The Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB) for Northern Ireland is seeking new members. There are vacancies on the Boards of all three prison establishments.
IMB members are independent volunteers, from all sections of the community. They are a group of ordinary people doing an extraordinary job.
The IMB is independent from the Department of Justice and the Northern Ireland Prison Service. Their role is to independently monitor and report on the day-to-day life in Northern Ireland’s prisons including the fair and humane treatment of prisoners, the facilities available to them to allow them to make purposeful use of their time, and the cleanliness and adequacy of prison premises.
To be a member you need to be able to commit time to the role, to be open-minded, and a good communicator, work with a diverse range of people and be able to make sound objective judgements.
This is a challenging yet rewarding role, which offers a great opportunity to give something back to your community and gain transferable employment skills such as decision making, teamworking and influencing others.
Appointment will be made on merit from those individuals who best satisfy the essential criteria.
Essential Criteria
Applicants must meet the following essential criteria:
Building Collaborative Relationships, Effective Communication and Analysing Information, and Making Effective Decisions.
THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS 12 NOON (UK LOCAL TIME) ON MONDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2026. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held in January 2027.
Further information and an Application Pack can be downloaded direct from: www.justice-ni.gov.uk/publications/independent-monitoring-board-member-recruitment.
You may also request an Application Form by the following methods
Email:
Telephone:
- 028 9072 8888
Post:
Independent Monitoring Board Recruitment, Department of Justice, Justice Sponsorship Branch, Block 3, Knockview Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast, BT4 3SG.
Candidate Information Packs and Application Forms can be provided in alternative formats on request.
Equality of Opportunity
The DoJ is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all individuals. Applications are welcomed from everyone irrespective of their religious belief, gender, disability, race, political opinion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or whether or not they have dependants. We particularly welcome applications from people under the age of 40, minority ethnic and people with a disability, who are currently under-represented on the IMB. We also welcome applications from those not currently serving on public bodies.
