Total 30 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Harlow, Essex

Legal Services Manager, Property Team

Permanent, Full Time

£70,543 to £82,992 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 4th December 2024

This role has a hybrid working arrangement. We will expect you to attend our Chelmsford offices approximately 2 - 3 days per week. There will also be a requirement to visit other sites throughout the operational area, as required.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a new leader for our Property Team. The team has a large volume of interesting and rewarding work including supporting the Council's £1.7 billion estate which covers approximately 350 buildings and around 1,500 sites ranging from residential care, waste, country parks, schools and corporate offices in addition to providing high quality legal advice to external clients.

This is a brilliant opportunity for the right person to continue to develop the team, to contribute to the growth of Essex and to work on complex and interesting projects such as major transport schemes.

Essex County Council (ECC) is a diverse and large organisation that strives for excellence and delivers an outstanding service for residents across Essex. The in-house legal service, ELS, prides itself on providing a comprehensive legal service to the Council - most of our work is done in-house. We pride ourselves on valuing the people who work for us and providing a supportive working environment, where people work hard to do their best for Essex. The work can be demanding, and we expect resilience but our senior leaders are committed to ensuring that ELS is a place where people want to stay.

This post is a strategic leader in the legal service focused on managing a team of legal professionals.

In addition, as part of the ELS leadership team, the role has a strong voice in the running of the service and plays a key role in maintaining our Lexcel accreditation.

We're looking for someone with excellent technical legal skills and relevant experience who can quickly pick things up and manage a team of specialists within the property area.

They will need to be able to operate effectively in a complex politically-led organisation. Their influencing skills will be critical in order to articulate options and risks when advising Senior Leaders and Councilors.

To read more about us please visit: Corporate Services

Accountabilities

· Lead, manage and motivate a team of lawyers, paralegals and caseworkers to provide exemplary legal advice to internal stakeholders within ECC and external customers.

· Accountable for the provision of high quality advice and interpretation to clients to underpin and inform decision making.

· Accountable for providing legal services to support different functions within the Council, in order to, protect and mitigate potential legal risks for ECC.

· Responsible for contributing to business development targets across the team.

· Develop and maximise opportunities to attract external legal work across the breadth of different sectors with whom ECC collaborates in support of ECC strategic aims and objectives to build new revenue streams.

· Accountable for ensuring professional conduct and governance across the Council to meet Corporate and Statutory responsibilities and requirements.

· Accountable for driving compliance with the Lexcel standard and preparing the service for renewal of its Lexcel accreditation.

· Work collaboratively with stakeholders and partners to ensure solutions are robust, providing direction and guidance to achieve positive outcomes.

· Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

· Qualified solicitor or barrister or legal executive with full practising certificate and at least 5 years' post qualification experience.

· Expert knowledge and experience in property law, with a local government focus e.g. commercial property, residential conveyancing, academy conversions, major projects and complex property transactions, leases, licences, sales and disposals, option agreements and overage.

· Experience of working with senior personnel and Directors and other key stakeholders

· Knowledge and understanding of providing legal advice in a public sector setting

· Experience of leading a team of qualified professionals

· Persuasion and influencing skills

· Evidence of creativity in exploring business opportunities

Pay and Reward

You'll also have access to the MyReward, a unique platform for Essex County Council employees to take advantage of including:

- Healthcare and Dental Plans at corporate rates

- Discounts and benefits at many local and national outlets including supermarkets, shopping, restaurants, technology purchases and holidays

- Discounts across Essex County Council's businesses, including Country Park Membership, ACL and more

- Generous holiday and special leave allowances (including the option to purchase extra holiday)

- Local Government Pension Scheme.

- Life Assurance of three times annual salary

- Employee wellbeing and counselling

- Travel discounts & season ticket loans

- Learning and Development opportunities/coaching & mentoring

- Payment of professional fees for approved professions

- Eye care vouchers

- Lease car scheme (dependent on business needs).

You can read more here: https://workingforessex.com/working-here/pay-reward

Interviews expected be held in person at Seax House, Chelmsford, December 2024

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton on the Naze. England's oldest city, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

Follow us on Facebook , Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn . Further details can be found on our careers page .

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Legal Caseworker - Children and Education Legal Team

Fixed Term - 12 Months duration, Full Time - 37 Hours Per Week

£23,344 to £26,620 Per Annum

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Wednesday 20th November 2024 at 11.59pm

Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment opportunity for a period of 12 months

This role has a hybrid working arrangement. We will expect you to attend our Chelmsford offices approximately 1 - 2 days per week. In the first 2 months of appointment to the role, you will be required to attend the office daily for training purposes.

