ORRU Evidence & Assurance ManagerMinistry of Justice

Cross Government Location National Security Group Post Type Permanent, The national salary range is £73,513 - £80,864, London salary range is £76,634 - £86,082. Your salary will be dependent on your base location Working Pattern Full Time This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the "Eligibility" section before you apply. General Information Salary The national salary range is £73,513 - £80,864, London salary range is £76,634 - £86,082. Your salary will be dependent on your base location

Posted 5 October 2026

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Job description

HMPPS Band 9

The role is a HMPPS band 9 based in HMPPS Directorate of Security/Operational Response & Resilience Unit.

The post holder(s) will provide leadership for a national team responsible for Use of Force assurance, improvement, evidence, learning and stakeholder engagement. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and services that support prisons to improve practice, strengthen governance, and promote HMPPS’s transparency and credibility in this area. You will provide leadership and direction for all activities relating to:

Building effective governance and data-capture to appraise and improve practice relating to Use of Force across the Men’s, Women’s and Long Term and High Security prison estates.

Leading a team responsible for implementing robust assurance structures and safeguards and ensuring appropriate evidence and lessons-learnt are captured and disseminated from incidents and national trends.

Designing suitable review and evaluation activities to assess the effectiveness of projects and programmes relating to Use of Force such as new training curriculums, new tactics and techniques and new policy initiatives.

Tailoring processes and procedures for assurance activity and Subject Matter Expertise reviews to best reflect the needs of different parts of the prison estate

The post holder will manage a multidisciplinary team of assurance and practice development leads, evidence and data specialists, and subject matter experts. Working closely together, these teams provide national oversight of Use of Force, support operational improvement, identify emerging risks and ensure that evidence, learning, and assurance activity translates into meaningful and sustainable change.

The role requires a strong and collaborative leader who can manage diverse workstreams, develop people, build relationships with senior stakeholders and use evidence and insight to drive continuous improvement across the organisation.

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