Summary: The role of Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer involves managing legal and governance teams for a local authority in the East Midlands on a 6-month rolling contract. The candidate must have prior monitoring officer experience, preferably at the district or borough council level, and will be expected to attend committee meetings twice weekly. This hybrid position requires local candidates for accessibility to the office. The role includes acting as the sole legal advisor to the Council's executive and assisting in a constitutional review.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing both the legal and governance teams
• Acting as sole legal advisor to the Council's executive
• Attending committee meetings as required of the statutory monitoring officer title
• Assisting in the enactment of a constitutional review

Key Skills:

• Prior monitoring officer experience
• Background at the district or borough council level
• Ability to manage legal and governance teams
• Strong advisory skills
• Experience in constitutional reviews
• Two written references from previous employment

Salary (Rate): 850

City: Greater Leicester Area

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Legal