Offre d'emploi Chief Operating Officer, The Parole Board for England and Wales - Parole Board - SCS1

The role represents an exciting opportunity to lead a highly regarded organisation and deliver real results. To be successful in the role, the COO will need to have strong management and leadership skills capable of organising, facilitating, motivating members, employees and stakeholders to ensure the day to day running of the Parole Board continues to a high standard.

The COO provides direct leadership to the Functional Hubs which cover the key areas of the operations of the organisation and the majority of employees, so exceptional leadership skills are important. The COO will determine and designate tasks and make decisions about business priorities.

As well as being responsible for a high number of staff, the COO is key to ensuring that ample support is provided to over 350 Parole Board Members ensuring that our members have the tools and support to make effective decisions in Parole reviews.

The COO is responsible for compliance with regulation and laws. As the Parole system is continually changing and adapting, the COO will be required to engage and develop key relationships with stakeholders across the justice system to create and implement solutions when faced with new ways of working.

The COO is accountable for ensuring policies and operational processes and procedures are effective, reviewing and amending as necessary.

A particular sensitive area of the role is interacting with victims. Victims have often experienced unimaginable trauma. The COO will assist the CEO in implementing the Parole Board’s Transparency agenda to ensure that victims are appropriately supported through what is a demanding process whilst respecting the role and independence of the Parole Board.