities
• Leading the organisation’s plans to modernise and transform its services
• Maintaining the integrity and setting standards for the register of instruments and court orders
• Efficiently processing the registration of LPAs, ensuring that they are legally correct, free from ambiguity and are operable
• Maintaining and setting the standards for the regime of supervision
• Maintaining a responsive and effective regime of handling safeguarding concerns
• Ensuring a robust and client focused process of investigations into concerns about the actions of attorneys, deputies, and guardians; and
• Ensuring that appropriate court action is taken, litigation strategy is set in general and for specific cases, appropriately responding to requests from the court.
• The role sits within the Service Transformation Group (STG), and you will play an active role in its senior leadership -shaping priorities, supporting delivery, and representing OPG in wider transformation.
• The Public Guardian is also the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer for OPG.
Essential criteria:
• Proven experience of leading at scale, with the ability to inspire, build capability and deliver through high-performing teams across a large, complex organisation.
• A strong track record of leading digital-enabled business transformation, delivering measurable improvements in public experience and service outcomes in a large organisation.
• Experience of delivering excellent customer-focused services, particularly for vulnerable users, alongside delivering efficiency and strong value for money.
• Outstanding communication and leadership presence, with the ability to inspire, engage and command confidence with senior stakeholders, including at Board and Board-adjacent level.
• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills, with experience of operating effectively across complex systems, organisational and geographical boundaries, setting direction and driving delivery through others.
• The ability to operate successfully in a political environment, balancing statutory responsibilities with wider departmental priorities and scrutiny.
Desirable criteria:
Existing knowledge of the Justice System would be desirable.
You will lead an organisation of around 2,000 staff, with a budget of c.£121m (2024–25), delivering critical statutory services at scale across England and Wales.
You will act as an internal and external advocate for the role of the Public Guardian, the work of OPG, and the principles of the Mental Capacity Act.
The role requires extensive external engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders, including maintaining a strong and constructive relationship with the Welsh Government and working across differing legal and delivery arrangements in England and Wales.
Key Responsibilities
• Leading the organisation’s plans to modernise and transform its services
• Maintaining the integrity and setting standards for the register of instruments and court orders
• Efficiently processing the registration of LPAs, ensuring that they are legally correct, free from ambiguity and are operable
• Maintaining and setting the standards for the regime of supervision
• Maintaining a responsive and effective regime of handling safeguarding concerns
• Ensuring a robust and client focused process of investigations into concerns about the actions of attorneys, deputies, and guardians; and
• Ensuring that appropriate court action is taken, litigation strategy is set in general and for specific cases, appropriately responding to requests from the court.
• The role sits within the Service Transformation Group (STG), and you will play an active role in its senior leadership -shaping priorities, supporting delivery, and representing OPG in wider transformation.
• The Public Guardian is also the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer for OPG.
Essential criteria:
• Proven experience of leading at scale, with the ability to inspire, build capability and deliver through high-performing teams across a large, complex organisation.
• A strong track record of leading digital-enabled business transformation, delivering measurable improvements in public experience and service outcomes in a large organisation.
• Experience of delivering excellent customer-focused services, particularly for vulnerable users, alongside delivering efficiency and strong value for money.
• Outstanding communication and leadership presence, with the ability to inspire, engage and command confidence with senior stakeholders, including at Board and Board-adjacent level.
• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills, with experience of operating effectively across complex systems, organisational and geographical boundaries, setting direction and driving delivery through others.
• The ability to operate successfully in a political environment, balancing statutory responsibilities with wider departmental priorities and scrutiny.
Desirable criteria:
Existing knowledge of the Justice System would be desirable.