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Senior Administrative Assistant (18-Month Fixed Term Contract)

Salary Circa £35,500 per annum pro rata - Band 5
Location High Holborn, London
Hours 35 hours per week - Full-time, fixed term contract
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The Vacancy

Vacancy 

Job Title 

Senior Administrative Assistant  

Hours  

Full time - 18-Month Fixed Term Contract 

with majority home working (minimum 4 days per month in the office) 

Happy to talk flexible working 

Job level 

Circa £35,500 per annum pro rata - Band 5 

Location 

High Holborn, London 

 

The Role 

We are looking for an organised and proactive Senior Administrative Assistant to help the Post Office Cases Unit run smoothly. In this role, the successful candidate will assist in with tracking, retrieving, and organising casework documents, while also working closely with key stakeholders. 

Key skills and experience required to undertake the role include: 

  • Document Management Systems – maintaining and developing document management systems for the Unit 

  • Meetings and Diary Management – arranging meetings and ensuring efficient management of the Unit diary. This also includes taking efficient notes of meetings 

  • Administrative support – a range of tasks including but not limited to preparing and drafting straightforward letters, answering routine phone calls, liaising with Administrative staff in the Investigation and Enforcement Team 

  • Post Office Inquiry responsibilities – these include attending all update meetings with key stakeholders arising from the Inquiry and associated casework, such as meetings with the Legal Services Board and the Solicitors Regulatory Authority, and take notes of such meetings 

Full details of the role requirements, and role specification can be viewed in the job description – see below/ attached). 

The BSB 

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) regulates barristers and their professional practice and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest. We are responsible for setting education and training requirements, setting standards, authorising organisations, monitoring the service provided, and handling complaints. Barristers work at the heart of our justice system so BSB’s mission is fundamentally important to the maintenance of the rule of law.   

Our people value our friendly and respectful environment, our support for flexible working, the opportunity to have a high degree of impact and our interesting, challenging, and varied work.  More about our work can be viewed on our website, including our Strategic Plan for 2022-2025. 

Working for the BSB 

The Bar Standards Board offers excellent terms and conditions of employment, including: 

  • Hybrid Working is the agreed way of working.  

  • We work from the office for a minimum of four days per month. 

  • Option to work from the office more and when there are team or organisational events. 

  • Up to 31 days annual leave, plus a holiday transfer scheme 

  • Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution 

  • Parental leave and flexible working policies 

  • Plus a range of additional benefits, including gym classes, discounts and rewards. 

Applying 

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter, addressing the essential criteria from the person specification.  We operate an anonymous recruitment process, to reduce the chance of unconscious bias from our process, please remove your name and other personal information from your CV and covering letter before submitting. 

The Bar Standards Board is a Disability Confident Committed employer.  Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role will be guaranteed an interview. Candidates with a disability who require reasonable adjustments should contact Vivien Bock, HR Adviser on 0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk to discuss arrangements. 

The Bar Standard Board aims to recruit a talented workforce and values the diversity in background, skills and experience of its staff. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all job applicants irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, maternity or pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status or gender re-assignment. 

Closing Date 

Sunday 6 October 2024 at 11:59pm 

Proposed Interview Date 

Week commencing 14 October 2024 

Contact Details 

0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk 

 

 

The independent, practicing Bar of England and Wales is more than 16,500 strong and plays a crucial role in upholding the principles of government accountability under law and vindication of legal rights through the courts. 

A strong and independent Bar exists to serve the public. As specialists, independent advocates, barristers enable people to uphold their legal rights, often acting on behalf of the most vulnerable members of society.

The Bar makes a vital contribution to the efficient and effective operation of criminal and civil courts. It provides a pool of talent, from increasingly diverse backgrounds, from which a significant proportion of the judiciary is drawn, and on whose independence the rule of law and our democratic way of life depends.

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