Overview
This is a regional role and there may be a requirement to deliver work within other sites in the region based on business need. The role holder will be responsible for the following cluster of sites:
* HMP Aylesbury
* HMP Bullingdon
* HMP Grendon/Spring Hill
* HMP Huntercombe
* HMP Woodhill
HMPPS has developed a future strategy for tackling corruption in HMPPS based on four key objectives: Protect, Prevent, Pursue, and Prepare. These objectives will need to be delivered at every level through prisons and probation, in particular strengthening resilience on the front line. The SOCT Directorate is advancing improvements, including restructuring the Counter Corruption Unit, to provide senior operational leaders, prisons and probation teams with an improved counter-corruption service.
This role is non-operational with no line management responsibilities and is not rotational. The role sits in the newly restructured Counter Corruption Unit (CCU). Its objectives are to support prisons and probation in managing corruption threats, particularly by helping establishments prevent corruption within HMPPS. The core service is to provide administration support for counter corruption caseloads across two establishments on behalf of the regional counter corruption team, working with the local counter corruption manager to effectively manage corruption threats.
The role also supports the effective management of known corruptor prisoners in custody to prevent them from corrupting staff. The post holder reports directly to the Regional Corruption Pursue Manager, who reports to the Regional Corruption Pursue Lead. The post holder will not have management responsibilities. This is a regional post and will require daily travel to one of the two establishments and frequent travel to regional offices, with occasional travel outside the region. Contact with prisoners may be involved depending on the area of work.
The post does not include exhaustive duties; reasonable alterations and additional tasks may be required. Any significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and will be discussed with the job holder.
We will assess candidates against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing; Making Effective Decisions; Managing a Quality Service; Working Together. This vacancy uses Success Profiles to assess behaviours and strengths.
Security: Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and meet security requirements. See the vetting charter and baseline security checks where applicable. Nationality requirements apply as listed below.
Nationality requirements: UK nationals; nationals of the Republic of Ireland; nationals of Commonwealth countries with right to work in the UK; nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme; those who have applied for settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme; individuals with certain statuses eligible to apply for EUSS; Turkish nationals and certain family members with rights to work in the Civil Service. Further information is available in the official guidelines.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
* Having a contemporaneous understanding of the operational context in prisons to prioritise and tackle corruption.
* Understanding relevant legal and policy frameworks relating to corruption, security and HR, and applying these when providing services to prisons.
* Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for the local counter corruption manager.
* Act as contact point for all communications to the counter corruption team; prioritise and distribute to the local and regional teams.
* Complete any monitoring returns required on behalf of the establishment for the counter corruption unit.
* Coordinate awareness sessions for the counter corruption unit.
* Prepare paperwork for checks by the manager and conduct initial checks as required.
* Correspond with stakeholders to ensure information related to corruption is shared in line with agreed processes.
* Maintain establishment databases for managing corruption, filing systems and logs, producing reports as required.
* Arrange meetings, prepare paperwork, minutes and action points for effective management of corruption.
* Serve as first point of contact for prisons to signpost policies, procedures and key contacts to support counter corruption work.
* Coordinate CCU prevent teams attendance and support establishments to deliver their prevent agenda.
* Identify blockages to progress and escalate to the Regional Corruption Unit as appropriate.
* Monitor and review the priority of corruption work and caseloads; escalate to the Regional Corruption Prevent Manager as needed.
* Enter data onto CCU systems, ensuring accuracy and clarity of information.
* Understand the team’s caseload and work with analysts to report on management information and data on volumes, timeliness and outcomes of cases regionally.
* On direction from senior leads, may work with prisons to identify capability gaps and signpost opportunities, guidance and conduct light-touch research to inform evidence base on corruption.
The duties listed are current but not exhaustive; reasonable alterations and additional tasks may be required. Any significant changes will be discussed with the job holder. We will assess you against the listed behaviours during selection: Communicating and Influencing; Making Effective Decisions; Managing a Quality Service; Working Together.
Benefits and Other Information
Salary: £33,275, with £9,639 contributed to a Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Benefits include access to learning and development, flexible working options, inclusive culture, Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%, annual leave, public holidays, season ticket loan, and other information available on the candidate information page.
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances, and answers to general queries, please visit the Candidate Information Page.
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