Democratic Services Officer - EH0349

Democratic Services Officer
Full time (37 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Permanent

We're looking for a Democratic Services Officer to provide support to elected members within the Council's decision-making process and contribute to the governance of the Council.

About the role

You will be responsible for servicing formal and informal member and officer-level meetings. Your main responsibilities include the preparation and publication of agendas, taking minutes and supporting and undertaking research for the council's scrutiny function. With the ability to organise and assist with events, it would be beneficial if you have previous experience of facilitating these or similar activities.

About you

To succeed you will need to be flexible and adaptable, with excellent written and oral communications skills. The ability to work to a high standard and to tight deadlines with attention to detail is essential. Minute taking and attendance at some evening meetings held at the council offices will be required as part of this role.

Benefits

In return for your valued contribution, we can offer you a competitive benefits package which includes hybrid working options, training and development opportunities, generous annual leave and flexi time, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and more.

You can find out more about the council, our values and the full range of benefits and support we offer our staff at ourwebsite:

Many of our staff also work flexibly in different ways e.g., part-time, compressed hours and everything in between, please talk to us about the flexibility you need to do this role.

For an informal discussion please call Louise Fleming, Democratic Services Manager on

Closing date for receipt of applications is 29th June and interviews will be held on 7th or 8th July. Please submit a covering letter with your CV setting out how you meet each of the essential criteria.

You will be notified as to whether you made the shortlist soon after the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

East Hampshire District Council is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences - we are proud of being a Disability Confident Committed employer and appoint on merit.

The council is an inclusive employer and appoint on merit. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Veterans.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff members to share this commitment.