Job Description
The national salary is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary is £47,657 - £52,040. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
06-Aug-2025
Post Type
Permanent
SEO
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
8122
Descriptions & requirements Business: Office of Public Guardian (OPG)
Location: National (occasional travel to Birmingham and Nottingham will be required)
Grade: SEO
Salary: £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Salary will be dependent on base location
Contract Type: Permanent
Minimum Hours: 25 hours
Organisational Overview
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) protects people in England and Wales who may not have the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, such as about their health and finance. We are an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), set up in 2007 following the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act of 2005.
OPG is responsible for registering lasting powers of attorney (LPA) and enduring powers of attorney (EPA) and supervising deputies who are appointed by the Court of Protection.
OPG is a fantastic place to work offering a range of development opportunities. The OPG is a disability confident employer and is committed to developing a supportive and inclusive environment that reflects the diverse community we serve.
OPG is currently delivering an ambitious transformation programme. This will change the way we provide services and help us meet the growing needs of our users, partners and our stakeholders. It will make sure our users experience a better level of support and will help us to respond to the changing needs of society. Transformation will ensure we can better support adults at risk and create high-quality services that are accessible and affordable.
Team Overview
This is an exciting time at Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), as we transform how we deliver our statutory services and ensure that we are fit for the future. You will form part of a team responsible for supporting OPG to set a clear strategic direction. We will have responsibility for coordinating the business plan, future strategy and will support OPG to design and agree a strategic narrative about our work, supporting us to build relationships and influence support for our work across MoJ and Cabinet Office.
You will play a key role in the development of organisational strategy which supports the discharge of the Public Guardian's duties and to the delivery of transformational change to OPG service delivery. You will ensure that strategies are properly developed with appropriate consultation and effectively embedded. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will initiate, develop and implement strategy through all stages of the strategy development cycle.
You will be responsible for undertaking the planning for and development of effective strategy, business plans and other corporate reports to achieve the transformation required and maintain the delivery of excellent services. You will deliver evidence-led and well consulted, high quality strategies, making sure that it is implemented effectively and supports the organisation to collaboratively deliver its aims. You will also support post implementation reviews to ensure that lessons learned are used to drive continuous improvement and support future strategy.
This is a leadership role in OPG. There is no line management responsibility for this role at present but that may change if the resource profile of the team changes. You will report to the Grade 7 Head of Strategy.
This is a full-time post. However, requests for flexible, part-time working and job share will be considered, having regard at all times to the operational needs of the agency.
Duties and Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Occasional travel to other offices for meetings and work-related activity will be required
Skills & Qualifications
This recruitment will follow the Civil Service Success Profile process. Candidates will be asked to provide a copy of their CV (maximum 2 pages) to assist in the demonstration of experience along with examples (250 words max) demonstrating the application of the following behaviours:
Seeing the Bigger Picture
Interview Process
If you are successful at sift, you will be invited to an interview which will use the Civil Service Success Profiles. At interview, candidates should expect questions on:
Strengths relevant to the role
The following Behaviours:
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
Reasonable Adjustments
At OPG we consider all applications on the basis of merit and want you to feel able to demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any reasonable adjustments for any aspect of the selection process, do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
As a Disability Confident organisation, we will offer a guaranteed interview to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role. If you are applying for a role within OPG and would like to be considered under the Disability
Confident Scheme, please indicate this in your application and let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the selection process.
For further information on benefits of working for OPG, such as our Flexible Working Policy and a FAQ, please check the candidate information pack attached to this advert.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful . click apply for full job details
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
06-Aug-2025
Post Type
Permanent
SEO
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
8122
Descriptions & requirements Business: Office of Public Guardian (OPG)
Location: National (occasional travel to Birmingham and Nottingham will be required)
Grade: SEO
Salary: £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Salary will be dependent on base location
Contract Type: Permanent
Minimum Hours: 25 hours
Organisational Overview
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) protects people in England and Wales who may not have the mental capacity to make certain decisions for themselves, such as about their health and finance. We are an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), set up in 2007 following the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act of 2005.
OPG is responsible for registering lasting powers of attorney (LPA) and enduring powers of attorney (EPA) and supervising deputies who are appointed by the Court of Protection.
OPG is a fantastic place to work offering a range of development opportunities. The OPG is a disability confident employer and is committed to developing a supportive and inclusive environment that reflects the diverse community we serve.
OPG is currently delivering an ambitious transformation programme. This will change the way we provide services and help us meet the growing needs of our users, partners and our stakeholders. It will make sure our users experience a better level of support and will help us to respond to the changing needs of society. Transformation will ensure we can better support adults at risk and create high-quality services that are accessible and affordable.
