Governance Lawyer
- Employer
- Birmingham City Council
- Location
- Birmingham
- Closing date
- 19 Aug 2024
- Reference
- 2182
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Higher / Further-education roles, Trainers & Assessors, Law
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term Contract
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Governance Lawyer
Fixed Term Contract - 2 years
Grade 5 - £40,221 - £48,474, Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
About Us
Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.
Birmingham is a brilliantly diverse and creative city, and everyone associated with Birmingham City Council is proud of its great history and unequalled contribution to the development of modern local government.
This is a fantastic place to work, it's both challenging and supportive with a bold and adventurous leadership team with a clear vision to succeed.
We are looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role.
Birmingham City Council Legal and Governance team is currently led by our interim City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, who works with two recently appointed Assistant Directors in legal services and an assistant director of governance. The Council's improvement and recovery plan has been approved and work has started to reset and reshape the Council. Legal Services has a critical role in this engaging and challenging work and a Governance lawyer is needed to support this work.
About the Role
The successful candidate will support and assist the City Solicitor and Assistant Directors. You will be advising client departments in governance and other corporate or constitutional and administrative matters to ensure compliance with statutory duties and obligations and to protect the best interests of the Council. You will support the delivery of the legal service to the Council. The role offers a great opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders including elected members, officers and commissioners.
About you
We are looking to hear from enthusiastic individuals with a can do approach to join our busy team who are committed to providing an excellent legal service.
This is an exciting opportunity, if you want to be part of the improvement and recovery of Birmingham City Council please contact Julia Lynch for more information julia.lynch@birmingham.gov.uk
“Interviews for this post will take place virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information”
For any informal enquires please contact: This is an exciting opportunity, if you want to be part of the improvement and recovery of Birmingham City Council please contact Julia Lynch for more information julia.lynch@birmingham.gov.uk
You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Please do not attach CVs as we do not accept them.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
Closing date: 18th August 2024 23:59
Job Description and Person Specification Link 2182 Solicitor JDPS.pdf
Company
Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.
We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.
Information for applicants with a disability
We are a proud Disability Confident Employer. We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).
If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.
The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
- A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
- An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
- A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
- A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
- A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.
We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.
In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.
Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.
For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies
- Website
- http://birmingham.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 0121 675 7070
- Location
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Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
GB
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