Democratic Services Officer

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 33.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk is seeking a Democratic Services Officer to help meetings run smoothly, coordinate agendas and ensure decisions are accurately recorded.

You will work with Members and officers, provide governance support, and balance evening meetings with hybrid work arrangements up to two days per week. Strong organisational skills and political awareness are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in democratic services, committee administration, governance or local government.
• Excellent attention to detail and political awareness.
• Confidence working with elected Members and senior officers.
• Willingness to work some evenings; hybrid working up to two days per week.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate, prepare and clerk a range of Council meetings, including Committees, Panels and Member meetings.
• Collate reports, prepare agendas and circulate to attendees.
• Advise on procedure and draft minutes; monitor actions.
• Maintain transparent decision records and governance documentation.

Jobbeschreibung

Do you enjoy being at the heart of things, bringing order to busy meetings, working with people and making sure important decisions are clearly recorded and actioned? If you are highly organised, confident communicating with a range of people and interested in how local decisions are made, this could be the ideal role for you.

As a Democratic Services Officer, you will play an important part in supporting the Council's democratic arrangements. You will help meetings run smoothly, support transparent decision-making and provide Members and officers with the governance and procedural support they need in a varied and interesting role.

You will coordinate, prepare and clerk a range of Council meetings, including Committees, Panels, Task Groups, Member meetings and internal meetings. This will include collating reports, preparing and circulating agendas, advising on procedure, drafting minutes, monitoring actions and helping to maintain effective and transparent decision records.

You may already have experience in democratic services, committee administration, governance or local government, but we would also welcome applicants with strong administrative, meeting support, report coordination or public service experience. You will need excellent attention to detail, political awareness and the confidence to work with elected Members and senior officers. Some meetings take place in the evening and hybrid working is available for up to two days per week, subject to meeting commitments and office cover.