Team Overview
This is an exciting time at Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), as we transform how we deliver our statutory services and ensure that we are fit for the future. You will form part of a team responsible for supporting OPG to set a clear strategic direction. We will have responsibility for coordinating the business plan, future strategy and will support OPG to design and agree a strategic narrative about our work, supporting us to build relationships and influence support for our work across MoJ and Cabinet Office.
You will play a key role in the development of organisational strategy which supports the discharge of the Public Guardian's duties and to the delivery of transformational change to OPG service delivery. You will ensure that strategies are properly developed with appropriate consultation and effectively embedded. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will initiate, develop and implement strategy through all stages of the strategy development cycle.
You will be responsible for undertaking the planning for and development of effective strategy, business plans and other corporate reports to achieve the transformation required and maintain the delivery of excellent services. You will deliver evidence-led and well consulted, high quality strategies, making sure that it is implemented effectively and supports the organisation to collaboratively deliver its aims. You will also support post implementation reviews to ensure that lessons learned are used to drive continuous improvement and support future strategy.
This is a leadership role in OPG. There is no line management responsibility for this role at present but that may change if the resource profile of the team changes. You will report to the Grade 7 Head of Strategy.
This is a full-time post. However, requests for flexible, part-time working and job share will be considered, having regard at all times to the operational needs of the agency.
Duties and Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Managing the planning, collaborative development and drafting of OPG's organisational strategy through all stages of strategy development (identifying needs and opportunities for change, developing options, drafting and reviews).
- Manage the relationship with DASD colleagues to ensure their work supports delivery of OPG strategic priorities, including understanding the outputs of demand analysis and using these to drive strategic direction.
- Ensuring a methodical approach to identifying and defining issues or problems through high quality analysis and discussion papers.
- Managing the formulation and development of strategy, business plans and organisational reports, using data and consultation.
- Ensuring full engagement of operational, policy, customer experience, legal and other relevant OPG business units to develop a collective OPG strategic position, and establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Working with colleagues developing strategies across OPG e.g. Data strategy to ensure strategy development is cohesive and supports the delivery of business priorities.
- Working with people and communications colleagues to support the development of guidance and communications to support engagement with our people and create a unified understanding across the organisation.
- Developing robust and realistic plans to develop and deliver a timely strategy, reporting on key milestones and escalating issues as necessary to keep delivery on track.
- Managing the process of post-implementation review to identify key lessons to learned to help drive continuous improvement in the policy function.
- Providing leadership and line management for members of the team and being responsible for ensuring staff wellbeing and development; overseeing that professional practice is supported and that diversity and inclusion is championed.
- Provide direction and support for the team's work, drawing on the skills and experiences of the whole team.
Occasional travel to other offices for meetings and work-related activity will be required
Skills & Qualifications
- An ability to analyse and apply data and consultation to strategy development.
- Ability to manage a portfolio of work and be flexible when priorities change.
- Strong analytical approach to problem solving.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills and experience of delivering high quality tailored written briefings and other products.
- A strong team player, with a proven ability to collaborate with others to deliver key objectives, projects, and programmes of work.
- Experience of leading a team to deliver work at pace.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint
- Experience of working in a strategy role or on the development and delivery of strategic plans and business plans.
This recruitment will follow the Civil Service Success Profile process. Candidates will be asked to provide a copy of their CV (maximum 2 pages) to assist in the demonstration of experience along with examples (250 words max) demonstrating the application of the following behaviours:
- Communicating and influencing (Level 3)
- Making Effective Decisions (Level 3)
- Delivering at pace (Level 3)
- Seeing the Bigger Picture (Lead) (Level 3)
Seeing the Bigger Picture
Interview Process
If you are successful at sift, you will be invited to an interview which will use the Civil Service Success Profiles. At interview, candidates should expect questions on:
Strengths relevant to the role
The following Behaviours:
- Communicating and influencing (Level 3)
- Making Effective Decisions (Level 3)Delivering at pace (Level 3)
- Seeing the Bigger Picture (Lead) (Level 3)
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
Reasonable Adjustments
At OPG we consider all applications on the basis of merit and want you to feel able to demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any reasonable adjustments for any aspect of the selection process, do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
As a Disability Confident organisation, we will offer a guaranteed interview to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role. If you are applying for a role within OPG and would like to be considered under the Disability
Confident Scheme, please indicate this in your application and let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the selection process.
For further information on benefits of working for OPG, such as our Flexible Working Policy and a FAQ, please check the candidate information pack attached to this advert.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful . click apply for full job details
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