Case Progression and Corporate Officer

Attorney General's Office

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in 4 days

Administration

Full time

£30,468 per year

Job summary

The AGO is a ministerial department serving the Attorney General and the Solicitor General (the Law Officers). The Law Officers are the Government’s chief legal advisers.

The Law Officers make important decisions that affect public life. Among other things, they decide whether to send criminal sentences that may be too low to the Court of Appeal; whether to open inquests into deaths (for example, the Attorney General made the decision to open new inquests into the deaths at Hillsborough); are the Government’s chief legal advisors, providing advice to both the Prime Minister and Secretaries of State on a range of pressing issues touching on every aspect of daily life in the UK; and they represent the Crown Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office in Parliament.

The Office comprises around 66 multidisciplinary, engaged and high performing team members advising and supporting the Law Officers in all aspects of their work. We pride ourselves on our problem-solving creativity, sophisticated political and handling awareness, and smart ways of working.

The Law Officers also work alongside the Justice Secretary and Home Secretary to provide a more efficient, effective, and accountable criminal justice system for victims and the public.

The AGO comprises a high-performing, multi-disciplinary, engaged, and resilient team that prides itself on our:

• legal professional excellence and creativity;
• role and reputation;
• team spirit, ethos, and values; and
• individual development and wellbeing.

While the workload can be demanding and there may be times of pressure, the AGO is committed to staff wellbeing and ensuring colleagues have all the support and resources they need to succeed and ensuring our staff maintain a healthy work-life balance. AGO operates a hybrid working policy where there is a requirement of 60% office attendance.

AGO supports the Civil Service vision of being recognised as the UK’s most inclusive employer, by setting stretching diversity and equality objectives for our organisation.

AGO is an employer which promotes equality and aims to reflect the diversity of the society in which we live. It is committed to maximising the skills and potential of all its staff. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of disability, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status or religion/belief.

Further information about the work of the Law Officers and the Office can be found at www.gov.uk/ago

Job description

The Corporate Services Team (CST) provides a wide range of corporate (including Finance, HR, Project Management, IT Security, Records Management, Business Planning and Management Information) and casework services to the AGO.

The team is the central hub of the department, working collaboratively across office, the Law Officer’s Departments (LODs) and wider Whitehall in delivery of its objectives.

CST is a multi-disciplinary, high functioning, enthusiastic team that delivers to the highest standards. Support colleagues in a wide range of corporate and administrative functions.

We are looking for applicants who are committed to delivering high quality work and can demonstrate attention to detail, excellent organisational skills and the ability to work across boundaries.

The job holder will be responsible for ensuring that they share and capture their personal knowledge/skills/expertise across the AGO, by adhering to the file storage and retention policy as well as completion of Know-How guides, training and mentoring.

Person specification

Corporate

To support colleagues in all administrative functions relating to corporate services professions, such as:

Finance
Recruitment
HR
Knowledge and Information Management
Security
Correspondence

The job holder is expected to have basic skills on Microsoft products, including Word and Excel. And be able to communicate effectively both written and verbal.

Correspondence

To support the Correspondence Officers by undertaking administrative functions relating to correspondence actions including:
Screening physical post and managing the correspondence email inbox- allocating matters as appropriate to the correspondence team.
Assist in the drafting of letters to be sent out relating to ULS matters and Freedom of Information requests
Answering Public Enquiry Line calls and directing callers to relevant organisations where appropriate.

Case Progression

Cradle to grave management of ULS casework under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme, via the digital application system.
Regular attendance to ULS referral hearings.
To monitor the accuracy of data received into the team, challenging appropriately that which does not meet CPS policy, seeking guidance where necessary.
Working to ensure a high standard of AGO casework statistics.
Direct Liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
Managing administration of Nominations

Knowledge and Information Management (KIM)

Assisting the KIM lead to ensure effective records are held regarding data.
Ensure AGO meets its statutory obligations in all areas pertaining data protection and storage.
Provide advice and support to AGO staff on the correct application of policies and procedures.

Office and Corporate Management

Assist colleagues with any IT or other corporate queries or concerns relating to the office.
To book travel and accommodation for ministers and staff for national and international events.
Where appropriate, undertake searches of organisational information to assist the FOI team.

Recruitment

Providing support to HR and Recruitment managers to ensure timely progress of recruitment campaigns.
Answering recruitment queries from colleagues and external candidates where appropriate.
Liaising directly with GLD shared service recruitment contacts and organisations to ensure the progression of onboarding.

Behaviours

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

Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together
Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,468, Attorney General's Office contributes £8,826 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Terms

The successful candidate will need to hold or be in the process of gaining security clearance before being in post. Exceptional circumstances where SC may not be confirmed at time of starting will be dealt with on a case by case basis, but the continuation of post will rely on successful clearance being given.

The vacancy will be filled on loan or fixed-term appointment for an initial period of two years, with the possibility of an extension by mutual agreement. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will take up post in early September. If the incumbent is applying on temporary promotion, they will revert to their previous substantive grade and salary after the loan. There is the potential for permanent inward transfer, although this is by exception. Several criteria must be met concerning individual performance, business need and individual career development. A copy of AGO’s policy on secondment extensions and inward transfers can be made available upon request.

The transfer would be considered voluntary and so would not attract excess fares, travel costs or relocation costs.

Please note, due to the nature of loan agreements and the necessary release of staff into a new role, candidates will be required to discuss the loan and transfer with management at their home department prior to application. We will require confirmation that you have discussed this with management and they are content to release you into a new role, upon acceptance of any role.

Please note that any move across the Civil Service on or after October 2018 may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible to claim tax free childcare.

Salary

Existing civil servants on level transfer will retain their current basic salary if it is within the AGO pay range. If your salary is higher than AGO maxima you will be placed on the maxima of the pay range and receive the difference as a mark-time allowance, if agreed by HR.

Where your salary is below AGO’s minima you will be raised to the minima of the pay range £30,468. Any reserved rights to London Weighting or associated London allowances, will be consolidated into basic salary before the uplift to AGO’s minima. Any other allowances will not be retained on moving to AGO. If this results in your salary exceeding the pay range maxima, you will retain the difference on a mark-time basis.

On promotion there will be an increase of 10% to your current basic salary, or move to the pay range minima, whichever is the highest. If you are in receipt of any reserved rights to London Weighting or associated London allowances, these will be consolidated after applying the 10% promotion calculation. After this calculation if your salary is below the minima of the pay range, you will be moved to the minima of the pay range. Any other allowances will not be retained on promotion.

Hours and Holiday

You will be expected to work a 5-day week of 37 hours (excluding lunch breaks).

AGO is committed to flexible working, but business needs for some roles may limit the scope for particular working patterns. You are encouraged to contact the relevant manager to discuss the position for specific roles.

The annual leave allowance for those who joined the Civil Service before 1st July 2013 is 26.5 days per annum, and then 31.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus 9 public and privilege days.

For those who joined the Civil Service on or after 1st July 2013, or those on modernised terms and conditions, the annual leave allowance is 25 days rising to 30 days, plus 9 public and privilege days.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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

Required Skills, Experience and Behaviours

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

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following Success Profiles behaviours in your application and at the interview at Administrative Officer (AO) level:

Delivery at Pace – Application and interview - lead behaviour
Managing a Quality Service – Application and interview
Working Together – Application
Making Effective Decisions – Application and interview

Your application will be sifted by an AGO panel. In the event that we receive a high number of applications, an initial sift will be carried out on the lead behaviour: Delivering at Pace.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 16 February virtually. Please note this may be subject to change.

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

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 security 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.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 also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

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

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£30,468 per year