Authorisations Manager

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of barrister training and public protection? As an Authorisations Manager, you’ll lead a team dedicated to ensuring vocational and pupillage training providers meet rigorous standards. This is your opportunity to combine higher education expertise, leadership skills, and a passion for regulatory excellence to make a lasting impact.

Benefits

• Salary: £57,000 - £62,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Employment type: Permanent, full-time
• Working arrangements: Hybrid (once a week in the office)
• Other: Truly flexible environment, subject to HR agreement.

About the Organisation

Our client, a respected regulatory body, plays a key role in maintaining quality standards within the specialised legal services sector.

About the Role

As an Authorisations Manager, you will be managing a small team of regulators and playing an essential role in leading the authorisation of training providers, ensuring compliance with rigorous frameworks as well as overseeing the authorisation of entities, licensed bodies, and public access arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage operational processes to ensure timely and accurate decision-making.
• Lead quality assurance practices, ensuring all decisions meet high standards.
• Provide oversight for complex regulatory decisions, advising and supporting your team.
• Contribute to the organisation’s continuous improvement initiatives and business planning.
• Represent the Authorisations Team in cross-departmental projects and external stakeholder engagements.

Experience Required

• Significant experience in higher education, ideally with universities or training providers.
• Solid leadership in managing high-volume casework with regulatory or legal implications.
• Strong understanding of risk-based regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to foster a collaborative, customer-focused team culture.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with CRM or case management systems.
• Legal qualifications or experience in a legal environment is desirable.

To apply

• Covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4 addressing the required skills and experience listed above)
• CV

Interview Process

One-stage interview, including a competency-based assessment and a practical test.

Deadline

February 7^th, 2025.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.