The Role

Essex Legal Services (ELS) provides high quality, professional, legal advice across the Council and to increasing numbers of external clients.

As a caseworker in the Children and Education Team you will assist the lawyers to provide a high-quality advice and litigation service to meet the Council's corporate objectives and will support legally qualified and other colleagues, in providing routine admin and quasi legal tasks. Working directly to lawyers and paralegals, you will be commissioned to undertake various tasks such as preparing court bundles, organising meetings and administrative support. You will contribute to delivering a more efficient, professional service that is valued by our customers and improves their business.

The Children and Education legal team deal with highly sensitive, sometimes distressing, cases relating to child protection matters. You should therefore be resilient and empathetic. The team works at a very fast pace, often dealing with several urgent matters and it is therefore essential you are able to work under pressure and prioritise tasks.

The Opportunity

You will support legally qualified colleagues in the delivery of all aspects of routine legal work within the Children and Education team across the Council and to external customers which will include:

• Dealing predominantly with public law cases including care proceedings and adoption proceedings;
• Responsible for the smooth and efficient running of your allocated lawyers' day to day activities;
• Liaising with external solicitors, barristers, courts and CAFCASS;
• Processing applications, preparing court bundles;
• Lodging documents with the Court and other parties via the Family Public Law online portal;
• Diary management;
• General administration, including preparing bundles photocopying and scanning.

Accountabilities

• Good understanding of client needs and provides them with a service they value, which supports them in driving the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvements.
• Supports colleagues in the development of current and future business opportunities, to promote the Essex Legal Services' vision to the external market.
• Responsible for delivering personal objectives in support of the function's overall business plan.
• Develops good working relationships across the Council, schools, other local authorities and the private sector, to ensure a quality service is provided to the customer.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential

• Strong Administrative and IT skills including Outlook and Word.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate appropriately with a diverse range of clients and external organisations and professionals.
• Proven track record of excellent customer service skills.
• Works collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with colleagues and the client base, to understand customer needs with a strong focus on delivering positive outcomes which meet these needs and an ability to manage competing demands.

Desirable:

• Experience of working within an administrative role in legal setting in a public service or private sector environment, assisting in the provision of legal work preferably within family law.
• Experience of the Family Public Law Portal
• Experience of a Case Management System - ELS uses Visual Files.

Fire & Security Install / Commissioning Engineer – Essex



I am currently representing an established security company who have been running for over 20 years who are seeking a fire & security install / commissioning engineer to be working Essex.



Salary Package:

- £36,000 - £42,000
- Company Van – Private Use
- Fuel Card
- 20 Days Holidays
- Call Out Rota
- Overtime



Responsibilities:

- Installing Fire & Security Systems
- Commissioning Fire & Security Systems



Area Of Cover:

- Essex



Please Contact

Alex Bartley

RGB Network

Abartley @ RGB .co .uk

Office: 020 7932 2800

Nurse RGN

As a Security Officer.
Patrol and monitor the premises regularly to maintain order and establish presence
Monitor all access points and prevent any unauthorised or illegal activities
Investigate and report any suspicious incidents or hazardous conditions
Develop and implement security policies, protocols, and procedures
Respond to emergencies and provide necessary assistance
Train staff in security awareness and procedures
Coordinate with law enforcement and first responders during emergencies
Operate security control room equipment to monitor activities
Conduct security audits to identify potential problems related to physical security, staff safety, and asset protection
Install, support and maintain security systems and technology
Document and report all incidents related to security breaches
Participate in security risk assessments and propose proactive measures
Contact
01375401269
07944018125
manager@stonyrose.co.uk

EQUANS are recruiting for a Security Officer to be based in the University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3ZU. This is a permanent full-time role working 42 hours per week. On offer is a salary of £29,565 per annum and benefits package.

Shift Pattern:

4 on 4 off Days and night shifts of 12 hour per shift 7 am - 7 pm / 7pm - 7am

Overview:

The Security officer/Concierge is responsible for security integrity of a student accommodation campus, with 1,260 residents. To guard, patrol and protect, buildings, liaising with the University's in-house security team. To act as main front of house, welcoming and liaising with the residents, with the goal of delivering a memorable experience to all residents and visitors.

What will you deliver?

• To deliver all aspects of security whilst providing a safe and secure environment for the student residents in all 5 accommodation blocks and external areas of The Pastures and operate within scope of site Assignment Instructions.
• Support Reception and Helpdesk for accommodation, ensuring that every situation is handled in a courteous and professional manner and that all students and visitors are appropriately attended to.
• Support the distribution of all post and packages, using the systems and software provided as and when required.

Essential Requirements:

• You will be required to pass through a range of referencing and vetting checks.
• You must have lived in the UK for at least 5 years with a 5-year work history unless you have been in education.
• A background, qualification, or interest in the delivery of site security and/or customer service will be an advantage.
• Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.
• Possess a valid SIA License.

What can we offer you?

• Generous holiday allowance.
• Company share scheme.
• 2 paid volunteering days a year.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Employee assistance programme.

Who are we looking for?

• SIA / CCTV licence

• Excellent knowledge and working experience in a high-profile security industry/customer focused environment.

• A high-level client/customer focused approach and able to represent the Company in a professional and discreet manner always.

• Knowledge of public safety and security

• Ability to work with confidential and classified information.

• Knowledge of standard security and safety protocols.

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work well in a team.

• Quick thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Ability to work in high-pressure environments.

• Working knowledge of relevant computer applications.

• Team-player with a positive attitude to work.

• Personal presentation ambitious standards.

• First aider

Who are we?

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services - with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS' 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

What's next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

For more information about EQUANS, please visit:

https://www.equans.co.uk

At Equans we're committed to delivering a culture where everyone's voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You'll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.

The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.

Supervising Associate Lawyer - Criminal and Enforcement

Permanent, Full Time

£60,863 to £71,604 Per Annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 14th October 2024

Essex Legal Services (ELS) is part of Essex County Council (ECC) and offers flexible working practices in line with ECC's policy including hybrid working - in all cases this is offered in line with business needs. We will expect you to attend our Chelmsford offices approximately 2-3 days per week. Please note we welcome applications from candidates interested in a part time or job share opportunity.

Essex Legal Services (ELS) provides high quality, professional, legal advice across Essex County Council and to an increasing number of external clients.

We are currently recruiting for a Supervising Associate Criminal and Enforcement Lawyer to be part of a specialist Criminal and Enforcement law section within the Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Team. You will work closely with colleagues to ensure the delivery of a high performing, client facing legal service which proactively embraces change. This is a brilliant opportunity for the right person to build strong relationships with internal and external partners.

Essex County Council (ECC) is a diverse and large organisation that strives for excellence and delivers an outstanding service for residents across Essex. As the in-house legal service, ELS prides itself on providing a comprehensive legal service to the Council - most of our work is done in-house. We pride ourselves on valuing the people who work for us and provide a supportive working environment, where people work hard to do their best for Essex. The work can be demanding and we expect resilience but our senior leaders are committed to ensuring that ELS is a place where people want to stay.

We're looking for someone with excellent technical legal skills and relevant experience who can quickly pick things up. You will be a qualified solicitor / lawyer, or Chartered Legal Executive, with significant post qualification experience and a member of the appropriate professional body.

As part of a specialist legal team you will provide advice and guidance to employer clients both in house and to external public body clients. The work is interesting and rewarding and underpins effective decision making, performance management and ensuring statutory requirements are met.

This position will be fast-paced and it is therefore imperative you are highly motivated and confident in handling a full caseload consisting of both contentious and non-contentious criminal and enforcement matters including, but not limited to, the following:

• Fraud and Fraudulent Trading cases
• Consumer complaint prosecutions
• Planning and Environmental Enforcement Prosecutions
• Highways Enforcement Notices and Prosecutions

You will be positive, enthusiastic and have a passion for delivery of excellent client care and relationship management with a desire to contribute to the future of ELS and its delivery of legal services. The successful applicant will work closely with senior leaders and the role will include supervising staff.

Accountabilities

• Leading the provision of timely and accurate legal advice across the Council and to external clients to produce the best possible outcomes
• Responsible for delivering the strategic business plan for legal services which supports and drives the Council's wider Organisation Strategy and vision
• Responsible for assisting with development of staff in ELS, through supervision and line management and delivery of training and informal learning.
• Delegated functions as detailed in the Council's constitution (and as amended from time to time).
• Works closely with the Head of Service and senior leaders of ELS to develop current and future business opportunities, to promote the Essex Legal Services vision to the external market.
• Responsible for the delivery strategy for services, ensuring that performance is clearly defined in terms of benchmarked outcomes and short, medium and long term business targets

The Experience You Will Bring

Qualified solicitor or barrister or chartered legal executive enrolled with the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board or the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, as appropriate.

Line management and supervisory responsibility.

Significant experience of working within a legal setting in a politically sensitive environment, providing high-quality advice to a wide range of customers

Commercial awareness and financial acumen, with sufficient professional credibility to maintain the existing client base and develop new streams of business.

To read more about Essex Legal Services and the wider Corporate function of Essex County Council please follow this link: https://www.workingforessex.com/role/corporate-services

Pay and Reward

You'll also have access to the MyReward, a unique platform for Essex County Council employees to take advantage of including:

• Healthcare and Dental Plans at corporate rates
• Discounts and benefits at many local and national outlets including supermarkets, shopping, restaurants, technology purchases and holidays
• Discounts across Essex County Council's businesses, including Country Park Membership, ACL and more
• Generous holiday and special leave allowances (including the option to purchase extra holiday)
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance of three times annual salary
• Employee wellbeing and counselling
• Travel discounts & season ticket loans
• Learning and Development opportunities/coaching & mentoring
• Payment of professional fees for approved professions
• Eye care vouchers

You can read more here: pay and reward

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

To view our Organisational Behaviours information please follow this link .

Apply and next steps

Please apply via the Working for Essex website, ensuring you provide an up to date CV and supporting statement when prompted.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community here .

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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Criminal and Enforcement Lawyer

Permanent, Full Time

£47,472 to £55,850 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 2nd October 2024

Essex Legal Services (ELS) is part of Essex County Council (ECC) and offers flexible working practices in line with ECC's policy including hybrid working - in all cases this is offered in line with business needs. We will expect you to attend our Chelmsford offices approximately 2-3 days per week.

We are currently recruiting for a Criminal and Enforcement Lawyer to be part of a specialist Criminal and Enforcement law section within the Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Team. You will work closely with colleagues carrying out high quality criminal and enforcement work for both internal and external clients to ensure the delivery of a high performing, client facing legal service which proactively embraces change.

Essex County Council (ECC) is a diverse and large organisation that strives for excellence and delivers an outstanding service for residents across Essex. As the in-house legal service, ELS prides itself on providing a comprehensive legal service to the Council - most of our work is done in-house. We pride ourselves on valuing the people who work for us and provide a supportive working environment, where people work hard to do their best for Essex.

We're looking for someone to join a great team, who has with excellent technical legal skills and relevant experience who can quickly pick things up. You will be a qualified solicitor / lawyer, or Chartered Legal Executive, and be a member of the appropriate professional body.

As part of a specialist legal team, you will provide advice and guidance to clients both in house including work for Essex Trading Standards and Essex Highways and to external public body clients. The work is interesting and rewarding and underpins effective decision making, performance management and ensuring statutory requirements are met. This is a brilliant opportunity for the right person to develop their criminal and enforcement legal skills and experience and build strong relationships with internal and external partners.

The Role

The successful post holder will be responsible for the delivery of all aspects of legal advice within the Criminal and Enforcement Section, where you will be expected to build strong relationships with internal and external partners. This position will be fast-paced and it is therefore imperative you are highly motivated and confident in handling a full caseload consisting of both contentious and non-contentious criminal and enforcement matters including, but not limited to, the following:

• Fraud and Fraudulent Trading cases
• Consumer Protection prosecutions
• Planning and Environmental Enforcement Prosecutions
• Highways Enforcement Notices and Prosecutions

Job Purpose

As a qualified criminal and enforcement lawyer you will join a team that prides itself on the provision of high-quality advice, information, analysis and interpretation to clients that underpin effective decision making, meaningful performance management and meets statutory requirements.

Achieving good client service and making a real and demonstrable difference to the delivery of ELS' business and the business of our clients is core to our ethos.

You will be involved in potentially high profile and ground-breaking criminal and enforcement matters and will advise clients on all aspects of criminal and enforcement law issues in demanding circumstances which will at times have far reaching consequences.

The successful applicant will be a qualified solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive ideally with a minimum of 2 years' post-qualification (although qualified solicitors, barristers or Chartered Legal Executives with less than 2 years' post qualification will also be considered) and a member of the appropriate professional body. The post holder must have significant commercial awareness to contribute to the development of new external streams of business and the ability to build excellent working relationships. This role is working within the Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Team.

