9083 - Business Support to the Civil Justice Council, the Private Office of the Master of the Rolls
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,551 to £35,564 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9083 |
Summary
Job Specification
Business Support to the Civil Justice Council and the Private Office of the Master of the Rolls and the Deputy Head of Civil Justice
Private Offices Directorate, Judicial Office
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 (LCJ) 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, communications, 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.
Context:
A unique opportunity to support the work of the Civil Justice Council (CJC), a body considering how to make the civil justice system more accessible, fair, and efficient.
This role offers the scope to begin to develop broad policy making skills. Operating as a vital part of a small Secretariat team – working together with the Secretary, Deputy and Assistant Secretaries – you will be central to the delivery of a wide range of projects and research. You will occupy a critical position helping operate a statutory advisory body at the heart of the civil justice system.
The CJC has significant autonomy in fulfilling its role: you will need to make and maintain strong working relationships with members of the judiciary, officials, legal representatives and other diverse stakeholders in the civil justice system, working with them to achieve the CJC’s objectives. It is integral to the role that you are able to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Your responsibilities will be varied and broad. They will include helping to plan quarterly CJC meetings – which you will attend – as well as regular working party meetings. You will take the lead for the administration of the CJC’s work and will be supported to have responsibility for specific working parties, helping them to deliver expediently to the full CJC. You will maintain the CJC’s website, administer its finances, and undertake a full range of wider administration tasks.
You will become a recognised figure within civil justice and you will be expected to develop and maintain your own knowledge of developments and trends across the civil justice system.
The CJC is a statutory non-departmental advisory body which is chaired by the Master of the Rolls. The CJC Secretariat, and this post, forms part of the wider Private Office of the Master of the Rolls. You will have access to the broader opportunities and experience that working as part of a busy Private Office brings. In particular, you will lead the planning and administration of a full schedule of court visits for the Master of the Rolls, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice, and a team of Senior Leadership judges, supporting them to deliver on their objective of visiting all 140 civil court centres.
With excellent opportunities to work on cutting edge projects alongside some of the country’s leading experts, this post offers significant exposure to policy making and decision making at the highest levels, from within a unique organisation which brings together the Civil Service, the judiciary, and the wider legal sector.
The successful applicant will join the team at a critical point for the development of the CJC. They will play an active role in supporting new members joining the CJC from the most recent public appointments campaign, along with supporting exciting current and upcoming projects. More details of the CJC’s current projects can be found on our website: Civil Justice Council - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
Role Summary
The primary function of the Business Support to the CJC is to work with other members of the CJC Secretariat to deliver the Council’s statutory functions and wider responsibilities.
The Business Support role is responsible for ensuring all the administrative functions of the Council are maintained to support operational delivery. The portfolio of responsibilities and roles undertaken by the Business Support role are not exhaustive and therefore the successful candidate will need to be proactive, adaptable and able to autonomously triage work.
The focus of the role will involve delivering the practical administration of meetings, ensuring the production of papers, agendas and minutes; information management; ad-hoc administrative tasks; diary management, both of the CJC Secretariat and the wider CJC; and supporting members. Successful delivery will require the post-holder to understand the vision of the CJC, the CJC’s purpose, and the wider context in which it operates.
In parallel to working with CJC, you will support the administration of the wider Private Office, supporting two judicial principals. The post has particular responsibility for the administration of and planning for a full schedule of court visits for the Master of the Rolls, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice, and a wider team of Senior Leadership judges.
Business Support to the Civil Justice Council and the Private Office of the Master of the Rolls and the Deputy Head of Civil Justice
Private Offices Directorate, Judicial Office
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 (LCJ) 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, communications, 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.
Context:
A unique opportunity to support the work of the Civil Justice Council (CJC), a body considering how to make the civil justice system more accessible, fair, and efficient.
This role offers the scope to begin to develop broad policy making skills. Operating as a vital part of a small Secretariat team – working together with the Secretary, Deputy and Assistant Secretaries – you will be central to the delivery of a wide range of projects and research. You will occupy a critical position helping operate a statutory advisory body at the heart of the civil justice system.
The CJC has significant autonomy in fulfilling its role: you will need to make and maintain strong working relationships with members of the judiciary, officials, legal representatives and other diverse stakeholders in the civil justice system, working with them to achieve the CJC’s objectives. It is integral to the role that you are able to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Your responsibilities will be varied and broad. They will include helping to plan quarterly CJC meetings – which you will attend – as well as regular working party meetings. You will take the lead for the administration of the CJC’s work and will be supported to have responsibility for specific working parties, helping them to deliver expediently to the full CJC. You will maintain the CJC’s website, administer its finances, and undertake a full range of wider administration tasks.
You will become a recognised figure within civil justice and you will be expected to develop and maintain your own knowledge of developments and trends across the civil justice system.
The CJC is a statutory non-departmental advisory body which is chaired by the Master of the Rolls. The CJC Secretariat, and this post, forms part of the wider Private Office of the Master of the Rolls. You will have access to the broader opportunities and experience that working as part of a busy Private Office brings. In particular, you will lead the planning and administration of a full schedule of court visits for the Master of the Rolls, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice, and a team of Senior Leadership judges, supporting them to deliver on their objective of visiting all 140 civil court centres.
With excellent opportunities to work on cutting edge projects alongside some of the country’s leading experts, this post offers significant exposure to policy making and decision making at the highest levels, from within a unique organisation which brings together the Civil Service, the judiciary, and the wider legal sector.
The successful applicant will join the team at a critical point for the development of the CJC. They will play an active role in supporting new members joining the CJC from the most recent public appointments campaign, along with supporting exciting current and upcoming projects. More details of the CJC’s current projects can be found on our website: Civil Justice Council - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary.
Role Summary
The primary function of the Business Support to the CJC is to work with other members of the CJC Secretariat to deliver the Council’s statutory functions and wider responsibilities.
The Business Support role is responsible for ensuring all the administrative functions of the Council are maintained to support operational delivery. The portfolio of responsibilities and roles undertaken by the Business Support role are not exhaustive and therefore the successful candidate will need to be proactive, adaptable and able to autonomously triage work.
The focus of the role will involve delivering the practical administration of meetings, ensuring the production of papers, agendas and minutes; information management; ad-hoc administrative tasks; diary management, both of the CJC Secretariat and the wider CJC; and supporting members. Successful delivery will require the post-holder to understand the vision of the CJC, the CJC’s purpose, and the wider context in which it operates.
In parallel to working with CJC, you will support the administration of the wider Private Office, supporting two judicial principals. The post has particular responsibility for the administration of and planning for a full schedule of court visits for the Master of the Rolls, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice, and a wider team of Senior Leadership judges.