Legal Delivery Manager
Salary: £46,000
Location
Our main operational base is Belfast, with an operational site in London. Staff are split across our London and Belfast offices; therefore, regular travel will be required as will regular attendance in the office. Whilst the expectation is that investigators are office based, home working may be considered on occasions subject to operational requirements and in line with the Commission’s approach on hybrid working and with the agreement of your line manager.
Working pattern
Full time, part time and flexible working. The role may include occasional out-of-core-hours working.
Contract type
This role is offered on a permanent contract. Secondment arrangements from other organisations will also be considered, including employer pension contributions.
Security level
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance (and potentially DV Clearance), if not already cleared.
Closing date: 10th January 2025, 5pm
Interview Date: Expected week commencing 3rd February 2025
About the role
The Findings Team comprises the Head of Findings, Senior Findings Officers, Findings Officers and a team of paralegals. Its role is to assist the Chief Commissioner to fulfil his statutory duty to publish written reports that make findings about all the circumstances of every death or instance of harmful conduct that the Commission has investigated. The Paralegal Team, led by a Legal Delivery Manager who reports to the Head of Findings, will support the Findings Team in all aspects of their work.
We are looking for exceptional staff to join the team. From becoming operational on 1 May 2024, the Commission’s caseload continues to move at pace. This is an exciting opportunity to join an inclusive, innovative team where you will work at pace and often with competing deadlines, managing competing deadlines and working with emotionally challenging content, while delivering for the public good through this historic work.
Working to the Head of Findings, the Legal Delivery Manager (LDM) will oversee the delivery of a paralegal team and will be responsible for collaborating with the Head of Findings to devise initiatives, strategies and communications to maintain a high performing paralegal team. The LDM will manage and oversee the processes of disclosing draft reports to eligible individuals and public authorities as well as the statutory representations process from those individuals and public authorities. They will also liaise with stakeholders including internal teams within the Commission to communicate updates on those processes.
Our main operational base in is Belfast, with an operational site in London. Staff are split across both the London and Belfast Offices; therefore, applications are invited for both locations. Travel between London and Belfast will be required as will regular attendance in the office. You may also work from your home address, in line with the Commission’s approach on hybrid working and with the agreement of your line manager.
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