Accountabilities

As part of the Essex Legal Services' Dispute Resolution and Employment Law team, the post-holder will be responsible and accountable for:

• Providing timely and accurate legal advice across the Council and to external clients, including constructively challenging and exploring alternative options where appropriate to produce the best possible outcomes.
• Delivering outcomes against the business plan for legal services, which supports and drives the Council's wider Organisation Strategy and vision.
• Acting as a legal practitioner and advocate providing specialist advice, professional consultation and support to colleagues (where appropriate) within your team.
• Understanding client needs and providing them with a service they value; driving the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvement.
• Maintaining and actively progressing a full and varied caseload.
• Supporting the development of current and future business opportunities, to promote the Essex Legal Services' vision to the external market.
• Building strong working relationships across the team, the Council, schools, other local authorities and the private sector to ensure a quality advice service is provided to the customer.
• Understanding and performing delegated functions as detailed in the Council's constitution (and as amended from time to time).
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives that are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Qualified solicitor/barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with current membership of the Law Society or Bar Standards Board or Cilex.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, 2 years post-qualified experience and expert knowledge in relevant professional area (although lawyers with less post-qualified experience will be considered).
• Experience of working within a legal setting in a politically sensitive environment, providing high-quality advice to a wide range of clients.
• Experience advising at all stages of the criminal investigation process including pre-charge, reviewing evidence, assessing suitable legislation and drafting charges.
• Experience running criminal cases from laying the Information's through to sentencing demonstrating attention to detail at every stage.
• Experience acting as the reviewing lawyer on criminal matters.
• Experience drafting and serving formal Enforcement
• Some Advocacy experience in the Magistrates court would be an advantage though not essential.
• Experience instructing and liaising with Counsel.
• Commercial awareness with sufficient professional credibility to maintain the existing client base.
• Ability to work and think independently while maintaining focus on delivering team and corporate objectives.
• Proven track record of building strong working relationships across a large, complex organisation and with internal and external partners/stakeholders and clients.
• Ability to provide clear and succinct advice on complex matters to both the client base and junior colleagues.
• A strong focus on outcomes to achieve strategic objectives.

To read more about us please visit: Corporate Services

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email Resourcing.Team@essex.gov.uk

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page.

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Part Time Criminal and Enforcement Lawyer

Permanent, Part Time

£47,472 to £55,850 Per Annum - Full Time Equivalent

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 2nd October 2024

Please note that this is a part time opportunity offering 25 to 30 hours per week.

The pro rata salary for 25 hours per week is from £32,075 to £37,736 per annum and the pro rata salary for 30 hours per week is from £38,490 to £45,283 per annum.

Essex Legal Services (ELS) is part of Essex County Council (ECC) and offers flexible working practices in line with ECC's policy including hybrid working - in all cases this is offered in line with business needs. We will expect you to attend our Chelmsford offices approximately 2-3 days per week.

We are currently recruiting for a Criminal and Enforcement Lawyer to be part of a specialist Criminal and Enforcement law section within the Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Team. You will work closely with colleagues carrying out high quality criminal and enforcement work for both internal and external clients to ensure the delivery of a high performing, client facing legal service which proactively embraces change.

Essex County Council (ECC) is a diverse and large organisation that strives for excellence and delivers an outstanding service for residents across Essex. As the in-house legal service, ELS prides itself on providing a comprehensive legal service to the Council - most of our work is done in-house. We pride ourselves on valuing the people who work for us and provide a supportive working environment, where people work hard to do their best for Essex.

We're looking for someone to join a great team, who has with excellent technical legal skills and relevant experience who can quickly pick things up. You will be a qualified solicitor / lawyer, or Chartered Legal Executive, and be a member of the appropriate professional body.

As part of a specialist legal team, you will provide advice and guidance to clients both in house including work for Essex Trading Standards and Essex Highways and to external public body clients. The work is interesting and rewarding and underpins effective decision making, performance management and ensuring statutory requirements are met. This is a brilliant opportunity for the right person to develop their criminal and enforcement legal skills and experience and build strong relationships with internal and external partners.

The Role

The successful post holder will be responsible for the delivery of all aspects of legal advice within the Criminal and Enforcement Section, where you will be expected to build strong relationships with internal and external partners. This position will be fast-paced and it is therefore imperative you are highly motivated and confident in handling a full caseload consisting of both contentious and non-contentious criminal and enforcement matters including, but not limited to, the following:

• Fraud and Fraudulent Trading cases
• Consumer Protection prosecutions
• Planning and Environmental Enforcement Prosecutions
• Highways Enforcement Notices and Prosecutions

Job Purpose

As a qualified criminal and enforcement lawyer you will join a team that prides itself on the provision of high-quality advice, information, analysis and interpretation to clients that underpin effective decision making, meaningful performance management and meets statutory requirements.

Achieving good client service and making a real and demonstrable difference to the delivery of ELS' business and the business of our clients is core to our ethos.

You will be involved in potentially high profile and ground-breaking criminal and enforcement matters and will advise clients on all aspects of criminal and enforcement law issues in demanding circumstances which will at times have far reaching consequences.

