14809 - Judicial Appointments Commission - Executive Officer

Selection Days for these roles will be in either weeks commencing 8 or 15 January 2018. In you statement of suitability as well as addressing the competencies, please explain your experience/skills for the role.

About the JAC

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is an independent public body, established in April 2006, to select judges in the courts and tribunals, and non-legal tribunal members. The JAC selects judicial candidates through fair and open competition, encouraging a wide range of quality candidates to apply for the posts that it advertises.

The JAC is responsible for designing, planning and running recruitment campaigns to select judicial office holders up to and including the High Court. We have a statutory duty to select solely on merit, while keeping our selection processes open to the widest range of applicants. We are committed to attracting applicants from as wide a field as possible and work closely with a range of organisations to promote vacancies to eligible candidates. More is on our website: http://jac.judiciary.gov.uk

The Role

We are now looking for staff who are able to work flexibly in an organisation which delivers an interesting and challenging selection exercise programme. You will need to be able to use Word, Outlook and Excel to a good standard with training and be organised and efficient. An ability to communicate well with applicants, panel members (including judges) and to work collaboratively with colleagues will also be important.

You will work with colleagues across the JAC to plan and deliver selection exercises. There are also opportunities to work on our reception service for candidates attending selection interviews, including occasionally outside London.

Based at Clive House, Petty France London, SW1H 9AJf we offer a range of benefits including an attractive annual leave allowance and flexible working. You have choice of pensions schemes and we actively encourage all staff to undertake learning and development as part of their personal objectives.

If you want to be part of this efficient and professional organisation which has an interesting role in the appointment of the Judiciary, we look forward to hearing from you.

Main responsibilities of the role will include

• Supporting the Selection Exercise team in the planning and running of Judicial Selection Exercises;
• Responding to candidate enquiries;
• Preparing key documents for selection exercises;
• Preparing the accurate collection of statistical information and reporting on this at key stages throughout the selection exercise process
• Assisting with the delivery of the process for selecting candidates who are invited for interview – this may include liaising with the selection panel, external contractors such actors etc;
• Ensuring that IT equipment is fit for purpose and ready for use, booked in and out appropriately, and taking the lead to resolve issues with third party suppliers;
• General administrative duties including accurate record management;

We expect successful post holders to work flexibly, supporting colleagues across the organisation, including occasional visits outside London and sometimes overnight, to assist in the successful delivery of exercises.

Skills & Qualifications

In addition to meeting the competencies it is expected that successful applicants will have:

• effective organisation skills to provide high quality support and meet what are often tight deadlines,
• the ability to work without supervision, often on your own initiative,
• tact, diplomacy, and the ability to work as part of a team, and
• be comfortable working in a Microsoft Office environment.

You will be required to provide evidence of the following

Making Effective Decisions

• Make decisions using relevant information and methods and communicate outcomes
• Speak with the relevant people in order to obtain the most accurate information and get advice when unsure of how to proceed
• Anticipate problems, using evidence to identify causes and present practical solutions
  

Collaborating and Partnering

• Demonstrate interest in others and develop a range of contacts outside own team to help get the job done
• Proactively seek information, resources from others outside own immediate team in order to help achieve results
• Listen attentively to others and check their understanding by asking questions

Building Capability for All

• Take responsibility for the quality of own work and seek opportunities for improvement through continuous learning
• Make sure to learn from own and other people’s successes and mistakes

Managing a Quality Service

• Work with team to set priorities, create clear plans and manage all work to meet the needs of the customer and the business
• Ensure levels of service are maintained, flagging up risks or concerns in order to meet customer requirements
• Respond to customers’ requests promptly and constructively
• Know when to get help with customers’ concerns

Delivering at Pace

• Be interested and positive about what the team are trying to achieve
• Take ownership of problems in own area of responsibility
• Remain positive and focused on achieving outcomes despite setbacks

Closing Date: 20th December 2017 at 23:55 hours

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@sscl.gse.gov.uk Please quote the job reference.  For further information contact Ian Thomson at the JAC at Ian.Thomson@judicialappointments.gov.uk