Coordinator - Accreditation

Permanent
Full time
35 hours per week
£25,500 per annum
Hybrid - home based and Birmingham
What’s in it for you?

• Working for a prestigious and reputable organisation
• Providing casework support for a variety of activities
• Opportunities to be involved in technical and development initiatives
• Excellent benefits package

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Coordinator within the Accreditation Technical team at the Law Society. The accreditation schemes promote high standards in the legal service provision and ensure that clients are easily able to identify legal practitioners with proven competency in given areas of law. You will be responsible for investigating and making decisions on the award of accreditation for both firm based and individual applicants. You will ensure scheme members maintain relevant standards of competency and expertise by undertaking periodic audits and re-accreditation assessments as well as actively contributing to the continuous improvement of the accreditation schemes, working alongside product development and operational teams within the organisation.


What we’re looking for

• Ability to analyse facts and evaluate options critically
• Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
• Effective report writing skills
• Supports an ethos of continuous improvement, both with people and processes
• Proven ability to work proactively, within tight and challenging timeframes

Essential

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Ability to provide constructive feedback

A resilient, flexible and adaptable individual and champion of change

Ability to analyse facts and evaluate options critically

Advanced analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to organise work to deliver on time and to agreed standards

Proven ability to work proactively, within tight and challenging timeframes

Results focused

Supports an ethos of continuous improvement, both with people and processes in order to improve the business area performance

Strong verbal and active listening skills

Customer focused

Comfortable working within a team or independently using own initiative

Desirable

Proven experience of working with quality standards used in membership and/or commercial organisations

Knowledge and experience of legal practice management

Effective report writing skills

Demonstrate energy, confidence, enthusiasm and commitment

Knowledge/Understanding of changing legal landscape

Proven ability to build strong networks and to develop key relationships both internally and externally

We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

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.
Vacancy closing date: 12/12/2016, 23:55
The Law Society is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.