Head of Data Sharing HubMinistry of Justice
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Descriptions & requirements
Job description
Interviews: week commencing 14th September 2026 (subject to change)
Grade: 6
Salary:
National: £71,381 - £80,419
London: £75,674 - £85,257
Contract Type: Permanent
Working pattern: full-time. We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
Please note that unless you are an existing member of staff at Justice Digital, Data and Science, the only London location being recruited to is 10 South Colonnade, E14 4PU. We are no longer recruiting to 102 Petty France, SW1H 9AJ.
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Head of Data Sharing here at Justice Digital, Data and Science. The successful candidate will lead the department’s approach to data sharing, allowing us to leverage data from across the public sector and beyond to achieve our strategic objectives. They will oversee the Data Sharing Hub which aims to make it easier and quicker for the department to work with partners to deliver joint aims through the sharing of data. The Hub provides support to other teams, helping to shepherd projects which involve data sharing through governance processes (including seeking approval for Data Protection Impact Assessments and Data Sharing Agreements), utilising their knowledge of internal and external processes and stakeholders.
Success in this role will be defined by excellence in both strategic and operational leadership. In the former by ensuring we are leveraging data sharing and maximising the value derived from cross-system partnerships. In the latter by driving down the time it takes the department to acquire data. Data sharing between public bodies can often take many years to agree, hampering progress towards greater join up and therefore leaving cracks between services open. This results in poor outcomes for members of the public and undermines public sector productivity. This role will address these challenges by focusing on making data sharing more efficient, leading to better connected public services.
This role sits within Justice Data which exists to ensure that high quality data, and algorithms and tools built on that data, are available, trusted, and effectively used to improve decision making across the justice system. It plays a critical enabling role in delivering the department’s strategic, operational, and transformation priorities by turning complex and fragmented data into meaningful insight and practical tools.
The Data Sharing Hub supports teams across Justice Data, Justice Digital, and the department’s analytical functions to share data to and from other organisations.
You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:
A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work–life balance.
Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
You can find more details of the Benefits we offer here. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science please take a look at our blog.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the department’s approach to data sharing, enabling the Ministry of Justice to leverage data from across the public sector and beyond to deliver strategic objectives.
Maximise the value derived from cross-system partnerships by identifying, shaping, and supporting opportunities to share data in pursuit of shared outcomes.
Drive improvements to the department’s data sharing processes so that data can be acquired and shared more efficiently, reducing delays and enabling better joined-up public services.
Oversee the progression of data sharing projects through governance processes, including support for Data Protection Impact Assessments, Data Sharing Agreements, and related approvals.
Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, influencing senior leaders, partner organisations, and specialist teams to support successful data sharing outcomes.
Provide strategic advice and practical support to teams across Justice Data, Justice Digital, analytical functions and relevant frontline operations on data sharing requirements, routes, and dependencies.
Identify and resolve barriers to delivery, managing complex and sensitive issues to maintain momentum across multiple concurrent projects.
Lead and develop the Data Sharing Hub, creating a high-performing, collaborative environment with clear priorities and a strong focus on service delivery.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential
Delivering at pace: an ability to lead complex data sharing projects from inception to delivery, maintaining progress, and anticipating, identifying, and responding to blockers.
Strategic thinking: an ability to understand a complex multi-organisation system and define approaches that enable the department to leverage data sharing to achieve strategic objectives.
Strong leadership capability, with a proven ability to motivate and develop teams to achieve high performance, while building support, consensus and effective working relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and partner organisations.
Technical skills: Knowledge of data sharing governance procedures and documentation, e.g. Data Sharing Agreements, Data Protection Impact Assessments, and the practical steps needed to improve the efficiency of acquiring and sharing data across organisational boundaries.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Salary Information**
Base salary for this role is from £71381 – £80419 (National), £75674 – £85257 (London)
Existing Civil Servants moving on a level transferwill retain their current base salary or move to the minimum of the pay band for the role, whichever is higher.
Existing Civil Servants who are promotedwill either move to the bottom of the new grade’s pay band or receive a 10% uplift, whichever provides the greater increase.
Benefits
37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms
Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow
Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates)
25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app.
Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location)
Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers.
5 days volunteering paid leave.
Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.
How to Apply
In Justice Digital, Data and Science, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We shall assess a combination of your Experience, Technical skills and Behaviours during the assessment process.
Stage 1 - Application and sift:
To apply for this position, you must submit the following as part of your application.
ACV detailing your career history (including any relevant qualifications). Your CV will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined within the Person Specification of this advert.
Astatement of suitability (no more than 750 words) which should outline your experience and skills, giving clear examples of work undertaken. It should specifically address the following criteria listed below, using a separate paragraph for each.
Delivering at pace: an ability to manage projects from inception to delivery, maintaining progress, and anticipating, identifying, and responding to blockers.
Strong leadership capability, with a proven ability to motivate and develop teams to achieve high performance, while building support, consensus and effective working relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and partner organisations.
Technical skills: Knowledge of data sharing governance procedures and documentation, and the practical steps needed to improve the efficiency of acquiring and sharing data across organisational boundaries.
A diverse sift panel will review the information in your CV and statement of suitability to assess the sift criteria specified above. We operate an anonymous shortlisting process. Please ensure your CV and statement of suitability do not include your name or any other identifying details.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on the below will be conducted before the sift.
Strong leadership capability, with a proven ability to motivate and develop teams to achieve high performance, while building support, consensus and effective working relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and partner organisations.
Technical skills: Knowledge of data sharing governance procedures and documentation, and the practical steps needed to improve the efficiency of acquiring and sharing data across organisational boundaries.
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply - Application Guidance
Stage 2 - Interviews:
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a panel interview held via Microsoft Teams. At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements - Experience, Technical and the following Behaviours:
Leadership
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing
As part of your interview, you will be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation that assesses your technical capability and experience. Further details will be provided if successful at sift.
Appointments are made strictly in merit order. If two or more candidates receive identical interview scores Leadership will be applied as the primary lead criterion to determine the final merit order.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Terms & Conditions
Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected].