Deputy Head Of Legal & Deputy Monitoring Officer

Employer: Dartford Borough Council

Salary: £69,890.63 rising to £73,708.06 after 12 month’s satisfactory service + £5,948.30 Car Allowance

Location: Kent

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week. Monday - Friday. Flexi time available.

DBS Check: Yes

Closing Date: 30/05/2025 at 23:59

Dartford Borough Council is an exciting place to work! We are an authority who punches above our weight in terms of the ambitions we realise. We have a vision to make Dartford a place of quality and choice, by focusing on community, sustainability, and a prosperous economy. We have delivered a great deal over recent years, becoming a great place to live and to invest, yet there is more that we want to do for our Borough and our people.

We are looking for a key officer within Legal Services to help us to deliver our ambitions during an exciting time of change.

Deputy Head Of Legal & Deputy Monitoring Officer

As Deputy Head Of Legal & Deputy Monitoring Officer, you will assist the Head of Legal Services in providing a timely and high quality legal service. You will also have management responsibility for the lawyers and legal officers within the team and will keep under review the needs and resourcing of the service.

The Deputy Monitoring Officer will be given the opportunity to assist in ensuring high standards of member conduct are upheld, as well as helping to ensure the Monitoring Officer’s role as the Council’s Data Protection Officer is carried out effectively.

This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen your legal knowledge over multiple areas, interacting with Councillors and Officers across the Council during a time of exciting change. Opportunities like this do not and will not come often, so don’t miss out in taking the next step!

If you are excited by how you can help us achieve our vision for Dartford, then it’s time to start a conversation. To find out more about these roles please contact Butta Singh, current Head of Legal Services & Monitoring Officer, on 01322 343634 or butta.singh@dartford.gov.uk.

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