HEO Authors
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Hydref 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £35,711 i £36,545 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 Hydref 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | LS2 7UA |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 369741/1 |
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The team works closely with policy colleagues, lawyers, operational delivery staff and the tribunal services to help achieve accuracy, fairness and consistency in decision making.
Supporting welfare delivery is another significant area of the unit’s work. In advance of drafting legal guidance, this involves scrutinising ministerial submissions, instructions to lawyers and draft regulations to ensure that they are accurate, correctly reflect case law and reflect policy intent.
We are looking to fill three different roles:
Role 1. International Author
The role of the International Author involves handling of complex appeals and cases on the export of benefit entitlements to European countries following the EU Exit. The role requires knowledge of the Withdrawal Agreement and Social Security Coordination rules to ensure guidance can be drafted to manage Upper Tribunal appeals, support decision makers, and policy delivery.
Role 2. Sanctions & Labour Market Author
This role requires sound knowledge of the Conditionality framework and Sanctions regime across a range of benefits, including UC, along with a good understanding of the underlying legislation and accompanying case-law. The candidate will work closely with operational, policy and legal colleagues in managing Upper Tribunal appeals, supporting frontline decision making and policy delivery.
Role 3. Senior Editor/Author.
This role is a multi-skilled role requiring excellent drafting and analytical skills to support effective management of legislation updates to National Archives, identifying and rectifying errors and supporting colleagues by peer reviews and accuracy checking, in accordance with editorial standards. There will be a requirement to ensure the editorial team is working efficiently towards achieving its goals, including tasks relating to the management and prioritisation of workflows. The role also involves carrying out a supporting function as an Author. This requires a sound understanding of Social Security legislation, excellent drafting skills and the ability to work at pace, applying critical thinking.
Key Functions:
- Drafting and publishing updates to the Department’s legal guidance to reflect changes to legislation by way of statutory updates or updated interpretation created by case law.
- Supporting EO Technical Team members on the management of complex or sensitive appeals to the Upper Tribunal, ensuring quality standards and deadlines are met.
- Guiding and supporting EO Technical Team members in the handling of complex case queries from front line operational staff.
- Training, supporting and developing new EO recruits through coaching.
- Stakeholder management – developing and nurturing stakeholder relationships with a range of stakeholders (including lawyers, policy & operational staff). Understanding their priorities, where we overlap and where we can provide a professional and valuable service to help them achieve their aims.
- Supporting Policy colleagues when introducing new legislation or making changes to existing legislation through QA and discussion.
- Represent DMA Leeds at meetings with a range of colleagues.
- Developing and delivering solutions to issues, using case-law and guidance to improve the quality of decision making.
- Providing an advanced level of advice, guidance and support to the editorial team with focus on the correct application of editorial policy and procedures, the prioritisation of workflows, and coaching as required.
- Using bespoke XMetaL editorial tools to carry out editorial revision or updating of legislation documents, in accordance with editorial standards.
- Peer to peer review of editorial work in a timely manner, providing constructive feedback and addressing training needs where necessary.
- Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with National Archives.
- Identifying and recording effect on existing legislation and carrying out complex amendments promptly using a bespoke X-MetaL authoring tool.
- Working to continuously improve the service provided to customers to reflect their changing needs.