Senior Administration Officer - Yorkshire Humber Probation Service - Corporate Services

Barnsley, Beverley, Bradford, Bridlington, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Grimsby, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Northallerton, Rotherham, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Skipton, Wakefield, York

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

Closing Date

16-Jul-2026

Business Unit

NPS YatH Corporate Services (2021)

Post Type

Permanent

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job

19427

This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a specialist Staff Engagement and Communications Team while aligned to the Senior Administrative Officer grade. Applicants should be confident communicators with strong written and verbal English skills, able to engage a wide range of colleagues and present information clearly. You will need to be organised, proactive and able to approach challenges creatively, using innovative thinking to support engagement and business delivery.

Occasional travel across the region will be required, so flexibility and a collaborative approach are essential.

Senior Administrative Officers play a significant role, as they act as an interface between Business Managers, colleagues, and other partners on a wide range of issues. They will have line management responsibilities for Receptionist, Case Administrators, and other administrative staff. It’s a challenging and rewarding role, with great training, support, and opportunities to progress.

To be successful in this role:

• You’ll love learning new things and can adapt to meet the needs of our organisation.
• You’ll be prepared to use your own initiative and enjoy working as part of a team.
• Multitasking will be second nature, ensuring tight deadlines are met.
• You’ll use Agile methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• You will be at ease working closely with other teams collaborating across diverse business areas with a range of people.

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non‑contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working.

Standard full‑time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part‑time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part‑time, flexible and job‑sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

• Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays. Leave for part‑time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro‑rata basis.
• National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).
• The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
• The opportunity to join employee‑run networks that have been established to provide advice and support.
• Support includes family‑friendly policies, voluntary benefits, retail vouchers, alternative childcare support schemes, paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave, free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre‑settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre‑settled status under the EUSS
• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.