Authorisations Manager, Bar Training and Pupillage
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The Vacancy
| Job Title | Authorisations Manager, Bar Training and Pupillage |
| Hours | Full time/ flexible with majority home working (minimum 4 days per month in the office) Happy to talk flexible working |
| Job level | £57,000 - £62,000 per annum - Band 4 |
| Location | High Holborn, London |
The Role
The Authorisations Manager will join the Authorisations Team, Regulatory Standards Department within the Bar Standards Board. The postholder will manage a team responsible for making decisions against the BSB’s Authorisations Framework, focusing on authorisation of Bar training and pupillage providers to train potential barristers and the authorisation of entities and licensed access applications.
Key Responsibilities:
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Deliver regulatory decisions on authorisation, re-authorisation and any amendments to regulatory contracts issued in accordance with the BSB’s Authorisation Framework, meeting organisational KPIs and fulfilling expectations of internal and external stakeholders.
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Provide management oversight to a team of Regulatory and Senior Regulatory Officers and Regulatory Assistants
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Developing and maintaining effective operational processes to ensure the successful delivery of authorisations decisions, by the team.
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Advising and supporting the team in making routine and complex authorisation decisions which are legally sound, consistent and in line with regulations, policies, procedures and KPIs.
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Supporting the Head of Authorisations in the delivery of the team, departmental and organisation wide business plans, as well as working collaboratively with the other Authorisations Manager, the other departmental teams.
Key skills and experience required to undertake the role include:
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Degree or relevant work experience
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Experience in higher education and working with universities
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Significant management experience with focus on delivering high volume casework with legal decisions
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Experience of developing operational regulatory policies and processes to support effective decision making in teams.
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Experience of leading, motivating and developing teams generally and during periods of change.
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Excellent internal and external stakeholder engagement and management skills and experience.
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:
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Hybrid Working is the agreed way of working.
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We work from the office for a minimum of four days per month.
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Option to work from the office more and when there are team or organisational events.
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Up to 31 days annual leave, plus a holiday transfer scheme
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Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
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Parental leave and flexible working policies
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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 | Monday 10th February 2025 at 11:59pm |
| Proposed Interview Date | Thursday 20th February 2025 |
| 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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