The Crown Prosecution Service is pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for the position of Deputy Director of Legal Policy.
About the Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service sits at the heart of the criminal justice system, working with partners to help keep the public safe. We prosecute criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and other investigative organisations in England and Wales. Our duty is to make sure that the right person is prosecuted for the right offence, and to bring offenders to justice wherever possible. These offences include all types of serious crime including murder, rape, burglary, terrorism, domestic abuse and multi-million-pound fraud cases. We also work across borders to tackle cybercrime, human trafficking, and drugs smuggling, and use our powers to confiscate the proceeds of crime at home and abroad.
About the role
As Deputy Director of Legal Policy, you advise the Director of Policy on the coordination, development, and implementation of legal policy and guidance. You lead and manage the legal policy team, including parliamentary strategy and research, and set clear performance expectations. You work with the Director General Legal Delivery (DG Legal) team to ensure legal guidance is developed effectively across the Directorate.
About you
We're looking for a qualified barrister or solicitor with experience of strategic legal policy formulation. You must have experience providing legal policy advice, input and decision-making. You must be able to demonstrate strong technical legal expertise, with evidence of both the depth and breadth of your professional experience.
About our benefits
At the Crown Prosecution Service, we pride ourselves on providing benefits that ensure our employees' needs are central. We want to ensure you can thrive at work and home, offering support to achieve a balance. This includes flexible working hours, flexibility to support caring responsibilities and a family-friendly approach to work. We also offer a range of benefits including:
* flexible and family-friendly working
* competitive salary
* Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.9%
* 25 days leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
* 3 days paid volunteering leave
* an extra privilege day for the King's birthday
* £350 a year individual learning budget
* wellbeing support and counselling
* Cycle2work scheme, high street retailer offers and discounts
If you want to make a positive contribution to society supporting the vital work we do, find out more and apply today.