Id Job: 3172324
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We are Britain’s national equality regulator and a United Nations accredited ‘A status’ national human rights institution.
We uphold people’s rights without fear or favour. We use the full force of our legal powers to defend people from unfair or unequal treatment and to challenge breaches of the law. We advise on developing laws and provide guidance, training and support to enable compliance.
We bring people together to create change. We work with employers, governments and a wide range of organisations, to promote understanding of equality and human rights and we support them to make improvements in practice.
Our new strategy for 2022-25 gives us a strong platform to show that we will use our powers to protect and promote equality and human rights, and that we have identified the main challenges in society where we can make a difference in our role as a regulator.
This position offers a rewarding insight into the Commission’s enforcement role. As an Enforcement Team member, you will have the opportunity to learn new regulatory skills, work on a variety of enforcement projects using our different legal powers, and contribute to the strategic direction of our enforcement work.
You will be responsible for conducting high profile regulatory work, under the supervision of a Principal lawyer. You will need to be motivated, organised and enjoy working on a range of tasks and projects both individually and as part of a wider team.
Other responsibilities will include, assessing equality issues and identifying action that we may take, analysing compliance with legal and regulatory obligations, and work relating to our power to enter legally binding agreements under section 23 of the Equality Act 2006.
You will be working as part of a wider team who conduct cutting-edge litigation and interventions across a range of equality and human rights law. You will need to fulfil this role in a way that is in keeping with our values of fairness, dignity and respect, and display flexibility, accountability and initiative.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Qualified solicitor, barrister, advocate/solicitor advocate (or other equivalent legal qualification) entitled to practice in England and Wales, with post-qualification experience. Alternatively, if not qualified or not entitled to practice in England and Wales, an equivalent level of skills and experience.
Experience, Knowledge and Skills required include:
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Benefits
Benefits
The salary for this role is £40,160.28 per annum. Those joining us from the Civil Service on a level transfer, will be offered the pay point closest to their current salary, wherever possible.
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Please complete the online application before midnight on the closing date. No applications will be accepted after the closing time. We use an online application system called Applied to receive and process job applications. Applied is fully compliant with data protection legislation and rated highly in terms of accessibility (usable for the majority of candidates with or without disabilities). However, alternative accessible versions of the application form are available upon request – please contact us by email at peoplehelpdesk@equalityhumanrights.com if required.
At application, we will ask you 4-5 questions. Your answers will enable us to assess your suitability for the role and will help us decide whether to invite you to the next stage of the process. Please note however - if there is a high volume of applicants, an initial sift may take place on the question of Experience, Knowledge & Skills (1). If this takes place this means the recruiting panel will only screen the outlined core skill question and you may not receive feedback on your full application.
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