Role information:

The Viscount is the executive officer of the courts in Jersey and is seeking to appoint a coroner to work closely with the Viscount and Deputy Viscount by carrying out their own coronial investigations, case management and conducting inquests.

Skills and experience:

To be considered for this role ideally you will need to:

• Be qualified as a lawyer with medical knowledge or a medical practitioner with legal knowledge.
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience of coroner law and of basic medicine, have proven skills in conducting investigations and an understanding of court procedure.
• Demonstrate the excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to deal with sensitive situations.
• Have excellent proven organisational, management and efficiency skills, as well as experience of exercising sound judgement and communicating effectively.

The successful candidate will be required to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a coroner as set out in the Inquests and Post-mortem Examinations (Jersey) Law 1995, associated rules and other related legislation and practice.

Salary:

This is a part-time salaried position of approximately 2/3rds of a full-time post. Salary will be in accordance with the Jersey Judicial Pay Scale, Band J1 (£137,179 - £149,275 FTE) and pro-rated accordingly. You will be expected to be available to assist on an out-of-hours rota system.

More information:

Further information on the role is detailed in the Assistant Coroner candidate pack

Any further enquiries should be directed to Mark Harris, Viscount, Viscount’s Department, Morier House, Halkett Place, St Helier via m.harris@courts.je or 01534 441402.

To apply:

To apply formally for this role, please send a copy of your CV and a supporting statement clearly expressing your motivation for applying and how you meet the stated requirements of the position.

Applications should be emailed to Mark Harris via m.harris@courts.je

Closing date:

Applications must be received before 5pm on Thursday 15th May 2025.

Interview process and timelines:

If you are selected for final interview, these are likely to take place during the first 2 weeks of June 2025.

Role background:

The Jersey Gambling Commission is the statutory body responsible for the regulation and supervision of the Island’s gambling services industry. The Commission is currently working with the Government of Jersey on a process to transfer the responsibility for liquor licensing from the Courts to the Commission. This process has been subject to a public consultation, but the decision to proceed will be one made by the States Assembly in the latter half of this year. Applicants to the Board should therefore be content to receive this wider mandate should it be approved.

The current Guiding Principles set out in the Gambling Commission (Jersey) Law 2010 will also be broadly applicable to licensing insofar as any services provided:

• should be conducted responsibly and with safeguards necessary to protect children and vulnerable people;
• should be regulated in accordance with generally accepted international standards to prevent fraud and money laundering, and should not be permitted to be a source of crime; and
• should be verifiably fair to consumers of those services.

Role information:

The Commission is currently seeking to fill two positions on the Board of Commissioners.

The Commission’s governing Board consists of a Chair and currently two other Commissioners, one of whom is also Chief Executive. The Board is required by statute to include a balance of persons with experience of the type of services supervised by the Commission, or regulation of other activities that are regulated in a similar manner, such as financial, legal or other aspects of management of bodies similar to the Commission. It also provides for those who have experience similar to the action to be taken under the social responsibility function and, more broadly the social conditions in Jersey.

The Commission is mindful of the need for board diversity to represent as well as possible the public interest in the Island. The Chair is therefore seeking to recruit someone with a proven track record in either the hospitality sector, or with good corporate governance experience. Commissioners are required to be individuals of authority and integrity, who contribute to the professional standing of the Commission and the high reputation of Jersey as a jurisdiction. An applicant’s qualifications and experience should be such as to enable their contribution to serve the statutory aims of the Commission. Experience as a non-executive director would be an advantage.

Length of term and commitment required:

The appointment will be from three to up to a five year term and may be renewed subject to the necessary approvals.

Commissioners are expected to attend quarterly Board meetings in Jersey, together with pre-licensing and licensing hearings or ad hoc meetings that may arise from time to time.

In the event that liquor licensing becomes a responsibility of the Commission, the award of licences will be made by the executive, with the Board sitting as an Appeal Body. The total commitment required is therefore subject to these legislative changes progressing, but is not expected to exceed twenty four days per year.

More information:

You can find out further information in the Commissioner information pack

You can also visit the Jersey Gambling Commission website

To apply:

Applicants should apply personally to Dr Jason Lane, Chief Executive, via j.lane@jgc.je

Applicants should complete the Commissioner application form

Prospective candidates may contact the Commission to discuss the role prior to application via info@jgc.je

The application and appointments procedures to be followed will be in accordance with those recommended by the Jersey Appointments Commission.

Closing date:

The deadline for applying is Friday 16th May 2025