Services Development Officer

Salary: up to £44,215 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Location: High Holborn, London – Hybrid working, with up to 3 days a week working from home
Hours: 35 hours per week – Full-Time

Closing Date: Sunday 22 September 2024
Proposed Interview Date: week beginning Monday 30 September 2024

The Bar Council is the voice of the barrister profession in England and Wales. We lead, represent and support the Bar in the public interest, championing the rule of law and access to justice. Our nearly 18,000 members – self-employed and employed barristers – make up a united Bar that is strong, inclusive, independent and influential.

As the General Council of the Bar, we’re the approved regulator for all practising barristers in England and Wales. We delegate our regulatory functions to the operationally independent Bar Standards Board (BSB).

Reporting to the Head of Services, the Services Development Officer will assist the Services Department’s Leadership Team (the Director of Services, Head of Services, and Head of Training and Events) with the research, development and implementation of new income-generating services and products offered by the Bar Council to its members and any affiliated organisations, associations and individuals. They will be responsible for ensuring that the services and products they help to introduce are appropriately assessed, risk-managed and implemented, and that they take advantage of the skills and expertise of those working throughout the organisation.

The role requires a creative and professional individual capable of independent working and with an aptitude for stakeholder research, project management and the development of business cases. The Services Development Officer will be in regular communication with the Bar Council’s members and, as such, must be a confident and professional individual.

In return the Bar Council offers excellent terms and conditions of employment, including:
• Up to 31 days annual leave
• Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Life cover, and more

For more information about this role please or to apply for the role please see here. All candidates are required to apply online, and CVs will not be accepted.

Candidates with a disability who require reasonable adjustments should contact, HR HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk. The Bar Council is Disability Confident. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role will be guaranteed an interview under this scheme.

The General Council of the Bar aims to recruit a talented workforce and values the diversity in background, skills and experience of its staff. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all job applicants irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, maternity or pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status or gender re-assignment.