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Director of Planning Programmes and Engagementopen

Bar Standards Board

London

Job ID-173

Deadline for applications: 1st December 2024

Inclusive Boards is delighted to be supporting the Bar Standards Board (BSB) in their search for a Director of Planning Programmes and Engagement.

We are also supporting the BSB in their search for a Director of Legal and Knowledge Management. To explore this opportunity please refer to our opportunities page. 

Director of Planning Programmes and Engagement

The Bar Standards Board is the independent regulator for barristers and related specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales.  We exercise the regulatory functions delegated to us by the Bar Council in line with the regulatory objectives laid down by the Legal Services Act 2007. The primary role of the Board is to ensure that we act in the public interest in accordance with those objectives. To that end, we set education and training requirements, establish and maintain professional standards, authorise organisations, and deal with questions of professional misconduct. 

As Director of Planning Programmes and Engagement you will ensure that the Bar Standards Board is adequately resourced to deliver business plans and programmes which advance its public interest objectives and that key stakeholders are fully informed of, and engaged by, our plans. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will take collective responsibility for the strategic and operational leadership and organisational culture of the BSB.

To review further information about this role, including time commitment, remuneration and person specification, please download the candidate pack using the links on this page. 

If you wish to apply for this position, please supply the following by 23:59 on 01/12/2024:

  • A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements.
  • A cover letter demonstrating by examples the essential experience, knowledge, and personal attributes described in the person specification as well as your motivations for applying. ​​​For your application, you must use the cover letter template which is available via the candidate pack.
    • Experience (suggested length – 500 words)
    • Knowledge (suggested length – 500 words)
    • Personal Attributes (suggested length – 500 words)
    • Motivations (suggested length – 300 words)
  • For your application please use the cover letter template which is available via the candidate pack.
  • Details of two professional referees together with a brief statement of their relationship to you and over what time period they have known you. Referees will not be contacted without your prior consent.

To find out more, or request support when applying, please get in touch with one of our consultants by emailing BSB@inclusiveboards.co.uk

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