Human Resources Manager

£35,335 - £37,847

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £35,335, Ministry of Justice contributes £10,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Job Title: Human Resources Manager

The Ministry of Justice People and Capability (MoJ P&C) supports the organisation by enabling its people to be the best that they can be. We are continuously reviewing and enhancing the services that P&C provide across the MoJ to deliver high quality services for our customers. MoJ has a team of committed and capable professionals delivering people services across the Justice family.

With a passion for people management and a desire to build an HR generalist foundation for a future career, the post holder will work with managers from within HMPPS to optimise the effective working relationship and ensure maximum impact of HR on business effectiveness. This is your opportunity to be part of the HR enabling prisons and probation to make society safer and help people turn live.

The role involves a proactive approach to problem solving and enabling the business to find solutions to HR challenges. With a generalist knowledge of case management and essential functional HR experience, the role is key to enabling business leaders through interpretation of HR policy, application of case management advice and the delivery of key HR processes to maintain the links with essential systems; SSCL, Occupational Health, Civil Service Pensions etc.

As a HR professional in either a regional role or a HQ delivery role to a sector of the business, the post holder will support business leaders, managers and specialists with more complex HR cases and provide a professional link to the central case management service, working together to achieve effective outcomes.

As the first point of contact to the business, the post holder would be required to manage stakeholder expectations and gather business intelligence to provide specialist advice or deploy the appropriate service from within the team.

Supporting an area of the business with wide ranging impact, appraising, assessing and adapting to a wide range of issues on a day-to-day basis and developing options to maintain or improve performance.

Role holder will have autonomy to make decisions within their discrete area of work to deploy appropriate resources using initiative and in communication with their established network of contacts across the wider HR community.

Interpreting HR advice which may require follow up questions or discussion to understand the wider impact of the issue.

Decisions might involve considerable discretion but will be constrained by policy and best practice.

Analysing HR data and applying understanding to decide on an appropriate intervention or course of action.

Considering sensitive or multiple opposing opinions to establish facts; establishing the best approach; determining appropriate methodologies; analysis to ensure quality and application of results.

Exercise judgement and make decisions based on their own interpretation. Details may be unclear and require further investigation.

Required to maintain relationships by supporting others, contribute to team decisions and use initiative to solve problems.

Contribute directly to the achievement of operational organisational objectives by developing internal credibility and providing guidance and consultancy to managers on HR related issues, which include:

Employment Tribunal, Grievance, Disciplinary Support

Attendance Management Support

Audit, Assurance & Compliance

Commissioner: Expert Services & Support (Internal & External)

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

This position is based at HM PRISON BULLINGDON BICESTER, OX25 1PZ, HM PRISON GRENDON AYLESBURY, HP18 0TL, HM PRISON HUNTERCOMBE HENLEY-ON-THAMES, RG9 5SB, HM PRISON SPRING HILL AYLESBURY, HP18 0TL, HM PRISON WINCHESTER WINCHESTER, SO22 5DF, HMYOI AYLESBURY, HP20 1EH

There is a requirement for the successful applicant's work base to be within the South Central region at one of our prison locations as below:

The base location will be discussed with the successful candidate.

• HMP Aylesbury, Bierton Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1EH
• HMP Bullingdon, Patrick Haugh Road, P.O. Box 50, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 1PZ
• HMP Grendon/Springhill, Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0TL
• HMP Huntercombe, Huntercombe Place, Nuffield, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 5SB
• HMP Winchester, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5DF

The successful candidate will be required to travel to prison and probation sites across the South Central region with occasional travel to other HMPPS sites.

All applicants should be aware that business partnering arrangements are subject to change and postholders will be expected to accommodate changes in partnering arrangements in line with business need to include providing cover and support for other business areas when required.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 20th November 2026

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Please refer to Job Description

Please provide 250-word examples of how you have met each one of the behaviours listed below:

• Managing a Quality Service (Lead Behavior)
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Working together

Please refer to the 'essential knowledge, experience and skills' section above which details how each of the essential criteria will be assessed.

Please also refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf

Please submit an anonymous copy of your CV.

• Managing a Quality Service (lead)
• Leadership
• Working together

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact rosie.ettritch1@justice.gov.uk

Please refer to Job Description

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
• Working Together

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

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