Democratic Services Officer

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 29.000 - 44.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

40 days annual leave

Flexible working

Generous pension plan

Zusammenfassung

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are seeking a motivated Governance Officer to join our democratic services team. You will attend meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes, and provide advice on basic procedural issues, supporting local democracy and advising councillors and senior officers.

You will be based mainly in Richmond, with flexibility to work across both boroughs and a mix of office and homeworking.

Qualifikationen

• Solid knowledge of the constitutional and legislative framework for local authority decision making.
• Ability to analyse documents and extract key points, then summarise discussions.
• Strong communication skills, political sensitivity, and effective prioritisation in a team.
• Experience with virtual/hybrid meetings and webcasting is a bonus.

Aufgaben

• Develop and demonstrate knowledge of constitutional and legislative framework and provide detailed advice to councillors and senior managers.
• Analyse documents or discussions and extract and summarise the key points.
• Write minutes and reports to committees with clear, concise communication.
• Support across Richmond and across both boroughs; attend evening meetings in person when required.

Kenntnisse

Minutes taking

Communication skills

Political sensitivity

Prioritisation

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Meetings tech

Tools

ModGov

Webcasting tech

Jobbeschreibung

Attendance at meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes and advising on basic procedural issues.

Looking to develop a career in local government and governance? This is a great opportunity to support local democracy, work alongside politicians and senior officers across all departments, as well as providing advice and information to the public.

Whether you are looking for your first job in this area or want to build on your experience, we are looking for a highly motivated person to join our democratic services team.

You will be based mainly in Richmond, but you may be required to work flexibly across both boroughs, as necessary.

We will support you to progress in the role. We offer training and the opportunity to gain a qualification relevant to your work. Your work base will be historic York House in Twickenham. We offer a mix of office and working from home. Attendance at evening meetings, held in person, is also required.

You will be required to:

• Develop and demonstrate a solid knowledge of the constitutional and legislative framework for local authority decision making and an ability to provide detailed advice to councillors and senior managers.
• You will be able to analyse documents or discussions and extract and summarise the key points.
• You will demonstrate strong communication skills, political sensitivity, effective prioritisation skills and an ability to work well in a team.
• The Council champions digital innovation and smarter ways of working. Experience of virtual/hybrid meeting and webcasting technology would be a bonus., A Sound knowledge of relevant local government legislation and its application to the decision-making process.
• Working knowledge of ModGov or another committee management system and support for virtual and hybrid meetings.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely, particularly minutes of meetings and reports to Committees
• Ability to communicate orally and speak with confidence so that clear messages are conveyed to a wide audience (these include people at all levels, both within and outside the Council such as Members, Senior Management, other staff and members of the public. benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.