Full Description

Service Area

 

Legal Aid

 

Grade: EGI - £38,637 - £41,713 per annum

 

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The States of Guernsey is looking to appoint an Executive Assistant to join its Legal Aid team.

The post holder will assist with the day to day administration of the publicly funded Legal Aid Scheme.

The ideal post holder will thrive within a challenging and diverse working environment and will display a high level of attention to detail along with the ability to multitask, whilst remaining objective, focussed and impartial.

The post holder will report to the Legal Aid Administrator on a day to day basis, although the Office and Adminiswtration Manager will be the post holder’s line manager. He/she will liaise with staff at Employment & Social Security, Advocates and their staff, members of the public, legal aid applicants, the Administrator and Clerk to the Mental Health Review Tribunal, the Island Archive Service and staff in other States Departments including The Hub, Income Tax and staff of the Courts of the Bailiwick.

Please click on the link below to view a full job description for this role.

Job Description
 

 

Contact: Lucy Haywood on tel. 01481 227530 or email: Lucy.Haywood@gov.gg

 

We strongly advise that applicants speak to the contact named above before applying for this role.

 

Closing Date: 19 January 2023

 

Candidates should upload supporting information to demonstrate how they meet the key criteria for the role.  This should be in addition to any CV supplied and should have clear examples of how each is met.  The key criteria can be found within the job description which is available by clicking the job description link above. The information provided by candidates will be used by the shortlisting panel when selecting candidates for interview.

 

Note - Internal applicants are required to inform their Line Manager before applying for any States of Guernsey positions. Internal references may be taken up prior to interview.

 

Appointment to this role will be subject to the following pre-employment checks which will be completed following an offer of employment:

 

• Satisfactory references which must include one from the candidate's current line manager
• Satisfactory, Basic Police Check, which can be obtained, at the candidates own expense, from the Guernsey Vetting Bureau, New Jetty, White Rock, St Peter Port, after an offer of appointment has been made. Convictions likely to be considered relevant to this post include crimes involving, but not limited to, theft, violence, dishonesty, fraud, vulnerable individuals and children
• Confirmation of required qualifications / registrations
• Possession of a valid Employment Permit

 

Should the successful applicant not meet the requirements sufficiently he/she may be appointed at a lower grade than stated. The successful applicant would then have the opportunity to progress to the grade advertised once the necessary skills and knowledge have been developed and they have demonstrated the ability to undertake the duties at the higher level.

 

Please note that the States of Guernsey is undergoing a significant period of change and transformation. The officer must acknowledge and accept that the nature and type of duties within the role are likely to evolve and change over time in the course of that transformation.  In such circumstances and accordance with the relevant terms and conditions of employment the employer may require the transfer, and/or redeployment, of an officer to other suitable roles within the States.

 

All employees are expected to uphold the purpose, vision and values of Service Guernsey: one organisation, one purpose, one focus and, in particular, to exhibit behaviours that reflect the core values of teamwork, accountability, customer service and empowerment.

 

 

For more information please visit https://gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=155880.

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