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Information Communications and Technology (ICT) Manager
Number of Roles to be advertised 1
Directorate/Business Unit/Team Information Communications and Technology Team, Business Intelligence and Insights Directorate
Grade SEO
Role Type: ICT, Systems
Salary band National: £ 39,868-£46,000 London: £ 45,824-£51,000
New entrants are normally expected to join on the minimum of the pay band
Responsible to Head of ICT
Base/location YJB is National by Default.
National (North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, Midlands, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales)
YJB Roles are contractually based at the nearest MoJ Collaboration or Satellite Centre but YJB staff work flexibly, including from their homes.
FTE/hours (Full-Time/Part-time/Flexible Working) Full-time – 37 hours
Job type (i.e., fixed term/permanent/loan/secondment) Permanent
Duration of appointment – months. (for fixed term, secondment, loan etc) N/A
Security Clearance Required Baseline (BPSS) Checks
Who are we?
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) is the public body which advises Ministers, including the Secretary of State for Justice on the youth justice system. Our ambition is to see a Child First youth justice system. A system which looks to children’s’ strengths and supports children to become the best version of themselves. To this effect we engage with a wide variety of organisations, partners and parties with an interest in youth justice; we share good practice, champion improvement and issue grants.
Our Vision
Working to ensure a youth justice system that sees children as children, treats them fairly and helps them to build on their strengths so they can make a constructive contribution to society. This will prevent offending and create safer communities with fewer victims.
Aims of the Youth Justice System
Prevention of offending by children and young people:
• To reduce the number of children in the youth justice system
• To reduce reoffending by children in the youth justice system
• To improve the safety and wellbeing of children in the youth justice system
• To improve outcomes of children in the youth justice system
Thinking of joining us?
Our recruitment is based on merit, we welcome applications from all who can commit to our vision and values, we offer considerable flexibility in how you work and expect commitment and flexibility in return. We continue to strive for equity, diversity and inclusion in our culture and our staff group. To this end we very much encourage applications from those people with protected characteristics. Our staff are public servants, eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme and we are accredited by the Civil Service Commission. This means applications from across Civil Service Departments, their agencies and Arms-Length Bodies are treated as internal applicants. We also welcome applications from those who do not currently work in these bodies or the public sector.
Role purpose:
• The ICT Manager is a strategic management role contributing to ensuring the YJB successfully delivers its responsibilities under Section 41 (part 5) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. This requires the YJB to provide assistance to local authorities and other persons in connection with information technology systems and equipment used or to be used for the purposes of the operation of the youth justice system and the provision of youth justice services.
• The post holder manages the day to day operation of Youth Justice System (YJS) ICT systems which facilitate the effective, secure and timely transfer of information between the youth justice agencies. This includes the transfer of information between all Youth Justice Services, Secure Establishments, Youth Custody Service’s Placements service and the Youth Justice Board.
Role context:
• YJB is the only public body with oversight of the whole youth justice system. Evidence and Intelligence is key to our understanding of the youth justice landscape. This supports effective decision making, gives assurance to ministers that our advice has a solid evidence base and supports the achievement of our strategic objectives.
• The ICT Team sit within the Business Intelligence and Insights Directorate which gathers and interprets information from a range of sources (including data, research, and wider intelligence). This information supports: the YJB’s oversight of the Youth Justice System (YJS), helps us to understand how the system is operating and whether it is achieving its aims, and helps to identify future opportunities and challenges for children and the YJS. The directorate leads the organisation in gathering, developing, and using data and evidence well.
• The ICT team are responsible for the successful day to day operation of YJS (Youth Justice System) ICT systems which facilitate the effective, secure and timely transfer of information between the Youth Justice agencies.
