Deputy Director of Legal Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer

One of my local government clients are currently recruiting an experienced Deputy Director of Legal Services and Deputy Monitoring Officeron a temporary basis. This is a 3-month minimum contract with the possibility of the role being extended further to work Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Hybrid working role were, however, you will be required to attend the office 2/3 times a week.

Overview:

• To act as the Deputy Monitoring Officer for the Council

Key Responsibilities:

• Be accountable for the provision and development of Legal Services
• Deputise for the Director of Law and Governance as required, including the role of Deputy Monitoring Officer
• Be responsible for the Legal Services budget including monitoring and reporting with a view to deliver savings and a cost effective service
• Personally provide high quality and timely legal advice and professional work to Directors and their directorates within the Council
• Ensure that the Council receives timely, effective and customer focussed legal advice that appropriately meets the needs of all stakeholders and customers
• Develop, implement and review the Legal Service improvement plan
• Develop an effective and resilient team including reviewing effectiveness of existing working methods and devise creative approaches to service development in collaboration with relevant staff

If you are interested in this vacancy, please send your CV to Jahker Miah from Coyle Personnel Ltd.