9295 - Deputy Head of Office, Cheltenham
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £58,511 i £65,329 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | GL50 9SA |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Ministry of Justice |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 9295 |
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Job Summary
Key Responsibilities:
The role holder is responsible for the leadership and management of performance of the PDS in the office(s) for which they are accountable, including:
· managing key business processes;
· managing the performance of the team, including using management information to improve service delivery;
· legal supervision of direct reports and the wider team;
· management of resources to ensure an efficient, cost-effective service;
· ensuring delivery of a quality cost-effective service;
· business development activities;
· health and safety and business continuity for the team;
· implementing the strategic PDS direction as set out by the Senior Management Team.
The postholder will also maintain a legal caseload including:
· provision of advice, assistance and representation to individuals subject to investigation or prosecution of a criminal offence;
· equal participation on the office out of hours rota.
The postholder will also:
· use their legal expertise and experience to contribute to the development of policy and practice that will improve the quality and efficiency of the criminal defence market in England and Wales;
· provide input as and when required to various projects within the LAA and wider Government.
Essential Criteria:
· Leadership experience and willingness to develop management competence by attending management training courses and working with management coach.
· Communication skills and personal presence that enable rapport-building with all stakeholders, line reports and teams.
· Financial and operational management skills including budget preparation, budget and performance profiling, execution, monitoring and review.
· Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX with 5-7 years PQE, fully qualified to practice as a Solicitor in England and Wales with excellent practical knowledge of criminal law, evidence and procedure.
· Excellent advocacy skills and experience in preparing a range of cases to trial in both the Magistrates and Crown Courts.
· Excellent practical knowledge of current Criminal law, evidence and procedure.
· Ability to supervise the legal work and legal service delivery by applying the components of the PDS quality assurance framework.
· Personal resilience with a commitment to personal care, to maintain mental and physical wellbeing of self and line reports in a working environment that may present emotional and other challenges.
· Commitment to the wider aims of the PDS to become an exemplar of best practice in criminal litigation and advocacy and its remit to act as a test-bed for innovation, increased efficiencies and quality improvements for the benefit of the wider criminal defence community.
· Sound IT hardware and Microsoft Office software skills, particularly in Word and Excel, and the ability and willingness to operate in a self-sufficient, efficient manner in the creation of high quality documentation and other business information
· Flexibility, where appropriate, to work unsociable hours.
· Possession of a full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle, together with flexibility and preparedness to travel to cover cases across England and Wales if required.
Key Responsibilities:
The role holder is responsible for the leadership and management of performance of the PDS in the office(s) for which they are accountable, including:
· managing key business processes;
· managing the performance of the team, including using management information to improve service delivery;
· legal supervision of direct reports and the wider team;
· management of resources to ensure an efficient, cost-effective service;
· ensuring delivery of a quality cost-effective service;
· business development activities;
· health and safety and business continuity for the team;
· implementing the strategic PDS direction as set out by the Senior Management Team.
The postholder will also maintain a legal caseload including:
· provision of advice, assistance and representation to individuals subject to investigation or prosecution of a criminal offence;
· equal participation on the office out of hours rota.
The postholder will also:
· use their legal expertise and experience to contribute to the development of policy and practice that will improve the quality and efficiency of the criminal defence market in England and Wales;
· provide input as and when required to various projects within the LAA and wider Government.
Essential Criteria:
· Leadership experience and willingness to develop management competence by attending management training courses and working with management coach.
· Communication skills and personal presence that enable rapport-building with all stakeholders, line reports and teams.
· Financial and operational management skills including budget preparation, budget and performance profiling, execution, monitoring and review.
· Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX with 5-7 years PQE, fully qualified to practice as a Solicitor in England and Wales with excellent practical knowledge of criminal law, evidence and procedure.
· Excellent advocacy skills and experience in preparing a range of cases to trial in both the Magistrates and Crown Courts.
· Excellent practical knowledge of current Criminal law, evidence and procedure.
· Ability to supervise the legal work and legal service delivery by applying the components of the PDS quality assurance framework.
· Personal resilience with a commitment to personal care, to maintain mental and physical wellbeing of self and line reports in a working environment that may present emotional and other challenges.
· Commitment to the wider aims of the PDS to become an exemplar of best practice in criminal litigation and advocacy and its remit to act as a test-bed for innovation, increased efficiencies and quality improvements for the benefit of the wider criminal defence community.
· Sound IT hardware and Microsoft Office software skills, particularly in Word and Excel, and the ability and willingness to operate in a self-sufficient, efficient manner in the creation of high quality documentation and other business information
· Flexibility, where appropriate, to work unsociable hours.
· Possession of a full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle, together with flexibility and preparedness to travel to cover cases across England and Wales if required.