Locum Deputy Monitoring Officer – £500 - £600 per day – Remote Working – East Midlands
Venn Group’s specialist legal team are excited to be recruiting for a Deputy Monitoring Officer to join a Public Sector Organisation legal team in the East Midlands.
The assignment is offered for an initial period 3-6 months with the possibility of extension thereafter dependent upon an upcoming organisation restructure. This role will be offered on a predominantly remote basis with the expectation of attending the office 1-2 days a week from July. Due to the managerial nature of the role, ideally the client would like someone to take on the position who is available to work 3-5 days per week.
Duties may include:
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Supporting the Monitoring Officer (MO) with statutory duties and deputising for the MO including during prolonged covid related sickness absence
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Deputising for the MO at Executive Management Team (Directors, CFO and CEO) meetings and being part of the extended Executive Leadership team
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Leading the legal team including service development, operational management, recruitment of legal, governance and company secretary staff and management, development, support and supervision of staff
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Leading on the review and implementation of revised arrangements for the Overview & Scrutiny function including commissioning the CFGS
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Leading on the review and implementation of revised Information Governance arrangements including management of the UK GDPR function
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Deputising for the MO including leading and managing the Procurement and Democratic Services Teams
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Advising on Local Government Law and the constitution including statutory powers, mayoral General Power of Competence and decision making of the CA Board and Officers
The position offers a daily rate of £500-£600 dependent upon levels of experience.
To apply for this position, please contact Connie Ross or Tom Hoult at Venn Group on 0121 616 0660, alternatively email midlandslegal@venngroup.com
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