Programme Support Officer
• Make an excellent contribution to the development of the SRA’s regulatory reform programme
• Have an impact on the market for legal services and legal education in England and Wales
• The challenge of a fast paced and varied environment
• Excellent benefits
The Role
You will be responsible for supporting the management of a broad programme of work for the SRA’s Regulation and Education team. We have a major policy reform programme underway to change the way we regulate including a review of our Handbook and qualification requirements for solicitors. As a Programme Support Officer you will develop relationships with senior project sponsors and work closely with our Policy Managers to plan, agree project deliverables, scope and measures of success. You will monitor the performance of the projects against the plans, whilst ensuring that timing, costs, deliverables and expected benefits remain aligned throughout the project. You will produce and update clear and concise project documentation, timetables, risk and issue logs, whilst also having the capability to review any lessons learned and make any recommendations to drive continuous improvement. You will also run the monthly Policy Programme board which will involve agreeing the agenda, collating and circulating papers, and writing minutes of the meetings. This is an exciting opportunity to join a great team!
What we’re looking for
• Experience of project support/management preferably in a policy environment
• Self-starter who's confident working with senior staff
• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Organised across multiple priorities and attention to detail
• Experience of creating project documentation
• Ability to understand and challenge competing perspectives
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter. Please ensure that your CV and covering letter clearly demonstrate how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience requirements of the role.
Essential
Experience of project support or management
Demonstrable ability to support the execution of policy projects through effective project management
Experience of creating project documentation
Good oral and written communication skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Good IT skills, including the use of MS Office suite of programmes
Desirable
Understanding of one or more of: regulation, consumer policy, economics, legal services market, education and training
Project management qualification such as PRINCE 2
Experience of providing committee secretarial support
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.
Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.
We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.
This opportunity is closed to applicants.