34871 - Post-Appointments Manager

Ministry of Justice ,
London, Greater London
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Salary Minimum 36,798 - 47,591 Number of jobs available 1 Detail of reserve list 12 Months Region London City/Town London Building/Site London CTS Royal Courts of Justice, WC2A 2LL Grade SEO Organisation Grade for MoJ B Post Type Permanent Working Pattern Full Time Role Type Human Resources Job description We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: Interviews may be conducted via skype or Microsoft teams due to COVID-19. Location: Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London The role requires the successful candidate to work in London a minimum of three days a week and on those days, being able to attend early morning and early evening meetings in London as required. The Judicial Office The Judicial Office (JO) reports to, and is accountable, to the Lord Chief Justice and was established in 2006 to provide support to him and to the wider judiciary following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland. The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HMCTS, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions. See JO staff talk about working here: The PDF below says a little more about what working in JO is like and highlights all the great things about working here. Background: Judicial HR Led by the Head of Judicial HR, the Judicial HR team is accountable for delivering the right judicial office holders with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time in support of the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals responsibilities for the welfare and conduct of the judiciary as set out in the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. The team also supports and advises the advisory committees that carry out key functions in relation to the magistracy on behalf of the Lord Chancellor. We are not a typical HR team in that everything we do needs to meet the, often complex, needs of the judiciary who are office holders and not Civil Servants. This provides us with a unique set of HR challenges. It also provides us with unique opportunities to work with the judiciary at all levels and gives us ample opportunity to broaden our HR skills sets, use our HR and business insights to be curious about doing things differently and continuously learn. It's an exciting time to join us. Judicial HR is currently restructuring with the aim of putting judicial office holders at the heart of the service that we provide. The new structure has three main functions within it: HR Operations, Centres of Expertise and HR Business Advisers. This would be your opportunity to use your HR insights to help shape the leadership and talent offer to the Judiciary. The Judicial Office Holder Appointments Team is a team of twenty-four (a Band A/G7 head of team, three Band B/SEOs, seven Band C/HEOs, thirteen Band D/HEOs) and sits within HR Operations. The role purpose: Reporting to the Band A/G7, the post holder is responsible for managing, supporting and advising the team in providing efficient and effective support to the Lord Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals, other members of the senior judiciary and the Lord Chancellor, in relation to their role in relation to post-appointments processes across courts and tribunals, working closing with partner organisations. For more information about the role, please contact: Louise Joyce (020 7073 4807 or louise.joyce@judiciary.uk). Further details are set out below. Main Activities / Responsibilities * Working to the Band A/G7, you will be responsible for providing advice and support the Lord Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals, other members of the senior judiciary, and the Lord Chancellor in performing their statutory duties in relation to judicial appointments. * Working with the MoJ, the Investigatory Powers Commission, the Home Office and the Cabinet Office to deliver a range of national security appointments. * To lead on all other ad-hoc (non-Judicial Appointments Commission) appointments, including international requests for judicial assistance, the appointment of judges to the Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus, the appointment of Jersey and Guernsey Court of Appeal judges and ecclesiastical appointments. * To review the processes within the post-appointments team for non-JAC campaigns; to improve the transparency, diversity and cohesion across a variety of appointments. * Responsibility for advising the senior judiciary and the Lord Chancellor on the appointment of judges to leadership roles, committees and other judicial roles. 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