The successful applicant will be a qualified solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive ideally with a minimum of 2 years' post-qualification (although qualified solicitors, barristers or Chartered Legal Executives with less than 2 years' post qualification will also be considered) and a member of the appropriate professional body. The post holder must have significant commercial awareness to contribute to the development of new external streams of business and the ability to build excellent working relationships. This role is working within the Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Team.

Accountabilities

As part of the Essex Legal Services' Dispute Resolution and Employment Law team, the post-holder will be responsible and accountable for:

• Providing timely and accurate legal advice across the Council and to external clients, including constructively challenging and exploring alternative options where appropriate to produce the best possible outcomes.
• Delivering outcomes against the business plan for legal services, which supports and drives the Council's wider Organisation Strategy and vision.
• Acting as a legal practitioner and advocate providing specialist advice, professional consultation and support to colleagues (where appropriate) within your team.
• Understanding client needs and providing them with a service they value; driving the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvement.
• Maintaining and actively progressing a full and varied caseload.
• Supporting the development of current and future business opportunities, to promote the Essex Legal Services' vision to the external market.
• Building strong working relationships across the team, the Council, schools, other local authorities and the private sector to ensure a quality advice service is provided to the customer.
• Understanding and performing delegated functions as detailed in the Council's constitution (and as amended from time to time).
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives that are defined annually within the performance management framework.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Qualified solicitor/barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with current membership of the Law Society or Bar Standards Board or Cilex.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, 2 years post-qualified experience and expert knowledge in relevant professional area (although lawyers with less post-qualified experience will be considered).
• Experience of working within a legal setting in a politically sensitive environment, providing high-quality advice to a wide range of clients.
• Experience advising at all stages of the criminal investigation process including pre-charge, reviewing evidence, assessing suitable legislation and drafting charges.
• Experience running criminal cases from laying the Information's through to sentencing demonstrating attention to detail at every stage.
• Experience acting as the reviewing lawyer on criminal matters.
• Experience drafting and serving formal Enforcement
• Some Advocacy experience in the Magistrates court would be an advantage though not essential.
• Experience instructing and liaising with Counsel.
• Commercial awareness with sufficient professional credibility to maintain the existing client base.
• Ability to work and think independently while maintaining focus on delivering team and corporate objectives.
• Proven track record of building strong working relationships across a large, complex organisation and with internal and external partners/stakeholders and clients.
• Ability to provide clear and succinct advice on complex matters to both the client base and junior colleagues.
• A strong focus on outcomes to achieve strategic objectives.

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Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

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We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

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Role: Prison Security Escort

Location: HMP Chelmsford

Standard Rate: £11.44 per hour + 33 days holiday pay

Overtime rate: £15.22ph (overtime after 37.5 hours)

Duration: Temporary role, with the opportunity to be long term

Typical hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00-17:00

As a Prison Security Escort, you will work alongside the prison service, assisting our client who is responsible for the maintenance of the buildings. You will be a part of security team where you will escort and oversee contractors such as carpenters, plumbers and electricians, whilst they complete their maintenance work.

Duties of a Prison Security Escort Include (but not limited to)

• Checking the identification of the contractors
• Checking contractors have been briefed on security measures
• Booking in and out of the contractors
• Creating a tool list
• Escorting contractors through the prison to their place of work
• Overseeing contractors whilst they are working (Please note you will have to stay with the contractors at all times)
• Checking contractor tools are all accounted for prior to leaving work area
• Using the radio to request permission to move contractors within the prison

About You:

• You will have good communication skills
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Be safety conscious
• Have been living in the UK for the past 3+ years
• Be able to pass security vetting (includes providing references, passing security police checks & providing photo identification)

Why should you apply?

• 33 days holiday per year
• No experience required
• Full training provided
• Access to internal roles within a government facility, often with the potential to apply to permanent positions

Due to the nature of the environment, you will be asked to complete the standard Security Vetting for the establishments.

If you are interested in this Prison Security Escort position based at Chelmsford,CM2 6JT please apply and we will be in touch.

SkyBlue is an equal opportunity employer.

Locum Criminal and Enforcement Lawyer

Temporary (6 months), Full Time

The Role

The successful post holder will be responsible for the delivery of all aspects of legal advice within the Criminal and Enforcement Section, where you will be expected to build strong relationships with internal and external partners. This position will be fast-paced and it is therefore imperative you are highly motivated and confident in handling a full caseload consisting of both contentious and non-contentious criminal and enforcement matters including, but not limited to, the following:

Complex fraud cases
Confiscation proceedings
Consumer complaint prosecutions
Planning and Environmental Enforcement Prosecutions
Highways Enforcement Notices and Prosecutions

Job Purpose

As a qualified criminal and enforcement lawyer you will join a team that prides itself on the provision of high quality advice, information, analysis and interpretation to clients that underpin effective decision making, meaningful performance management and meets statutory requirements.

