Clerk

National Association of Local Councils; England; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

National Association of Local Councils seeks an experienced professional to lead the Secretariat function and provide policy advice to the council. You will ensure decisions are implemented and oversee the council’s business, property and services with professional governance.

You will act as principal adviser on policy matters, manage statutory notifications, risk assessments, and health and safety obligations, and ensure compliance with standing orders and statutory duties across all civic

Responsibilities

• Carrying out all legal functions of a local authority’s proper officer and issuing statutory notifications.
• Serve as the council’s principal adviser on policy; manage services, buildings, land and resources; promote the council.
• Ensure civic and administrative functions are performed professionally and under statutory obligations.
• Ensure instructions are carried out; produce information for decisions; implement decisions constructively.
• Ensure standing orders are observed and implemented correctly.
• Ensure health and safety obligations are met under HSWA and legislation; undertake risk assessments.

Job description

Responsible for providing thecouncil’s Secretariat function and policy advice; ensuring thecouncil’s decisions are implemented; effectively managing thecouncil’s business,propertyand services; and representing thecouncil asrequired, which includes:

• Carrying out all the functions required by law of a local authority’sproperofficerin a timely mannerand issuing all statutory notifications.
• Serve as thecouncil’s principal adviser on policy matters,manage the provision ofcouncil services,buildings,land, and resources, andpromote thecouncil.
• Ensuring that thecouncil’s civic and administrative functions and services are performed professionally andin accordance withall relevant statutory obligations.
• Ensuringthecouncil's instructions, in its role as a local authority, are carried out; producing allinformationrequiredforeffective decision-making; and implementing all decisions constructively.
• Ensuringthecouncil’sstandingorders areobservedand implemented correctly.
• Ensuringthecouncil is aware of, and meets, its health and safety obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act and other legislation, andundertaking risk assessments.