7216 - Assistant Private Secretary in the Senior President of Tribunals’ Office, Judicial Office
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,661 to £42,019 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | WC2A 2LL |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7216 |
Summary
Organisation
The Judicial Office (JO) is a unique branch of the civil service, independent from the machinery which supports the Government and dedicated to supporting the judiciary as the third arm of the state. We promote and safeguard judicial independence to maintain confidence in the rule of law. We are answerable not to Ministers but instead, through our Chief Executive, to the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Senior President of Tribunals as we help them to fulfil their responsibilities to the judiciary.
We support c.22,000 judicial office holders, providing policy, legal and handling advice, and operational support. This includes advice on judicial leadership, support with relationships with Government and Parliament, assistance with justice sector reform, judicial education and training, comms, and HR.
Directorate
The postholder will join the Judicial Private Offices directorate. The business units include operational private offices; jurisdiction and policy private offices; and the Judicial Executive Board Secretariat.
Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and support to a busy Judicial Private Office, supporting the Senior President of Tribunals. The role would suit someone looking for a stretching role working with the most senior judges in the judiciary.
Within the Judicial Office, the Operational Private Offices support the senior judges in all of their leadership functions. Each Private Office provides policy and legal advice, general secretariat and administrative support to their principal, working collaboratively with expert teams across the Judicial Office. The Private Office supports the Senior President of Tribunals in achieving their statutory responsibilities and in pursuing their strategic priorities.
Role Summary:
The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that the Private Office provides high quality policy advice and administrative and operational support to the Senior President of Tribunals. This role involves the development and implementation of new ways of working within the Private Office and the delivery of efficiencies across the wider Private Offices and Judicial Office.
The role involves maintaining an overview of developments in the respective jurisdictions, liaising with and building strong relationships with peers and senior stakeholders across the Justice system, including His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, the Ministry of Justice, other government departments, and across the Private Office Directorate in Judicial Office.
The postholder will be joining the Private Office during a busy and exciting time with the appointment of a new Senior President of Tribunals expected to be announced imminently. The postholder will be expected to work at pace to deliver operational priorities of the new Senior President of Tribunals once they are appointed.
The Judicial Office (JO) is a unique branch of the civil service, independent from the machinery which supports the Government and dedicated to supporting the judiciary as the third arm of the state. We promote and safeguard judicial independence to maintain confidence in the rule of law. We are answerable not to Ministers but instead, through our Chief Executive, to the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Senior President of Tribunals as we help them to fulfil their responsibilities to the judiciary.
We support c.22,000 judicial office holders, providing policy, legal and handling advice, and operational support. This includes advice on judicial leadership, support with relationships with Government and Parliament, assistance with justice sector reform, judicial education and training, comms, and HR.
Directorate
The postholder will join the Judicial Private Offices directorate. The business units include operational private offices; jurisdiction and policy private offices; and the Judicial Executive Board Secretariat.
Overview:
This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and support to a busy Judicial Private Office, supporting the Senior President of Tribunals. The role would suit someone looking for a stretching role working with the most senior judges in the judiciary.
Within the Judicial Office, the Operational Private Offices support the senior judges in all of their leadership functions. Each Private Office provides policy and legal advice, general secretariat and administrative support to their principal, working collaboratively with expert teams across the Judicial Office. The Private Office supports the Senior President of Tribunals in achieving their statutory responsibilities and in pursuing their strategic priorities.
Role Summary:
The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that the Private Office provides high quality policy advice and administrative and operational support to the Senior President of Tribunals. This role involves the development and implementation of new ways of working within the Private Office and the delivery of efficiencies across the wider Private Offices and Judicial Office.
The role involves maintaining an overview of developments in the respective jurisdictions, liaising with and building strong relationships with peers and senior stakeholders across the Justice system, including His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, the Ministry of Justice, other government departments, and across the Private Office Directorate in Judicial Office.
The postholder will be joining the Private Office during a busy and exciting time with the appointment of a new Senior President of Tribunals expected to be announced imminently. The postholder will be expected to work at pace to deliver operational priorities of the new Senior President of Tribunals once they are appointed.