HR, Compliance and Outreach Officer (Ref: 1858)

HR, Compliance and Outreach Officer (Ref: 1858)
QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers
Part-time (2-3 days per week)
£Competitive

QEB Hollis Whiteman is a leading barristers chambers situated within the square mile in the City of London. Their members are instructed in the most serious, high-profile, and ground-breaking cases of the day and together they are considered amongst the elite in their respective fields.

With 75 barristers, including 24 Kings Counsel and 4 Treasury Counsel, they are regarded nationally and internationally as a leading set in the fields of their specialist areas include: Corporate and Financial Crime, General Crime, Professional Regulation & Discipline, Private Prosecutions and Inquests, Inquiries & Public Law.

Chambers are seeking to recruit a proactive and personable member of staff with sound HR knowledge and experience to join their administrative team and work alongside the Equality and Diversity Committee.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Chambers Manager, Stacey Hunt, the duties will be:

• Drafting, updating and implementing policy documents to align with Bar Council regulations.
• Implementing an Equality action plan, with EDI data collation and analysis.
• Managing the administration of two committees within Chambers: Pupillage Committee and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee. This will involve drafting/maintaining agendas, co-ordinating and diarising meetings, taking minutes, chasing committee members action points and collating documents drafted.
• Acting as a point-of-contact between committees, joining up shared issues and notifying committee chairs of potential areas of cross-over.
• Managing the administration of pupillage recruitment, including collating written applications, redaction of applications, arranging interviews and application markers and collating diversity statistics.
• Managing and growing chambers relationship and events with local schools and universities as part of their outreach programme.
• Providing support, advice and guidance in relation to reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils, barristers, staff and visitors to chambers.

Applicants should note that committees meet quarterly and ordinarily meet after the courts close at 4:30pm, so may go into the early evening. Pupillage interviews may take place on a maximum of three Saturdays a year and the applicant will need to be present for them.

This is a part-time role, but it is new and has been created with a real opportunity for growth. Competitive salary based on experience. This role will require routine working in Chambers (flexible arrangements are available).

Applicants should email their CV with a covering letter explaining why they believe that they are suitable for this position to Sarah Willshee sarah@abcllp.com | Georgina Sundown georgina@abcllp.com

Applicants should specifically address their experience (if any) with:

• HR experience and policy drafting.
• Outreach work, including working with schools and universities.
• Barristers chambers, or similarly structured organisations.
• Secretarial work, especially providing administrative support to committees or boards.

For all enquiries or for a confidential discussion, please contact:

ABC Chambers Solutions LLP on 0203 890 8190 | Sarah Willshee sarah@abcllp.com | Georgina Sundown georgina@abcllp.com

All third-party applications will be forwarded to ABC Chambers Solutions.

All applicants are requested to complete an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion form, available here

ABC are committed to equality and to fostering diversity in our profession. We will treat everyone equally and irrespective of their age, background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Please advise us in advance of the interview if you have any access needs (including those arising from neurodiversity) and/or require reasonable adjustments for the interview so that we can make appropriate arrangements.