329 - Principal Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

You will be joining a great team and working on some of the most complex and important issues that make lives better for the citizens we serve.

You will be a key adviser to the Lord Chancellor and lead the Ministry of Justice’s Private Office Directorate which acts as the interface between Ministers, the Permanent Secretary and the rest of the Department and Whitehall.

Responsibilities

In this role, your key responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the delivery of the Lord Chancellor’s overall agenda in Whitehall and the Ministry of Justice, with a strong focus on performance.
• Ensuring Private Office and wider departmental processes match the Lord Chancellor’s expectations and result in exceptional service quality.
• Ensuring that the Ministerial, Special Advisor and Private Office teams’ function effectively together.
• Representing the Lord Chancellor and having the confidence and credibility to intervene and act as a troubleshooter to resolve policy issues and tensions within and beyond the department.
• Developing and maintaining highly influential and effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including Ministers, private offices across Whitehall, special advisers, press officers and policy colleagues.
• In conjunction with the Private Office and Parliament Directors, leading a team of over 90 in the Private Office Directorate, including private secretaries, correspondence, and support staff.
• Managing a budget of approximately £6.7m.
• Acting as the main point of contact for the department with colleagues in No 10, and coordinating cross -Whitehall discussions and negotiations; and
• Contributing to the wider (SCS2 -level) Senior Leadership Group in the Ministry of Justice.
• Upholding the Civil Service Code and its core values: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.

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