Job Summary
Deputy Head of Corporate Services
Band: Band 6
Reports to: Head of Corporate Services
Role Purpose
The Deputy Head of Corporate Services supports the Head of Corporate Services in the leadership, governance and delivery of high-quality corporate services across the North East Probation Region.
The post holder will provide senior operational leadership, strengthen governance and assurance arrangements, and ensure effective delivery across a broad and complex corporate portfolio supporting 16 business units and approximately 1350 staff.
The role is critical in providing capacity, resilience and continuity at senior level, enabling the Head of Corporate Services to focus on strategic leadership, Regional Probation Director assurance and national engagement.
Key Responsibilities
* Deputise for the Head of Corporate Services as required, providing senior leadership and continuity of decision-making
* Support delivery of the Regional Business Plan and contribute to short, medium and long-term planning activity
* Lead on the implementation, monitoring and assurance of corporate governance frameworks
* Prepare high-quality briefings, reports and assurance papers for senior leadership and governance forums
* Identify, manage and escalation corporate risks and issues appropriately
* Provide senior oversight of key corporate portfolios including estates, facilities management, security assurance, audit coordination and regional projects
* Lead the coordination of audit activity, assurance returns and responses to inspection findings
* Oversee delivery of complex projects and programmes of work, ensuring milestones, risks and dependencies are actively managed
* Act as a senior escalation point for operational issues within Corporate Services
* Provide senior oversight of recruitment pipelines, workforce planning activity and liaison with HR and central teams
* Ensure recruitment activity is timely, compliant and aligned to operational priorities
* Support Business Managers and corporate staff in resolving complex workforce and resourcing matters
* Exercise delegated financial authority in line with regional schemes of delegation
* Support effective budget management, expenditure control and procurement governance
* Ensure compliance with MoJ financial regulations and internal control requirements
* May have direct line management responsibility
* Provide professional leadership and guidance across the Corporate Services function
* Promote a culture of inclusion, equality, wellbeing and high performance
* Ensure effective application of HR policies including performance management, attendance and staff development
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