Job Description

Details

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Reference number

405772

Salary

52,867 - 66,606
London: 57,114 - 66,606 or Regional: 52,867 - 58,486
GBP

Job grade

Grade 7
Grade C

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

ORR - Legal

Type of role

Legal Services

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London, Manchester, York

About the job

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Job summary

Legal Services is a highly regarded team from a mixture of Civil Service and private practice backgrounds. The team provides legal advice in respect of all ORR's functions and on corporate matters such as IT and employment.

Job description

The successful applicant will be responsible for advising in the area of railway safety enforcement with a focus on criminal prosecution work as well as advising on matters in relation to our economic functions.


This role offers the opportunity to enjoy a varied and stimulating case load, whilst participating in shaping the policies of our organisation.

Person specification

For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Additional Information

At ORR, our hybrid working means that we currently work from our workplace location a minimum of 40% of our working week, although requirements to attend other offsite locations for official business, also count towards this level of attendance. Working arrangements are subject to continuous review.

Behaviours

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


Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

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


Experience of: o Civil or criminal litigation (including a sound knowledge of the Code for Crown Prosecutors); or o Health and safety prosecutions o Legal Professional skills - excellent legal skills, including strong analytical powers and the ability to master new areas of law quickly

Benefits

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A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%


Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Job Information Pack.


Find out what our colleagues have to say about their ORR careers Our people Office of Rail and Road (orr.gov.uk).

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.
For information on the selection process, please see the attached Job Information Pack and .



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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 .
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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Jake Brown Email : jake.brown@orr.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : peopleservices@orr.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact ORR via email: peopleservices@orr.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website here: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-complaints/