Judicial Appointments Commission Job Description - Selection Exercise Support Officers

Summary 

Are you an outstanding administrator with a passion for great customer service? Do you enjoy working at pace on priority projects? If the answer is yes, you could be exactly who we’re looking for to join our dynamic operational team.

We’re looking for Selection Exercise Support Officers to help us deliver high quality recruitment campaigns at pace. As an independent public body, the Judicial Appointments Commission is responsible for designing, planning, and running recruitment campaigns to select judges in the courts and tribunals, up to and including the High Court, as well as non-legal tribunal members. You can read more about our work on our website: http://judicialappointments.gov.uk 

With a new recruitment campaign launched every couple of weeks, and statutory responsibilities to make sure we select candidates on merit and through fair and open competition, it’s essential that our processes are robust, inclusive, and attractive to candidates from the widest possible backgrounds.

Our Selection Exercise Support Officers play a pivotal role in helping us to achieve that. As the first point of contact for our applicants, our Selection Exercise Support Officers help applicants to navigate our processes, answering questions and supporting them throughout each stage of our recruitment campaigns. They work closely with our Selection Exercise Managers to provide excellent administrative support, so the organisation can deliver effective, efficient, and fair selection processes.

The Role 

We are looking for Selection Exercise Support Officers (EO grade) to join our busy and dynamic operations team and help us deliver our challenging programme of judicial selection activity.

You will work as part of our operations team, providing excellent administrative support to colleagues and candidates, gathering, and processing data, answering candidate queries, and preparing our selection day materials. You will also support candidates attending both remote and in person selection days, using your excellent IT and communication skills to ensure the smooth running of selection activity.

We are looking for colleagues who can adapt to changing priorities and demands in an organisation that delivers an interesting and challenging selection exercise programme of judicial recruitment.

You will need to be able to use Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, Word, Outlook, and Excel to a high standard, and be organised and efficient. An ability to communicate well with applicants, selection panel members (including senior judges) and to work collaboratively with colleagues will also be important.

Main responsibilities

While not an exhaustive list, the role of JAC Selection Exercise Support Officer includes:

The duties/responsibilities listed above is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Office Attendance

JAC staff are currently working in a hybrid way with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office, which is based in Westminster - London.

Please note - This is a busy operational role and during periods of selection activity or other business need, successful applicants will be required to attend the JAC office or JAC interview venue for up to 5 days a week. This could also mean early starts and longer days during these busy periods of selection activity. Candidates are asked to ensure that they fully understand this requirement before applying for the post.







Essential Criteria

What we can offer you

We offer a range of benefits including an attractive annual leave allowance, hybrid working opportunities, and choice of pension schemes. We actively encourage all staff to undertake learning and development as part of their personal objectives and have a range of networks to support and promote inclusivity, wellbeing, and dignity at work among other things.

Recruitment Process Details

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the recruitment process:

In addition to these behaviours, your experience will be assessed during the recruitment process in accordance with the essential criteria for this role (please see essential criteria section of this job description).

Application process

You need to provide:









Sift

Applications will be sifted based on the CV, statement of suitability and evidence of the two behaviours: Delivering at Pace and Working Together

If a large number of applications are received, candidates may be sifted on their CV, statement of suitability and the lead behaviour, Delivering at Pace.

Interview

Interviews are expected to take place in late October/early November 2025. Interviews may take place remotely via MS Teams or face-to face More details on the arrangements will be provided to candidates invited to interview. 

At interview we will assess you against three behaviours (Delivering at Pace, Working Together, and Communicating and Influencing). We will also ask you about your experience. You can find out more about the Civil Service’s recruitment framework here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles



Applicants invited for interview may be required to undertake a brief work exercise which replicates a situation that you may encounter in the role. The panel may ask you some follow up questions on this exercise. Full details of the requirements of the exercise will be provided if you are invited to interview.

Reserve List

As well as appointing to the vacancy listed above, we may place other candidates on a 12-month reserve list for future vacancies.

Further Information

If after reading this job description you require any further information, please contact Richard Collumbell, Senior Selection Exercise Manager: Richard.Collumbell@judicialappointments.gov.uk



If you have any questions about the recruitment campaign, or any terms and conditions relating to the role, please contact Recruitment@judicialappointments.gov.uk.