Achieving good client service and making a real and demonstrable difference to the delivery of ELS’ business and the business of our clients is core to our ethos.

You will be involved in potentially high profile and ground-breaking criminal and enforcement matters and will advise clients on all aspects of criminal and enforcement law issues in demanding circumstances which will at times have far reaching consequences.

The successful applicant will be a qualified solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive ideally with a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification (although qualified solicitors, barristers or Chartered Legal Executives with less than 2 years’ post qualification will also be considered) and a member of the appropriate professional body. The post holder must have significant commercial awareness to contribute to the development of new external streams of business and the ability to build excellent working relationships. This role is working within the Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Team

Service/Functional Accountabilities

As part of the Essex Legal Services’ Dispute Resolution and Employment Law team, the post-holder will be responsible and accountable for:

Providing timely and accurate legal advice across the Council and to external clients, including constructively challenging and exploring alternative options where appropriate to produce the best possible outcomes
Delivering outcomes against the business plan for legal services, which supports and drives the Council’s wider Organisation Strategy and vision
Acting as a legal practitioner and advocate providing specialist advice, professional consultation and support to colleagues (where appropriate) within your team
Understanding client needs and providing them with a service they value; driving the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvement
Maintaining and actively progressing a full and varied caseload
Supporting the development of current and future business opportunities, to promote the Essex Legal Services’ vision to the external market
Building strong working relationships across the team, the Council, schools, other local authorities and the private sector to ensure a quality advice service is provided to the customer
Understanding and performing delegated functions as detailed in the Council’s constitution (and as amended from time to time)
Specific individual and shared targets and objectives that are defined annually within the performance management framework

The Experience You Will Bring

Qualified solicitor/barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with current membership of the Law Society or Bar Standards Board or Cilex
Evidence of continuing professional development, 2 years post-qualified experience and expert knowledge in relevant professional area (although lawyers with less post-qualified experience will be considered)
Experience of working within a legal setting in a politically sensitive environment, providing high-quality advice to a wide range of clients
Experience advising at all stages of the criminal investigation process including pre-charge, review of evidence, assessing suitable legislation and drafting charges
Experience running criminal cases from laying Information’s through to sentencing and showing a high level of attention to detail at every stage
Experience acting as the reviewing lawyer on criminal matters
Experience drafting formal Notices
Liaising with Counsel
Commercial awareness with sufficient professional credibility to maintain the existing client base
Ability to work and think independently while maintaining focus on delivering team and corporate objectives
Proven track record of building strong working relationships across a large, complex organisation and with internal and external partners/stakeholders and clients
Ability to provide clear and succinct advice on complex matters to both to both the client base and junior colleagues
A strong focus on outcomes to achieve strategic objectives

Hours Per Week: 35.00
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Pay Per Hour: £40.00-£50.00
Location: Chelmsford, Essex

Should you wish to apply for this job opportunity, please send an up to date CV.

This role calls for a flexible approach to working times, good communication skills and the ability to provide a first class service to the public.
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You will be required to travel between sites and clean to a high standard. The post may involve the handling of money including cashing up, cleaning, liaising with management and carrying out stock takes.

Our cleaners are required to work a shift rotation, which includes, at times late finishing, starting early and working weekends and bank holidays. The sites are open every day except Christmas Day.

If you feel you have the skills needed to improve our public convenience service please submit your CV and a covering letter demonstrating your suitability for the role based on the competencies outlined in the attached job description and person specification. Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@tendringdc.gov.uk. Alternatively, you may submit an online application form by following the link below:

https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/job-vacancies-page/casual-public-convenience-cleaner

You must hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle during your employment.

Please do not include your photo, date of birth, or your personal characteristics in your CV.

Please note that your CV and supporting statement will be shared with the Recruitment Panel.

Role: Prison Security Escort

Location: HMP Chelmsford

Standard Rate: £11.44 per hour + 33 days holiday pay

Overtime rate: £15.22ph (overtime after 37.5 hours)

Duration: Temporary role, with the opportunity to be long term

Typical hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00-17:00

As a Prison Security Escort, you will work alongside the prison service, assisting our client who is responsible for the maintenance of the buildings. You will be a part of security team where you will escort and oversee contractors such as carpenters, plumbers and electricians, whilst they complete their maintenance work.

