Directorate Assistant
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The Vacancy
| Job Title | Directorate Assistant, Regulatory Standards |
| Hours | Full time Hybrid Working Policy - Minimum 8 days per month in the office (2 days per week) Days based on required support for the department. |
| Job level | £30,000 to £32,500 per annum - Band 7 |
| Location | High Holborn, London |
The Role
This role will provide general administrative support to the Regulatory Standards Department and diary management support to Director of Regulatory Standards. The Department has four teams ensuring that professional standards at the bar evolve to support the BSB’s strategy, including responding to changing consumer expectations and new technologies, and the regulatory standards expected by us are reflected and adhered to from a Barrister’s qualification to retirement.
Key responsibilities of the post:
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Providing administrative and diary management support for the Director of Regulatory Standards as per their request and other senior stakeholders within the department as required.
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Organising both internal and external meetings, including the organisation of meeting agendas, circulating papers in advance (when required), and taking minutes of the meeting upon request.
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Provide support to the Directorate with :
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Record keeping
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Travel scheduling and administration
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Recruitment administration
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Invoice management
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Event management - organizing events, conferences, or social gatherings.
Key skills and experience required include:
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Frontline customer service skills
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Wide experience of information and data management within various IT applications
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Delivery and planning skills
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Diary Management
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Multitasking and prioritisation
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Relationship building and collaboration
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Ability to use MS Publisher or similar programmes
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 attendance expected 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 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 BSBPeopleTeam@BarStandardsBoard.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 | 2nd November 2025 |
| Proposed Interview Date | 11th November 2025 (in-person interviews) |
| Contact Details | 0207 611 4699 or BSBPeopleTeam@BarStandardsBoard.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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