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Quasi-judicial role issuing legally binding decisions to resolve disputes betweenregulated financial services companies and their customers. Exemplary investigation skills,sound judgement, and complex problem solving are at the heart of my role.Alongside my own casework, I lead large numbers of staff in developing effectiveprogrammes of work to tackle complaint resolution in a range of product areas. I am proud of my reputation as a senior leader who can inspire teams to continue to succeed during difficult organisationalreform, and someone to whom both peers and more senior colleagues frequently turn for advice and support.

London Area, United Kingdom

Judicial role deciding both singly and as part of a panel whether prisoners should be releasedfrom custody, and, if so, under what conditions.Responsible for reviewing dossiers of evidence through an initial triage process. Thendeciding whether further evidence was required and therefore a hearing should be held, orwhether there was sufficient evidence to make a fair and reasonable decision based on thepapers.

London Area, United Kingdom

Line management of teams providing a variety of functions within London Probation, includinga large court team covering the entire of South West London, and a case management unit.Focus on stakeholder management across a range of partnership agencies, as well as newways of working with the private sector. Day to day work involved making balanced anddifficult judgements about service users’ lives; recommending courses of action to thejudiciary; and coaching members of staff in doing the same. Experience of overseeing andconducting protracted and complex investigations into alleged breach of disciplinary rules bystaff members and presenting my investigation and findings to panels.

London Area, United Kingdom

Secondment to MoJ to support the development of criminal justice policy using my operational experience to inform the process. A key member of a small team which developed a large-scale change programme in line withthe Government’s agreed strategy for rehabilitation, advising ministers of risks andconsiderations in effective policy making. Preparing analytical and clear advice to ministers onsensitive criminal justice questions, which they could defend in parliament, was a centralaspect of the work. Use of project management skills to maintain progress on the changeprogramme.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Social And Political Sciences, 2:2

Bsc, Criminal Justice, 1:1

Necessary degree to become a fully qualified Probation Officer