Duties of a Prison Security Escort Include (but not limited to)

• Checking the identification of the contractors
• Checking contractors have been briefed on security measures
• Booking in and out of the contractors
• Creating a tool list
• Escorting contractors through the prison to their place of work
• Overseeing contractors whilst they are working (Please note you will have to stay with the contractors at all times)
• Checking contractor tools are all accounted for prior to leaving work area
• Using the radio to request permission to move contractors within the prison

About You:

• You will have good communication skills
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Be safety conscious
• Have been living in the UK for the past 3+ years
• Be able to pass security vetting (includes providing references, passing security police checks & providing photo identification)

Why should you apply?

• 33 days holiday per year
• No experience required
• Full training provided
• Access to internal roles within a government facility, often with the potential to apply to permanent positions

Due to the nature of the environment, you will be asked to complete the standard Security Vetting for the establishments.

If you are interested in this Prison Security Escort position based at Chelmsford,CM2 6JT please apply and we will be in touch.

SkyBlue is an equal opportunity employer.

This role calls for a flexible approach to working times, good communication skills and the ability to provide a first class service to the public.
‍
You will be required to travel between sites and clean to a high standard. The post may involve the handling of money including cashing up, cleaning, liaising with management and carrying out stock takes.

Our cleaners are required to work a shift rotation, which includes, at times late finishing, starting early and working weekends and bank holidays. The sites are open every day except Christmas Day.

If you feel you have the skills needed to improve our public convenience service please submit your CV and a covering letter demonstrating your suitability for the role based on the competencies outlined in the attached job description and person specification. Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@tendringdc.gov.uk. Alternatively, you may submit an online application form by following the link below:

https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/job-vacancies-page/casual-public-convenience-cleaner

You must hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle during your employment.

Please do not include your photo, date of birth, or your personal characteristics in your CV.

Please note that your CV and supporting statement will be shared with the Recruitment Panel.

Arc Legal Group is a specialist provider of ancillary insurance products and services with deep knowledge and experience in each of our chosen markets. With over two decades of industry experience, we are experts in our field with superb products and market knowledge with digital innovation at the heart of our business. We are reliable, ethical, and obsessed with delivering high quality ‘bespoke’ products and excellent customer service.

Are you are a confident and detail-oriented individual with a passion for numbers and finance? Let’s talk.

We are seeking an analytical and diligent Finance Reconciliations Administrator to join our growing financial operations team. Insurance or Financial services experience is desirable, but not essential as full training will be given.

Ideally you’ll have experience of reconciliations or sales ledger along with credit control knowledge or cash collection/chasing payments as in this role, you will:

· Generate invoices, credit notes and reconciliations

· Perform credit control duties

· Provide support on premium and claims queries

· Complete ad-hoc projects and audits

· Accurately review and process high volumes of declarations

· Resolve queries related to fluctuating declarations

To excel in this role, you must have:

· Excellent communication and analytical abilities

· Strong organisational and time management skills

· High attention to detail

· Confidence working independently

In addition to a salary that reflects the skills and experience you bring to the role we'll give you:

*A great culture and environment to work in

*Private Medical Insurance

*Dental Insurance

*25 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holiday

*Additional days off each year as 'AmTrust Days' (up to 12 extra days per year)

*Pension

*Discounted gym membership

Arc Legal Group, an AmTrust International business, is a specialist provider of ancillary insurance products and services with deep knowledge and experience in each of our chosen markets. With over two decades of industry experience, we are experts in our field with superb products and market knowledge with digital innovation at the heart of our business. We are reliable, ethical, and obsessed with delivering high quality ‘bespoke’ products and excellent customer service.

We are currently looking for a Finance Team Leader to join our team, based in our offices in Colchester.

The role will support the day to day activities of the Premium, Claims and Credit Control teams as we go through an exciting period of growth and process improvement implementation.

To be successful in this role, you will have a strong background in finance and people management; conducting 121’s, annual performance reviews and producing KPI’s. Other duties include assisting with the preparation of the monthly Premium and Claims MI, reviewing and approving adjustments and invoices, along with approving payments via online banking within a set authority limits.

You’ll have strong data analysis and MI reporting skills along with a can-do attitude.

Credit Control and Insurance industry knowledge are desirable, but not as essential as the ability to successfully manage teams.

Along with basic contractual benefits, such as 25 days holidays and pension, we offer a host of other benefits including free insurances (Private medical insurance, Dental insurance, Life Assurance, Income Protection and Travel), discounted gym membership, fruit delivered to the office twice a week, 24/7 virtual GP support and free parking.