Prosecution Lawyer - Rotherham (Local Authority role)

Initial 3-6 month contract

Rate: Negotiable (Umbrella)

37 hours per week. Hybrid working. 3 days per week in office.
 

1. Provide full specialist professional service and advice to the service and its customers, including caseload management of the most complex work and provision of leadership and technical expertise to the wider team.
2. Lead/facilitate other staff to ensure effective service delivery and delivery of projects, including training, planning and allocating work, checking work is done to time and quality and carrying out on-job training
3. Carry out research, monitoring of data and reviews of local and national policy and best practice
4. Provide effective performance management and coordination of the resources allocated to the delivery of projects and the service, including contract management of providers
5. Act as a champion for service development and improvement within the service, role modelling research into practice, ensuring performance indicators and targets are met.
6. Organise and chair meetings, focus groups and working groups, both internal and external, including setting or agreeing agendas
7. Ensure good financial management to meet budgetary targets
8. Promote good working relationships with internal customers, other local authorities, outside agencies and the private sector
9. Present formal and informal reports to all levels of management and Elected Members, including recommendations for improvement or future action
10. Handle customer complaints (verbal and written) to the appropriate resolution within agreed timescales

If you have any questions about this role or wish to apply, please contact isobel@deekay.co.uk who will respond at the earliest convenience.