Closing Date: noon, Friday 1 February 2019

Legal services have never mattered more. In an increasingly uncertain world, people need all the help they can get, and that means the way the legal sector works is changing. If you want to shape the future and make a real difference for people and businesses in England and Wales, joining the Solicitors Regulation Authority is the opportunity you have been looking for.

We regulate the solicitor profession in England and Wales in the public interest, balancing public protection with regulatory arrangements that support an increasingly vibrant, diverse and competitive legal sector. With over 192,000 solicitors and some 10,400 law firms to oversee, we know that high professional standards are the priority. Our transformational reform programme and new Corporate Strategy build on those standards, as we work to open up the legal market to provide high quality, accessible, affordable services for all those who need them. Part of that is our commitment to changing how solicitors qualify, so that the public can have real confidence that the profession meets the standards that must be at the heart of their practice. We have, of course, more to do to deliver modern, forward looking, customer centred regulation, fit for the future.

The Executive Director, Resources will be a member of the senior management team and will lead a broad and ambitious function including finance, IT and HR. They will oversee business critical multi-million pound projects, while providing inspiring leadership to the organisation as a whole.

As accomplished financial professionals, candidates will bring proven financial and people leadership, and be able to deliver large scale change management programmes in a fast-paced, dynamic sector. Politically sensitive and highly collaborative, candidates will have the appetite to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders.

If you enjoy both the opportunity and the challenge of change, we want to hear from you.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as employment agency advisor to the Solicitors Regulation Authority on this appointment.  For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference QAFAS.  Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours).  Applications should be received by noon on Friday 1 February 2019.