Policy, Research and Legal Operations Officers - London, United Kingdom - Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office

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2 weeks ago

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- £24,327 - £30,771

National: £ 24, ,101 London: £28, ,771
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Executive Officer
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment:
2 Years
Business area:
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Covid Inquiry
UK Covid19 Inquiry Team
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Knowledge and Information Management
Project Delivery
Social Research
Other
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
4Contents

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Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester, YorkAbout the job

Job summary:

In May 2021, the Prime Minister made a statement in the House of Commons that the Government will establish an independent public inquiry on a statutory basis, with full powers under the Inquiries Act of 2005.

In December 2021 Baroness Heather Hallett DBE was appointed as Chair to the Inquiry and following an initial set up phase we are now looking for exceptional staff to join the Inquiry team.

The Inquiry sits independent of the Government with the Cabinet Office acting as the sponsoring department.

These are exciting opportunities to join an inclusive, innovative team where you will be supported to challenge yourself in often ambiguous circumstances.

The team encourages working in a flexible, collaborative manner to learn and support each other as we look to undertake one of the broadest, most publicly anticipated inquiries in UK history.

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Job description:

We are recruiting for four EO Support Officers within the Policy, Research, Analysis and Legal Directorate (PRAL) You will play an important role supporting the teams which are informing the Inquiry's work and developing potential recommendations for change.

The roles will involve working in fast-moving teams to provide business support and offers opportunities to contribute to the shaping the the Inquiry's processes.

The Inquiry has already opened the first six of its investigation modules, examining the UK's preparedness for a pandemic; the core political and administrative decision making in relation to controlling the spread of the pandemic; the impact of the pandemic on healthcare systems; and vaccines and therapeutics; government procurement; and the care sector.

The Inquiry's future work is likely to include investigations on topics such as procurement, the care sector, education and children, and the impact on business and the economy.

The three teams are as follows:

The Policy Team has three main functions:

Bringing together evidence, information and insight generated by the Inquiry, identifying recurring and significant themes and issues.
Leading policy analysis work for the Inquiry.
Developing potential recommendations for consideration by the Chair.

The Research and Analysis team aims to:

Identify and manage expert witnesses who will be providing independent sources of information to the Inquiry.
Design and deliver externally commissioned research programmes carried out by specialist contractors.
Provide inhouse scientific advice to teams of solicitors and counsel.

The Legal Operations team has three main functions:

Support and deliver the Inquiry's public hearings programme including witness arrangements and hearing room management.
Provide practical and administrative support to the Inquiry's legal team.
Management of the Inquiry's legal budget lines including processing fee notes and tracking spend against forecast.

Your role will involve:

Processing of financial information. including payment of all invoices received by the Legal and Research team.
Supporting Team Managers to track spend and develop forecasts for future spend.
Work independently to manage and log correspondence.
Handling sensitive information in a confident manner and making best use of technology to produce high quality outputs.
Management of Inquiry staff calendars and collaborative working with legal clerks to organise meetings with external stakeholders.
Proof reading reports and document editing and formatting for publication.
Document management and control to ensure accurate record keeping and consistent approaches across the Inquiry.
Providing flexible cover across the EO Teams when required.

Person specification:

Essential Criteria:

Highly organised and able to prioritise effectively, often dealing with competing deadlines.
Confident communicator
Interested in identifying ways to improve the processes they are working on.
Flexible and has a cando attitude.
Selfstarter who, once up and running, can deliver without significant oversight and has the resilience to work in a high performing team that delivers at pace.

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