Head of Authorisations
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The Vacancy
Vacancy
| Job Title | Head of Authorisations |
| Hours | Full time with majority home working Happy to talk flexible working |
| Job level | c£75,000 - £85,000 per annum - Band 3 |
| Location | High Holborn, London (minimum 4 days per month in the office) |
The Role
The Head of Authorisations will lead a team of c17, including two managers in the successful strategic leadership and operational management of the BSB’s authorisation of regulated organisations and individuals.
The post holder will guide the organisation and the Authorisations team through a programme of process operational development and continuous improvement to achieves the BSB’s overall strategic objectives.
Responsibilities will include:
- Leading the development and effective delivery of the Authorisations Team’s Operational Plan, applying legal knowledge and leadership expertise to respond to changes to market service demands.
- Championing a culture of continuous improvement and customer service excellence amongst the team in order to deliver best-in class regulatory and operational processes.
- Providing technical and legal advice to the teams on regulatory decision making
- Proactively building good relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders (internal and external) to raise the profile of the Authorisations Team and fully support the delivery of BSB’s overall objectives and the collective vision for the organisation to be a respected regulator.
Key skills and experience required to undertake the role include:
- Legally qualified and able to hold a practising certificate as either a solicitor or barrister
- Understanding of legal qualification, legal practice or higher education
- Excellent technical knowledge of the relevant law and regulation
- An understanding of how to apply a risk-based regulatory framework in practice
- Strong leadership capability and people management experience.
Full details of the role requirements, and role specification can be viewed in the job description, 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 the 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 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.
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 Advisor on 0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk to discuss arrangements.
| Closing Date | 17th November 2024 at 11:59pm |
| Proposed Interview Date | w/c 25th November 2024 |
| Contact Details | 0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk |
About The Bar
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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