Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer

Job Description

Head of Legal & Deputy Monitoring Officer Locum 6 Months + Yorkshire Hybrid working £500 - 800 per day A Head of Legal is required to join a local authority in the Yorkshire on a temporary basis for a period of 6+ Months whilst permanent recruitment takesplace. Our client is ideally looking for someone to be the lead on governance, strategic and transformation projects. As well as direct line management and MO duties. This role is offered on a hybrid working basis with the expectation of attending the officeonce per week. Due to the nature of the role, the client would like someone to take on the position on a full time basis however part-time candidates who can commit to 4 days per week will also be considered. This role is suitable for a qualified Solicitoror Barrister with Deputy Monitoring Officer Experience gained within Local Government. The post will ideally run for a period of 6 months initially and will further extend depending on permanent recruitment. Duties will include; * Acting as a line managerfor Team Leader across the Legal Team * Providing advice and guidance on the Councils constitution and dealing with complaints under the councillors Code of Conduct * Advising the Local Authority in various day to day legal issues as Principal Legal Advisorand member of the senior management team * Liaising with external Democratic Services function and carrying out the role of Monitoring Officer * Providing training on governance to colleagues and being responsible for governance audit * Acting as the adviserto various committees * Advising on high profile strategic projects as well as liaising with external auditors * Assisting the Director of Law and Governance and deputizing when necessary * Advising on and drafting responses to complaints made under the CouncilsCorporate Complaints Procedure and complaints made to the Local Government Ombudsman * Giving advice related to Election Law * Carrying out the Councils Performance Development Review cycle to review the performance and development of the wider team * Assessingneeds and carrying out the relevant training and CPD as appropriate * Undertaking administrative duties such as the registration of electors and the organisation of elections i.e. processing postal votes, canvassing properties during office hours Our clientis happy to consider candidates on either a part time or full time basis and ideally those with previous Monitoring Officer or Deputy Monitoring Officer experience within a local authority. We encourage interested applicants to apply immediately to be consideredfor short listing. Alternatively should you require further information or wish to discuss your suitability before applying please contact Sara Robinson in our Manchester office for a confidential discussion. Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusiveand accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. We can adapt our processes to accommodate everybody, so please let us know how we can help improve your recruitment experience. Please note,our advertisements use years experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide based on the specific skills set out in the advert. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil therole. Our Consultants assess based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.