This position is based at CTS Royal Courts of Justice, WC2A 2LL

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Job Description

International Executive Officer

Region: London

Grade: EO

Post Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Directorate: DCEO

Team: International Team

Location: The team is based in the Thomas More Building in the Royal Courts of Justice. The post is eligible for hybrid working, the current requirement being a minimum 60% of time spent at RCJ, subject to business requirements. The successful candidate will be required to travel to attend meetings, committees and staff events. These meetings may be before or after court so there will

be the need for flexibility. There may also be some international travel.

Security clearance: CTC level

The Judicial Office

The Judicial Office (JO) reports to, and is accountable, to the Lady Chief Justice and was established in 2006 to provide support to her and to the wider judiciary following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HMCTS, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions. See JO staff talk about working here: https://design102.wistia.com/medias/uhgtmbtnlv

The International Team

The International Team supports the judiciary in their engagement with other jurisdictions around the world through bilateral activity and as part of multilateral organisations. This can be through welcoming visiting judges and providing programmes of activity, engaging in roundtables on technical subjects, attending conferences on matters of mutual interest, and the provision of training on specific topics or judicial skills. All the team’s work is guided by the Lady Chief Justice’s international strategy: Judicial Strategy for International Engagement 2025-29

The team provide support through policy briefing and advice on strategic engagement, logistics and administration, record keeping and analysis, and liaison with Government and strategic partners.

The team is expanding and at full complement will consist of a G7 Head of Team, three Band B/SEOs (one position 50/50 with the Law Commission, four Band C/HEOs and two Band D/EOs). Some international travel will be expected across the team.

The post-holder will work closely with a range of judicial international leads and be line-managed by a Band C/HEO in the team.

The role

This is a unique role in the civil service. The post-holder will take a critical supporting role in the delivery of international relations through the facilitation of international engagement by the judiciary.

We are seeking a self-starting, motivated and detail focused individual for this role. You will need strong written and verbal communication skills, take pride in attention to detail and demonstrate sound judgement and the ability to manage confidential information with discretion. Although working under a Senior International Relations Manager and within a larger team, you must be self-motivated and proactive.

Particular Responsibilities Will Include

Provide the Secretariat to the International Training Committee of the Judicial College. This includes organising termly committee meetings, drafting papers, liasing with judges and officials, managing the logistics of invites and attendance, ensuring attendees receive all relevant information for the meeting.
Building effective networks and working relationships across the judiciary, the JO and with senior colleagues to ensure delivery of projects in line with the Committee’s objectives.
Lead on providing support to the International Judicial Mentoring Programme's steering group (all judicial office holders) and roll out the peer-to-peer mentoring programme each year. This includes sending out invites to participants, assist with technical issues if they arise and manage the database.
Lead and national point of contact for the European Judicial Training Network Exchange Programme. Work with the Judicial College's Directors of Training to advertise EJTN exchanges (general, specialised and study visits) and courses on the Judicial Intranet. Attend national contact point meetings organised by EJTN, share EJTN communications on exchanges and courses with the Directors of Training for their advice, download applications from the EJTN online portals and share them with the Directors of Training to mark, and liaise with judges applying for/participating in exchanges to answer queries.
Developing and implementing effective administrative and project management processes, as well as accurate record keeping and document control.
Leading on the management of a shared team inbox, triaging and allocating tasks requiring action.
Support incoming visits from overseas jurisdictions such as greeting and escorting delegations to meetings, providing support to team members leading on the visit such as preparing rooms and refreshments.

Essential criteria

Possess excellent organisational skills and be detail-oriented.
Be a strong communicator who possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Be self-motivated to work independently and as a part of a team.
Demonstrate the ability to react positively, quickly and calmly to changing circumstances, and be flexible to meet the needs of the team.
Demonstrate a strong ability to prioritise, to multitask, and manage your time effectively.
Be interested in and awareness of the international context in which you are working.
Demonstrate that you can exercise good judgement, navigating complex decisions and escalating for support where required.
Enjoy learning and developing your own expertise, and be passionate about sharing this with others.

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working with Judicial Office Holders and knowledge of the judiciary.
Experience of secretariat work.

Please contact victoria.james@judiciary.uk if you would like to discuss this role.

Assessment

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess the Behaviours, Strengths and Experience elements.

Application Stage

The Behaviours tested at application stage will be:

Managing a quality service
Delivering at Pace
Working together

You will also be asked to provide information within the ‘Employer/ Activity history’ section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. This will be used in the sifting process and will not be scored. Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Interview Stage

All applicants that progress to interview will be assessed on (Success Profiles) Behaviours and strengths, with reference to your Experience and the Essential Criteria for the role. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

Managing a quality service
Delivering at pace
Working together

International Executive Officer

Region: London

Grade: EO

Post Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Directorate: DCEO

Team: International Team

Location: The team is based in the Thomas More Building in the Royal Courts of Justice. The post is eligible for hybrid working, the current requirement being a minimum 60% of time spent at RCJ, subject to business requirements. The successful candidate will be required to travel to attend meetings, committees and staff events. These meetings may be before or after court so there will

be the need for flexibility. There may also be some international travel.

Security clearance: CTC level

The Judicial Office

The Judicial Office (JO) reports to, and is accountable, to the Lady Chief Justice and was established in 2006 to provide support to her and to the wider judiciary following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HMCTS, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions. See JO staff talk about working here: https://design102.wistia.com/medias/uhgtmbtnlv

The International Team

The International Team supports the judiciary in their engagement with other jurisdictions around the world through bilateral activity and as part of multilateral organisations. This can be through welcoming visiting judges and providing programmes of activity, engaging in roundtables on technical subjects, attending conferences on matters of mutual interest, and the provision of training on specific topics or judicial skills. All the team’s work is guided by the Lady Chief Justice’s international strategy: Judicial Strategy for International Engagement 2025-29

The team provide support through policy briefing and advice on strategic engagement, logistics and administration, record keeping and analysis, and liaison with Government and strategic partners.

The team is expanding and at full complement will consist of a G7 Head of Team, three Band B/SEOs (one position 50/50 with the Law Commission, four Band C/HEOs and two Band D/EOs). Some international travel will be expected across the team.

The post-holder will work closely with a range of judicial international leads and be line-managed by a Band C/HEO in the team.

The role

This is a unique role in the civil service. The post-holder will take a critical supporting role in the delivery of international relations through the facilitation of international engagement by the judiciary.

We are seeking a self-starting, motivated and detail focused individual for this role. You will need strong written and verbal communication skills, take pride in attention to detail and demonstrate sound judgement and the ability to manage confidential information with discretion. Although working under a Senior International Relations Manager and within a larger team, you must be self-motivated and proactive.

Role

All applicants that progress to interview will be assessed on (Success Profiles) Behaviours and strengths, with reference to your Experience and the Essential Criteria for the role. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

Managing a quality service
Delivering at pace
Working together

Person specification

Please Refer To Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace
Working Together

Alongside your salary of £33,551, Ministry of Justice contributes £9,719 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Access to learning and development
A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Annual Leave
Public Holidays
Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

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