GENERAL INFORMATION

Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
Belfast, London
Region
London, Northern Ireland
Closing Date
15-Sep-2025
Post Type
Fixed Term, Loan, Secondment
Civil Service Grade

DESCRIPTIONS & REQUIREMENTS

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHMENT

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  Accessible Candidate Pack NIO.pdf (Job Description Supporting Documents)
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  Candidate Information Pack NIO.pdf (Job Description Attachment)

EXPERIENCE

We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

The post holder will report to the Chair of the Inquiry in terms of line management but will also be overseen by the Senior Sponsor for the Inquiry in the Northern Ireland Office.
The Secretary of an inquiry is one of the Chair’s key advisers, alongside the Solicitor and Counsel to the inquiry. The Secretary role provides leadership to the inquiry team and works alongside the Chair in delivering the Inquiry’s terms of reference (which have yet to be published). The post holder will be responsible, alongside the Inquiry Chair, for leading the inquiry team. The team is made up from a mixture of civil servants, solicitors, paralegals and barristers. The Secretary is the key contact between the Inquiry and the sponsor team at the Northern Ireland Office, ensuring that the sponsor is provided with governance assurance while maintaining the independence of the Inquiry.
This Inquiry Secretary role offers the opportunity to work on an extremely interesting issue which is of wide public interest and is likely to attract significant media and political attention.
Additional Information
Please view our candidate information pack for full details about the role, key responsibilities person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace w everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.