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Senior Investigations Officer (Legal) - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK
Salary: £45,894 - £54,952
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Contract type: Fixed term
Length of employment: 2 years
Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Homeworking, Job share, Part-time
About the job
Job summary
Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) is an independent corporate body, directed by a Chair and Board. ESS is a Non-Ministerial Office and employees are civil servants. Full details are available on the ESS website Home - Environmental Standards Scotland.
ESS was established by the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, which received royal assent in January 2021. ESS gained its statutory functions and powers on 1 October 2021.
ESS’ role is to ensure environmental laws and standards are adhered to in Scotland, replacing after Brexit the European Union’s scrutiny and enforcement role. ESS does this through scrutinising, investigating and securing improvements in public authorities’ compliance with environmental law, the effectiveness of environmental law, and the way it is being implemented and applied in Scotland.
ESS’ remit covers a broad range of environmental law, including all aspects of environmental protection and harm, particularly in relation to human beings and their enjoyment of the environment.
ESS has published a Strategic Plan, which sets out how it operates and functions, including how it will act objectively, impartially, proportionately and transparently. As an independent body, ESS is accountable to the Scottish Parliament for the effective performance of its functions.
Job description
The role of the Senior Investigation Officer (Legal) is critical to the work of ESS, which is high-profile, complex and consequential. Sitting within the Investigations, Standards and Compliance Team, the role holder will be responsible for managing a case load of issues under consideration by ESS, including the investigation of matters brought to the attention of ESS by stakeholders and members of the public, or of concern to ESS’ Board from other sources of information. As such the successful candidate will be competent in analysing large amounts of information, identifying solutions, presenting clear information and recommendations and engaging successfully with stakeholders and public authorities.
An integral part of the role is bringing relevant legal experience (from an environmental, regulatory or public law context) to complement the existing regulatory and technical experience within the organisation. In addition, the role will provide legal support, as required, to ESS’ In-House Solicitor in: providing legal advice to staff across ESS’, legal research, drafting and reviewing of procedures and guidance and providing internal training and knowledge building.
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