Operational Delivery Lead Secretariat Inquiry

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.

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

Cross Government

Location

London

Region

London

Closing Date

14-Sep-2026

Post Type

Detached Duty, Loan

SEO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job

21347

The advertised role sits in the Nottingham Inquiry Secretariat, working to the G7 Head of Operations and Policy and alongside the project management lead. The team sits under the G6 Deputy Secretary and Secretary to the Inquiry (Deputy Director level).

Responsibilities

The role will involve leading on your own areas and supporting the Chair, Inquiry Secretary and Deputy Secretary by delivering the following:

Report Preparation

• Complete the scoping exercise for the report’s publication requirements and work closely with MoJ’s commercial colleagues to support the onboarding of the external publisher producing the report.
• Manage the relationship with the publisher, including supporting editing, proofing, formatting, and printing requirements.
• Work closely with the Head of Operations and Policy and the Inquiry’s project team to map and monitor the delivery of the Inquiry’s report to tight deadlines.

Event Management

• Work closely with MoJ commercial colleagues to ensure commercial agreements are in place for external contractors for key activities such as security, counselling and audio visual.
• Oversee preparation arrangements with the venue to ensure matters such as fire evacuation procedures, room layout, etc are agreed and in place.
• Work closely with the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Head of Operations and Policy to finalise arrangements for the running of the publication event, including managing the registration process for key individuals attending on the day.
• Work closely with the venue management team, and contractors supporting the Inquiry to swiftly respond to real-time queries and issues.
• Management and triage of enquiries to the Inquiry from the public and interested parties.
• Work with the Inquiry Secretary and Deputy Secretary on ad hoc projects to deliver the work of the Inquiry.

Ad hoc

• The above responsibilities are not exhaustive and will develop as the Inquiry progresses. The Secretariat is a small team and requires candidates who can work flexibly, support each other and always conduct themselves in a professional manner.

Working Arrangements & Further Information

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). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles: All successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map . All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need…