23506 - Victim and Survivor Network Engagement Lead in the Office of the Victims'

Victim and Survivor Network Engagement Lead

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Office of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales

The Victims' Commissioner is an independent statutory office established to promote the interests of victims and witnesses, encourage good practice and keep under review the operation of the Victims' Code. The Office of the Victims' Commissioner works with government, criminal justice agencies, victim support organisations and stakeholders to improve victims' experiences and outcomes across England and Wales.

The Victims’ Commissioner’s Office for England and Wales is establishing a victim and survivor panel for adult survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE). The panel will provide a supportive, empowering and independent mechanism for adult victims and survivors to inform government policy and practice, helping to ensure survivor insight is reflected in policy and decision-making related to tackling CSAE across safeguarding, criminal justice and child protection systems. It will also play an important role in holding government to account on these issues.

The postholder will work alongside, and be line managed by, the Victim and Survivor Participation Manager. They will lead the development and coordination of the Panel’s wider victim and survivor network, building trusted relationships with established survivor forums, community groups and sector partners so that wider insight can inform cross-government policy work on child sexual abuse and exploitation.

This is a specialist role requiring experience of trauma-informed, survivor-centred engagement. Working closely with the wider Victims’ Commissioner’s Office, cross-government departments and third sector partners, the postholder will identify where wider network engagement could add value to the Panel’s forward look of activity and ensure engagement is ethical, purposeful and well-coordinated.

Terms

This post is being offered on 2-year temporary appointment in line with the panel’s full term. This role may be extended subject to relevant approvals.

The terms on offer will be dependent on your current employment

1. Staff within the Ministry of Justice will be posted on detached duty terms and Temporary Responsibility allowance if appropriate

2. Staff in HMPPS or another government department will be posted on Loan terms

3. Individuals who are not currently civil servants will be offered a Fixed Term Appointment.

If you wish to discuss the above options, should you be successful, please contact us via the following functional mailbox: PolicyGroupRecruitment@justice.gov.uk

Candidates are reminded that to be eligible for this campaign; you must still be employed as a civil servant at the point of accepting the role. If you resign or your FTA contract ends before you are made and accept an offer, you will become ineligible and you will be withdrawn from the process.

Location

The Office of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales is recruiting nationally to fill this temporary role. We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your base location.

Whilst remote working for this role is available there is a requirement for occasional travel to 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.

Working Pattern

Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity

Salary

Existing Civil Servants will have their salary calculated in accordance with the Department’s pay on transfer / pay on promotion rules.

The Role

The postholder will lead the development and coordination of the Panel’s wider victim and survivor network. They will build and maintain trusted relationships with established survivor forums, community groups and sector partners, supporting ethical and purposeful opportunities for wider victim and survivor input into government policy on child sexual abuse and exploitation.

The role will require careful coordination to align different forms of engagement with forum schedules, safeguarding duties, facilitation arrangements, participants’ needs and the Panel’s forward look of activity.