Executive Officer

Executive Officer Leeds Combined Court
The Court House 1 Oxford Row Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 3BG

• Full time in the office
• Monday to Friday - 9am - 5:00pm
• Long term temporary contract, likely to be extended due to business requirements
• £12.74 rising to £14.66 after 12 weeks

Role Overview:
We are currently recruiting for a full time Executive Officer at Leeds Combined Court with our client, The Ministry of Justice.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead a team of staff ensuring that its members are organised, and fully skilled to meet their work objectives. Effectively managing both team and individual performance, addressing any issues as they arise, in line with HR policy.
• Assign responsibilities for action and monitoring progress against plans.
• Ensure that performance management and reward & recognition systems are utilised effectively throughout area of responsibility, ensuring consistent standards through benchmarking, and encouraging and rewarding good ideas and creativity.
• Plan, co-ordinate and organise training and development for staff. Ensuring that learning & development needs of all staff, including inductees, are identified and met.
• Identify staff potential and develop in line with business and individual needs.
• Identify recruitment needs and retention issues, assessing resource requirements against demands.
• Be responsible for health and safety issues for the team and their immediate working environment.
• Take a lead in employee engagement activities to maintain good working relationships with staff and to improve service delivery and staff morale / motivation.
• Ensure staff are aware of HMCTS strategic objectives and are updated in relation to corporate messages.
• Role model HMCTS values, and apply policies and procedures (including diversity, attendance and discipline).
• All Grade EO staff are expected to perform other management roles in addition to their own role.

Skill and Experience required:

• Great communication skills and excellent telephone manner
• Able to work at pace
• Able to multitask
• Strong admin ability
• IT literate, use of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel

If this sounds like the ideal role for you, apply now!