57795 - Judicial Support Officer - Governance, Strategy and Change Team, Judicial College

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The Judicial College Strategy, Governance and Change team are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual to join them as their new Judicial Support Officer.

Our judiciary is internationally renowned and judicial education plays a vital role in securing its status as a world leader. Judicial training works to uphold the Rule of Law and support the administration of justice through a range of training for new and existing judges. It also makes an important contribution to enhancing public confidence in the justice system. 

The Judicial College fulfils statutory judicial training responsibilities on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice, Senior President of Tribunals and Chief Coroner. In doing so, we deliver training for courts and tribunals judges, tribunal members, coroners and coroners’ officers, magistrates and legal advisers (collectively referred to as Judicial Office Holders). The College’s overriding objective is to provide training, resources and publications of the highest standard, thereby strengthening judicial office holders’ capacity to discharge their functions effectively.

The team plays a key role in supporting and monitoring the implementation of the objectives and aims outlined in the Judicial College Strategy 2021-2025, which was published last year and can be viewed here. 

The Strategy, Governance and Change team sits as a centralised function supporting the senior leadership of the College (Executive Director and Directors of Training) with a focus on strategy implementation, governance, business support and change processes required to deliver the objectives of the College. 

The role holder will work closely with the Directors of Training, to provide valuable assistance in their oversight of judicial training activities. This will include proactively monitoring trainer appointment terms in office to advise and support the Directors of Training in their decision making on trainer recruitment. The successful candidate will be our expert on judicial records management and appointment enquiries for the team.

The Judicial Support Officer will be responsible for the end to end practical arrangements required for judicial trainer recruitment campaigns, including the drafting of relevant correspondence on behalf of the Directors of Training. They will assist with the induction process for new trainers, ensure that the relevant systems are updated and build reliable networks with key stakeholders across England and Wales to support the work of the College.

In addition, this role will support wider team activity, including committee secretariat, official enquiries, briefing and report writing. The person will also have the opportunity to be involved in policy development on a range of issues related to judicial training and have a role in keeping the Judicial College website updated.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the end-to-end process for recruiting and appointing judicial trainers.
• Drafting letters on behalf of the judicial Directors of Training, as well as to official enquiries and correspondence.
• Maintaining appointment records and communicating updates.
• Developing relationships with judicial regional secretariats in England and Wales to update training team records and share information.
• Keeping our website up to date.
• Working alongside HEO Support Managers in their timely preparation of briefings.
• Providing support in the collation of contributions for meeting papers.
• Keeping the Directors of Training updated on all areas of College business.
• Assisting College committee secretariats in the preparation of/and follow up actions of committee meetings.
• Supporting the development and review of College policies.

Essential skills

• Good communication skills, both verbal and in writing.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proactive prioritising, planning and organising skills to deliver work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders and work as part of a team.

The Strategy, Governance and Change team is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and opportunities to support the success of each member of the team.

The successful applicant will be required to work in a flexible way to undertake any other duties reasonably requested by line management, which are commensurate with their grade and level of responsibility. 

The Civil Service Success Profiles and will used to assess relevant Behaviours, Strengths and Abilities for the role. Ability will be assessed at interview stage through the completion of a short drafting exercise on the day.

Candidates will be assessed against the following behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

If a high volume of applications is received the lead behavior ‘Communicating and Influencing’ will be used for the application sift stage. Other behaviors will be assessed within the application form and interview process.

Feedback can be provided upon request, to those candidates who attend an interview.

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, noncontractual 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. 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. The College is committed to the learning and development of all team members and provides opportunities to take on stretching new tasks and ways of encouraging personal growth.