Business Management Officer- Legal Directorate


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Reference number

282631

Salary

£27,029
The total package for this role at EO is £27,029 per annum (non-negotiable). This figure includes a non-pensionable, non-consolidated Location Allowance of £2,000.
A
Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Business Management and Improvement
Legal Services
Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

4

Contents

London

Job summary

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office pursues our national interests and projects the UK’s role in the world.

We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners.

Job description

Main Purpose of Job

Legal Directorate’s teams are made up of lawyers, diplomatic and policy experts and professionals in finance, knowledge and information management, and business management. Most of our staff are based at the FCDO’s headquarters in London but we also have staff working from our offices at Abercrombie House in East Kilbride, and lawyers in Brussels, Geneva, New York, Strasbourg, The Hague and Washington.

The Business Management Team supports all teams within FCDO Legal Directorate. This is an excellent opportunity to begin or progress a Civil Service career, working in a challenging, varied and important role.

We are recruiting Business Management Officers to support all aspects of the work of Legal Directorate undertaking a wide variety of central and team tasks as required. 

Each BMO will have a wider networking focus in addition to their day-to-day role.  This provides the opportunity to work with colleagues in the wider Business Management Team, in Legal Directorate and across FCDO to deliver corporate tasks and activities. This is a great way to develop your skills and experience which can be an asset in future civil service applications.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

Key responsibilities for each role may include a blend of the following:

  • leading on finance functions, including processing invoices and managing local budgets, identifying issues and recommending options to resolve queries and processes.
  • processing of Statutory Instruments (secondary legislation).
  • liaising with internal and external stakeholders such as The National Archives.
  • proactively managing diaries and queries for Directors and Legal Counsellors, identifying issues as they arise.
  • providing wide ranging comprehensive administrative support to teams across the Directorate.
  • supporting the Directorate to deliver corporate tasks, including engagement with staff networks such as Diversity & Inclusion and Learning & Development.
  • supporting litigation teams to manage casework, including gathering information on personal injury claims, conducting searches for documents for Court-related disclosure and supporting Counsel on document reviews.

Person specification

It is essential in your application that you provide evidence and proven examples in each of the following Minimum Criteria, the Behaviours and the Technical question as far as you are able to do so. These responses will be further developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview.

Minimum Criteria

  • good organisational and communication skills.
  • the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships across the office.
  • strong planning and prioritisation skills with an open and flexible approach to work.
  • the ability to undertake a range of duties, manage competing priorities and working to tight deadlines.
  • flexibility and willingness to support other teams during busy periods/absences.
  • experience of using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Teams.

Behaviours

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

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Technical skills

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • You will be asked a Motivation question at the interview.
Alongside your salary of £27,029, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office contributes
£7,297 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
· A Civil Service Pension.
· 25 days Annual Leave per annum.
· 9 days Public and Privilege holidays per annum.
· Learning and Development tailored to your role.

See the attached candidate pack.

Selection process details

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

Application Stage

You will be required to complete an online application form and submit a CV and Personal Statement to assess your skills and experience.

The Behaviours you will be assessed on at the application stage are as follows:

Interview Stage

The Behaviours you will be assessed on during the interview are as follows:

You will also be asked a Motivation question at the interview.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. 

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: 

Contact Government Recruitment Service via fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. 

Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to FCDO from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

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

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (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

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : FCDO Recruitment Team
  • Email : fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : fcdorecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

The FCDO’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should, in the first instance, contact csc.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the FCDO, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners.

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