Assistant Disclosure Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Salary 1
- £31,169 - £32,760

Number of jobs available - 1

Detail of reserve list - 12 Months

Region - London

City/Town - London

Building/Site - 102 PETTY FRANCE (MOJ) LONDON, SW1H 9AJ

Grade - EO

Organisation Grade for MoJ - EO

Post Type - Permanent

Working Pattern - Full Time

Role Type - Knowledge & Information Management

Job description 1

Job description:

As an Assistant Disclosure Specialist you will be contributing towards the maintenance and continuous improvement of the Team's important and varied functions.

The Team covers the whole of the Department in terms of FOI, GDPR and DPA; topics including the management of high-profile offenders, court cases, Legal Aid, security matters, and the work of Ministers.

You will need to work closely with External Communications, Private Office and the Senior Civil Service.

The main tasks include:
Communication, Client Support &

Stakeholder Management:

You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong and supportive working relationships with key stakeholders including our network of drafters, Private Office, External Communications, and the Information Commissioner's Office.

You will target support and training to where it is required which promote the business' ability to manage requests on time, lawfully, and in line with departmental policy and procedure.

You will have, or will quickly be able to develop, excellent written and verbal communication skills, alongside the ability to advise colleagues.

Guidance, Training and Development:

You will support the delivery of our expanding programme of guidance and training to staff across the Department on FOI and GDPR/DPA matters, ensuring the Department has the capability to meet obligations under the legislation.

The post is a full-time position and is based in 102 Petty France. The office attendance requirement is currently 40%, increasing to 60%.

Personal Development:

The role is an opportunity to gain an insight into the work of the MOJ as it cuts across all aspects of the Department and provides visibility at senior levels.

We are looking for someone with excellent collaboration skills, who is approachable, enthusiastic and wanting to deliver a quality service to the Department and its customers.

Skills and Qualifications:

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Working Arrangements & Further Information

Flexible working hours
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave
Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years' service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year.

Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management.

There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Support

A range of 'Family Friendly' policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code 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.

Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)

Interview dates - Expected to be week commencing 15 April 2024

Closing Date:
03/04/2024, 23:55 hours.

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Level of security checks required - Security Clearance (SC)

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
You were studying abroad
You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of res