Appeals Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 269378**Salary**:

- £23,690**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Licensing**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Apex Court, Nottingham City Centre, NG2 4LAAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is one of the principal investigative law enforcement bodies for labour exploitation in the UK. We are a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Home Office. We also licence labour providers in certain employment sectors and enforce the provisions of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004.
- In addition to Gangmasters licensing legislation, we have powers to ensure vulnerable workers are more effectively protected from being abused for their labour, such as police-style powers of arrest, and increased powers to search for and seize evidence. The GLAA is able to investigate labour exploitation offences under National Minimum Wage, Employment Agencies as well as Modern Slavery Act.
- As an ‘intelligence-led’ organisation, we rely and act upon information from workers, businesses, members of the public and partner agencies about non-compliance with regulations, unlicensed activity, or other labour market offences where it relates to labour exploitation.**Job description**:
We are currently recruiting for position of **Appeals Officer** to join our Licensing team.

The core focus of the role is to manage and deal with GLAA appeal cases arising from licensing decisions whilst carrying out all aspects of the role in line with the GLAA values.

You will respond to the grounds of appeals submitted by appellants, effectively and concisely putting the best case forward on behalf of the GLAA. You will also liaise with HM Courts and Tribunals Service regarding the appeals and attend to directions from the Court in a timely manner. You will be responsible for managing appeal cases from receipt through to the hearing and decision. This includes attending appeal hearings which can be held across the UK.

You will be confident in building your network as you will be required to work closely with colleagues and both internal and external stakeholders.

You will also be required to review inspection reports, consider the accompanying evidence and make licence decisions as part of your role. Therefore, you must have a good eye for detail and excellent written communication skills.

**Person specification**:**Benefits**:
We offer a generous total package to our employees which includes the following:

- 32.5 days annual leave in addition to 8 public holidays
- Flexible public holiday scheme
- Choice of pension schemes, including access to the extremely generous Civil Service Pension, which also provides a death in service lump sum payment and a survivor’s pension payment
- Annual performance related bonus scheme
- Access to employee discounts
- Access to a wellbeing portal
- Employee assistance programme
- Access to mental health first aiders within the organisation
- Flexibility for working hours through the Flexitime scheme
- Hybrid working available
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Commitment to employee development

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**Selection process details**:

- Interview dates will be at a date to be confirmed.
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
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- GLAA Recruitment Team
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