Executive Officer

Are you looking for a dynamic role where your organisational and communication skills can make a real impact? Join Brook Street as a Executive Officer within the Public Sector, where you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation of courtroom proceedings and upholding the integrity of the justice system. This is a full-time, temporary position.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Efficient Courtroom Management: Take charge of courtroom proceedings, collaborating seamlessly with judiciary members, legal professionals, jurors, and staff to ensure the accurate and timely recording of results.
2. Administrative Excellence: Handle a variety of administrative tasks, both independently and as part of a cohesive team, ensuring all duties are carried out with precision and efficiency.
3. Record Keeping: Maintain meticulous records of representation orders and deliver comprehensive judge's reports during sentence hearings, ensuring all documentation meets the highest standards of accuracy and completeness.
4. Representation Order Processing: Process representation order applications under judicial authorisation, demonstrating a keen attention to detail and adherence to established protocols.
5. Case Summarising: Prepare succinct and precise case summaries for the Resident Judge, facilitating informed decision-making and expediting judicial proceedings.
6. Expense Management: Promptly determine witness expenses and provide clear explanations as needed, demonstrating accountability and transparency in financial matters.
7. Timely Correspondence: Handle all correspondence within designated deadlines, meticulously adhering to guidelines and maintaining clear and professional communication at all times.
8. Risk Management Compliance: Uphold financial and operational risk management policies, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and mitigating potential risks effectively.
9. Task Execution: Execute assigned tasks with diligence and precision, offering unwavering support to the judiciary and ensuring the seamless organisation of court procedures.
10. Adherence to Standards: Embrace and embody the values, policies, and procedures of HMCTS, consistently maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.
11. Customer Satisfaction: Uphold and enhance Customer Standards by promptly addressing complaints within established targets and leveraging feedback to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Desired Skills/Abilities:

• Organisational and Communication Skills: Possess strong oral and written communication skills, coupled with impeccable organisational abilities.
• Administration Experience: Demonstrate previous experience in administrative roles, showcasing competence and proficiency in managing diverse tasks.
• IT Proficiency: Exhibit confidence in working with various systems and Microsoft Package, ensuring seamless integration of technology into daily work-flows.
• Public Speaking: Be adept at public speaking, confidently addressing audiences when necessary.
• Attention to Detail: Display excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks undertaken.
• Flexibility: Maintain a flexible approach to work, adeptly adapting to evolving priorities and requirements.
• Customer Care: Showcase a proven ability to deliver exceptional customer care, prioritising the needs and satisfaction of all stakeholders.
• Team Player: Thrive both independently and as part of a collaborative team, fostering a culture of mutual support and cooperation.

Job details:

Shit type: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00

Hourly rate: 14.09 p/h

Location: Chichester Combined Court, Southgate, PO19 1SX

(All offers are subject to 3 years of referencing checks and a DBS.)

Brook Street are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.