Job title: Director, Centre of Expertise
Location: National
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Candidates should expect their salary upon appointment to be £100.000 - £132,000 per annum.
Closing Date: 23:55 on Sunday 11th January 2026
About the People and Capability Group
At the heart of the Ministry of Justice, People and Capability Group drives a productive, capable and competitive organisation, empowering our people to thrive, succeed and deliver.
From recruitment and payroll services to leadership, diversity, wellbeing and business partnering, everything we do is focused on creating the conditions for our MoJ people to thrive, succeed and deliver their best for the department and the public we serve.
Our mission is to strengthen the Ministry of Justice’s ability to deliver justice through a programme of transformation and reform to build a skilled, motivated and supported workforce that can perform at its best.
By enhancing capability, improving productivity and fostering a culture of excellence, we help MoJ remain competitive and ready to meet future challenges.
The Role
The Director for Centre of Expertise will be critical in shaping and leading the MoJ’s long term people agenda, ensuring a modern, skilled, inclusive and resilient workforce fully aligned to ministerial priorities and capable of delivering for the public.
We are looking for an exceptional HR Director with experience of leading a future workforce strategy, employee development and cultural reform within a complex largescale matrix organisation. The Director will create a coherent, MoJ-wide future focused workforce strategy to ensure that we have the right people, culture, policies, and capabilities across the UK in line with organisational priorities, ministerial ambitions and the Civil Service reform agenda.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.