22947 - JEDIT Policy Lead (National)


Company:	Ministry of Justice
Salary:	£57,398 to £68,357 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	National, NP10 8FZ
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	2 Oct 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

HMPPS Band 8

The Job Evaluation, Design and Improvement Team (JEDIT) are a small team within Probation Workforce, part of the Probation Operations Directorate. The team are responsible for ensuring the Probation Job Evaluation Schemes (JES) are transparent, consistent and fairly applied to all job descriptions. The team are heavily involved in stakeholder management, including extensive Trade Union engagement, as well as Ministry of Justice People Group through Pay and Reward, the Job Evaluation Assurance Team (JEAT) and HR teams.

The Band 8 Policy Lead will play a key role in delivering the Job Evaluation, Design and Improvement Team’s priorities. The role will lead allocated policy, role design and job evaluation products; support business-as-usual casework; and help prepare for the Review of Probation Roles. The role holder will work with senior managers, operational colleagues, subject matter experts and trade unions to develop practical, consistent and legally defensible approaches to job evaluation and role design. There will be line management responsibilities for up to four HMPPS Pay Band 6 roles.

In this role, your priorities will include:

Policy development and implementation: leading allocated pieces of work within the Job Evaluation Strategy; drafting and updating policy documents, guidance, frameworks and supporting materials; contributing to the refresh of the NNC User Guide; and delivering allocated role design and job evaluation activity in response to organisational need.

Job evaluation and role design casework: managing allocated cases in a timely, accurate and consistent way; providing high-quality advice, analysis and recommendations; supporting managers and stakeholders through the process; and helping resolve routine issues in line with policy and procedural requirements.

Analysis and process improvement: analysing current processes and documentation to identify gaps, contradictions and opportunities for improvement; developing process maps, guidance materials and operational procedures; and using evidence from casework and stakeholder feedback to support recommendations.

Stakeholder support and engagement: supporting engagement activity, workshops and consultation events; building effective relationships with operational colleagues and subject matter experts; and preparing briefing materials, presentations and responses to stakeholder queries.

Delivery, governance and risk: monitoring progress against allocated tasks, products or work packages; maintaining project documentation, action logs and governance records; reporting risks, issues and dependencies to senior managers; and contributing to communications activity and engagement plans.

Review of Probation Roles: supporting the review through policy and document development, evidence gathering, drafting, analysis and implementation planning; and contributing to evaluation, lessons learned and continuous improvement activity.

Team collaboration and leadership: line managing up to four HMPPS Pay Band 6 roles; contributing actively to the Probation Workforce single-team culture; working collaboratively across teams and directorates; and demonstrating professionalism, personal leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Further detail of the general role requirements are detailed in the attached job description, along with the relevant skills and behaviours:

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