Performance & Quality Officer - Yorkshire and the Humber Probation Service - Performance and Quality - Various Locations (Full Time)Ministry of Justice

Barnsley, Bradford, Bridlington, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Grimsby, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Northallerton, Rotherham, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Skipton, Wakefield, York Fixed Term, Detached Duty, Loan, Secondment, Full Time £37,238 - £44,520

Posted 14 October 2026 Closing date 2 November 2026

Checked under an hour ago · still listed on the Ministry of Justice jobs site Closes in 15 days · 2 Nov 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Performance Team based in Probation Service Yorkshire and the Humber. It is a temporary post until 18/01/28 due to the substantive post holder undertaking another temporary role. There is a possibility, however, that this could become a permanent appointment*. The Performance & Quality Officer (PQO) is a regional role based across the Yorkshire and the Humber region and there is a requirement to travel across the region. The role involves working with Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) to support them in achieving agreed performance targets. This includes:

• Ensuring that PDUs deliver in accordance with agreed national service delivery indicators and specifications

• Developing and delivering a quality improvement programme for the Yorkshire and the Humber region

• Identifying local performance and quality issues and opportunities linking into His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) priorities

• Running improvement initiatives to address opportunities for performance improvement

• Working with other PQOs to share best practice and maximise improvements in quality and performance

• Experience of using Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Business Objects, Power BI

• Demonstrate the ability to extract and maintain information and analyse data

This possibility applicable only to an external candidate appointed on a fixed-term basis. Under the current HMPPS guidance, fixed-term contracts apply to external appointees. If an existing civil servant is successful in a time-limited campaign, they would normally move under the appropriate temporary arrangement, such as a loan or detached duty, rather than becoming a fixed-term appointee. A temporary promotion, loan or detached duty cannot simply be converted into a permanent appointment as a result of that arrangement.

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