Law and Governance Officer

Law and Governance Officer

Contract type: Agency Start date: ASAP Duration: Initially for 3 months, with a potential extension to 6 months Hours: 37 hours, although part-time hours will be considered Location: - Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE Rate of Pay: ?400 per day

Brief description: We are currently looking for an experienced individual to work within the Legal and Governance directorate. We are looking for highly experienced candidates who will be able to work with elected members as well as support and assist the Director of Law and Governance. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following: o Experience of supporting and ideally hearing grievances and disciplinaries. o Evidence of exposure to or an established understanding of the democratic process. o Experience of managing Legal and Governance services within the Local Government environment. o Proven experience of being able to carry out investigations into Standards complaints, as well as lead on responding to Freedom of Information and Subject Access Requests. o Ability to deal with high volume casework and complex matters under pressure o Ability to understand complex legislation and reports quickly o To be able to produce accurate and concise documents, reports, letters and general correspondence

We are looking for candidates who can interview as soon as possible and who are available to start immediately.

Please note our submission requirements include: a CV, 2x up to date references, safeguarding form as well as a copy of the agencies Terms and Conditions.

Closing date for submissions is Monday 29th June 15:00pm.

The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Monday 29th June 2020 15:00pm

Additional information: The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on "Tenders" to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on "View Details" in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Monday 29th June 2020 15:00pm

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No