23249 - Area Crime in Prison Co-ordinator – South West and South Central

Ministry of Justice•Portland, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The National Crime in Prison Team is dedicated to improving justice outcomes for crimes committed within the prison estate. This Area Crime in Prison Coordinator (CiPCo) position provides an opportunity to support prisons through an area-specific, mobile, peripatetic model, delivering targeted support across Crime in Prison specific areas across the estate. This role is specifically designed to strengthen capability and build resilience within establishments by providing temporary, needs-led support to either single prisons and/or clusters of prisons. Unlike permanent establishment-based CiPCo roles, post holders will be deployed to specific establishments or clusters for defined periods, supporting the development of sustainable processes, improving adherence to the Crime in Prison Referral Agreement (CiPRA), and embedding effective crime management practices. Deployment will be informed by ongoing area needs analysis, with a clear expectation that post holders will move between locations in line with changing priorities. This approach forms part of a developing area support model, designed to enhance consistency and effectiveness across the estate. Through targeted deployment, the role will support establishments to implement and embed effective crime management processes, demonstrating sustainable models of resilience and enabling informed consideration of long-term resource and capability requirements. The post holder will be line managed by the Area Crime Manager (Band 5) to provide specialist support to establishments, strengthening crime management processes, improving evidence handling, and promoting effective partnership working with criminal justice agencies. The CiPCo role plays a key role in coordinating crime-related activity within prisons, ensuring consistent application of policy, supporting the Crime in Prison Referral Agreement (CiPRA), and improving outcomes for victims and witnesses of crime. This role will cover the following establishments: HMP Bristol, HMP Erlestoke, HMP Leyhill, HMP & YOI Portland, HMP The Verne, HMP & YOI Bullingdon, HMP Grendon/HMP Springhill, HMP Aylesbury, HMP Winchester, HMP Channings Wood, HMP & YOI Exeter, HMP Guys Marsh, HMP Eastwood Park, HMP Huntercombe, HMP Isle of Wight, HMP Woodhill, HMP Ashfield. The base location will be the site in the region (the exception being contracted prisons) nearest to the successful candidates home address and can be changed as necessary. The Area CIPCO role is a regionally mobile position, with deployment required across the entire Area Executive Director (AED) region. Mobility is a contractual requirement of the role, and there will be planned rotation between establishments within the region as a standard feature of the post. This is a non-operational role but may require prisoner contact.

Requirements

Evidence of Experience Statement of Suitability
Be prepared to undertake security and identity checks.
Be subject to 6 months probation (for external candidates).
Declare membership of any group or organisation considered racist by HMPPS.
Meet minimum selection criteria for guaranteed interview schemes (Disability Confident, Redeployment Interview Scheme, Great Place to Work for Veterans).
Meet nationality requirements (UK, Republic of Ireland, Commonwealth, EU/EEA with settled/pre-settled status, Turkish nationals with right to work).
Be able to provide truthful, factually accurate, and original examples for application assessments, avoiding plagiarism and AI-generated content.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a similar role within the prison or justice system.
Knowledge of the Crime in Prison Referral Agreement (CiPRA).

Responsibilities

Support prisons through an area-specific, mobile, peripatetic model, delivering targeted support across Crime in Prison specific areas across the estate.
Strengthen capability and build resilience within establishments by providing temporary, needs-led support to either single prisons and/or clusters of prisons.
Support the development of sustainable processes, improving adherence to the Crime in Prison Referral Agreement (CiPRA), and embedding effective crime management practices.
Move between locations in line with changing priorities.
Support establishments to implement and embed effective crime management processes, demonstrating sustainable models of resilience and enabling informed consideration of long-term resource and capability requirements.
Provide specialist support to establishments, strengthening crime management processes, improving evidence handling, and promoting effective partnership working with criminal justice agencies.
Coordinate crime-related activity within prisons, ensuring consistent application of policy, supporting the Crime in Prison Referral Agreement (CiPRA), and improving outcomes for victims and witnesses of crime.