Job Description

My clients is looking for a Sessional Registration Officer to undertake and assist with all statutory registration and discretionary service technical duties as required. To ensure that the Registration Acts and Regulations and legal obligations of a registrar are applied in a fair and equitable manner. To provide an administrative support service to the unit and to give advice and assistance to customers accurately and uniformly at all times in accordance with relevant legislation.

• To provide a technical and administrative support function to the Register Office.
• To carry out and assist with the legal registration functions of Registrar of Marriages and Civil Partnerships. Duties will include establishing whether parties are legally free to enter into a marriage or civil partnership, to make decisions on whether a marriage or civil partnership should proceed in cases of doubt and liaising with the Home Office enforcement team when a sham marriage is detected.
• To undertake citizenship procedures necessary to ensure that applicants for British nationality are enabled to go through a Citizenship Ceremony within three months of receiving a notification of successful application. To liaise with the Home Office when cases of fraud are suspected and to advise customers on the documentation necessary when attending a citizenship ceremony.
• To carry out the legal and discretionary functions of a Registrar of Births and Deaths in any location specified by the Registration Authority. Duties to include registration of births, deaths and still-births, making decisions on whether deaths need to be reported to the Coroner and funerals delayed, advising customers about removing bodies out of England and advising on re-registration of events.
• To carry out the legal functions of a Deputy Superintendent Registrar in any location specified by the Registration Authority. Duties to include taking legal notice of intended marriages and civil partnership, giving advice on recognition of foreign divorce documents and advising on acceptable documentation to prove identity and nationality. Conducting and assisting with marriage ceremonies, civil partnership and citizenship ceremonies in the Town Hall ensuring that these events are memorable and life defining moments for customers

Requirements

• Experience in registration.
• Experience dealing with complex enquiries from customers relating to birth, death or still birth registration or corrections to the legal records
• The ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.

Contract

• Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm in office
• Initial 6 month contract
• PAYE via Umbrella

If you are interested in this position APPLY NOW! or email your updated CV to Damilola.Alabede@voxconsultants.com

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