Digital Workforce Manager

We're recruiting for a Digital Workforce Manager here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Strategy & Operations team. When our managers want to recruit great people for their team, working on some of the largest technology programmes in the Civil Service, they will come to you looking for expert advice, solutions and guidance. You will enjoy partnering and crafting relationships and will be someone who takes pride in providing a slick, great hiring experience. As a Digital Workforce Manager, you will belong to a warm and welcoming team that works at pace, collaborating and contributing to a range of exciting change projects and sit as part of our broader Strategy & Operations team. We are responsible for enabling our colleagues to get on with delivery by instilling a culture of accountability, value for money and commerciality across Justice Digital and we want to make it a great place to work. What will your day look like? You'll be blending your people management skills and passion for delivering an outstanding customer experience with your love of data and information. It's crucial that you're confident in spreadsheet analysis, and turning this into engaging and informative content for our senior management and directors. Your advice will shape and influence the creation of robust Workforce Plans across the department, and you'll use this data to ensure our recruitment delivery is strategically aligned, smooth and efficient. Every day is slightly different from the last, with new and exciting projects to get involved with; we're a team that pride ourselves on welcoming and encouraging change and innovation, so someone with big ideas and bold goals will surely succeed. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025, Workforce Planning:

• Working with SMT, HoPs/Leads & Managers at all levels across Justice Digital to support them in determining their people needs; "the who, the how and the when".
• Collaborate with these partners, and with the Recruitment Team, to plan, monitor and deliver hiring objectives within agreed timeframes, proactively identifying and managing risks.
• Manage and support the end-to-end cycle of annual workforce planning; from collection during annual budget planning to tracking and governance throughout the plan year, including headcount to support business objectives.
• Work with SMT and Finance to forecast workforce growth, establish targets and provide monthly reports on progress and risk.
• Develop and implement wider workforce planning and demand forecasting processes in partnership with SMT, HoPs/Leads, Managers, Budget/Finance teams and recruiters.
• Provide relevant tools and processes, and partner with the Recruitment Team, to drive strategic recruitment that delivers the right people at the right time, and at the right cost
Contingent Labour:
• Support the continued development of the Business Case Writing process for Contingent Labour requests, critically assessing current procedures and constantly iterating improvements.
• Ensure compliance with governance and approval processes to provide the best value for money when deploying a contingent labour resource.
• Manage the end to end lifecycle of Contingent Labour resources within Justice Digital, monitoring tenure lengths and highlighting risks. Ensure contingent labour usage is effective, within framework and compliant in use.
• Provide expert advice to Directors and Deputies, ensuring their contingent labour workforce remains sustainable and within forecast.
• Support and facilitate the fortnightly Business Case review meeting, reporting outcomes and delivering responses back to the business in a professional, supportive and engaging manner.
Reporting:
• Create and develop new reporting tools and dashboards to support business decision-making and provide ad-hoc analytics to SMTs, HoPs/Leads and Managers.
• Develop and produce a range of regular reports that support the wider Recruitment & People Teams.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!, Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.,
• You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
• You were studying abroad
• You were living overseas with parents
In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account. Success Profiles Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance. if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance Supporting document 1 JD - Digital Workforce Manager 92129.docx - 12KB Opens in a new window Converted File JD - Digital Workforce Manager 92129.docx.pdf - 75KB Opens in a new window We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage., MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion. For further information and to apply for this position please see the following link: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigital/Job/JobDetail?JobId=527.

Essential
• Experience in a workforce planning, finance, reporting or similar data-related function.
• Proficient in spreadsheet management (i.e. Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets).
• Experienced in data analysis, using high volumes of data to create informed recommendations to seniors.
• Experience managing stakeholder relations at senior levels.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.,
• Experience in a workforce planning, finance, reporting or similar data-related function.
• Experienced in data analysis, using high volumes of data to create informed recommendations to seniors.
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
• Changing & Improving
• Communicating & Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Bigger Picture
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above. Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference. This will commence with a 10 minute spreadsheet management assessment. Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your experience in workforce planning, recruitment/resourcing or similar people-related functions will be conducted before the sift., To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why. For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).

The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Your salary will be dependent on your base location. Number of jobs available 1 Detail of reserve list 12 Months Region National City/Town National Building/Site NATIONAL