Deputy Team Leader - People Team

The successful candidate will support the People Team Leader in ensuring the delivery of a proactive, compassionate and effective legal service to support the delivery of the organisation's priorities which includes:

• Undertaking the effective allocation, supervision and case management of all matters ensuring that all work is accurate and completed within agreed deadlines (including any statutory and court deadlines).
• Providing legal advice to the Client departments and with appropriate supervision to provide strategic legal advice to the Council, Directorates and Service Areas in order to help the Council to protect its legal and financial interests
• Providing support to the Team Leaders across the service in advising and recommending changes to practice and procedure in other departments across the Council to manage legal risk.
  
  You will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with good knowledge and experience working in one of both of the specialist areas undertaken within the team.
You will need strong drafting, negotiating and advisory skills and competence with IT and case management systems and have an enabling, positive approach to finding solutions to complex issues as well as the ability to adapt to both business and client needs. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively as part of a multi-skilled team and will supervise and develop others (junior members of staff and apprentices) as well as having an ability to establish good relations with our Members, client departments, outside agencies and partners.

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do. Our Values are:
• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do., Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse. At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things. To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities. If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition