About the role
A unique opportunity to build a team and influence one of the largest and newest unitary Councils
North Northamptonshire Council is an ambitious, exciting, innovative and supportive place to work. The Council is committed to focused service delivery to improve the lives of our residents. Following local government reform, we are well on our way into our transformation journey to deliver excellent services in an inclusive and creative environment where ideas are encouraged alongside a commitment to staff development.
The Council has an ambitious growth agenda, securing significant levelling up funding to support regeneration projects and an overall revenue and capital budget of £292 million. The Council is proud to have delivered a balanced budget and despite the challenging financial position nationally is as a result, able to remain focused on delivery of its objectives.
We have invested in our legal team to support delivery of the Councils priorities and created a structure that supports the team to deliver a holistic legal service across the Council’s functions. This is an exciting time to join us and be integral in building, establishing, and developing the new team providing high quality trusted advice.
We are committed to your personal development; the variety of work delivers an exciting mixed caseload for the team. Our approach provides you with an opportunity to influence and play a broad role in the Council and the way it delivers services to residents.
As a member of the team, you will be supported at a senior level and by your peers in a growing and developing team of professionals. The team’s focus is on enabling service delivery, to achieve this we adopt a partnering model with our clients, supporting them to deliver an ambitious agenda for North Northampton.
The newly created team provides an exciting opportunity for applicant’s whatever stage they are at in their career. We are committed to developing, nurturing, and growing talent from legal assistants, to the managers of the future. As a unitary authority, the opportunities are varied and broad providing a unique opportunity to shape processes and grow with the Council as it develops. We will be releasing more opportunities, so watch this space.
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What will you be doing?
As a member of the management team, you will play active part in delivering effective support to the Legal Services team in accordance with Council policy and procedures, leading, co-ordinating and managing the business, administration including proactive management and development of the legal case management system used by the Legal Services Team, professional development and training.
The role will also drive improvement of the business through seeking out efficiencies, supporting the delivery of an excellent, consistent legal service with the potential to develop to a commercial model.
You will assist in building and maintaining relationships with key internal client leads, through the provision of effective management information developed through liaising with finance support staff and management information gathered from the case management system.
This post provides proactive and focussed supports to the in-house legal team.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of job responsibilities.
About you
You must be educated to degree level or NVQ level 4 or have equivalent level of experience.
You must have demonstrable experience and knowledge as follows:
- Management of business support team, providing support to management teams and / or senior managers.
- Management of competing demands and tight deadlines
- Mentoring junior staff such as Apprentices
- Leading, delivering and / or supporting project work
- Track record of effective Managing / handling difficult clients and customers appropriately and effectively
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of essential and desirable attributes required for this role.
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
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