Democratic Services & Legal Support Officer

Essential Employment; Harlow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment in Harlow seeks a Democratic Services & Legal Support Officer. The role supports governance and committee processes, clerking formal meetings and using agenda management tools such as IssueManager and Modern.gov. Strong administrative and communication skills are essential, with proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. The post is full-time, temporary, based in Harlow.

Salary is paid at £18.88 per hour with standard pre-employment checks applied. Ref 23886.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, democratic services or committee support.
• Ability to organise and clerk formal meetings.
• Knowledge of committee procedures and decision-making processes.
• Experience using IssueManager and Modern.gov agenda systems.
• Strong administration, communication and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and manage priorities.

Skills

Governance experience

Meeting clerk

Agenda management

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS PowerPoint

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

IssueManager

Modern.gov

Job description

Democratic Services & Legal Support Officer needed in Harlow Paying £18.88 per hr ref 23886

Full time hours on a temporarybasis

Key Requirements

• Experience in a governance, democratic services or committee support environment.
• Ability to organise and clerk formal meetings.
• Knowledge of committee procedures and decision-making processes.
• Experience using agenda management systems such as IssueManager and Modern.gov.
• Strong administrative, communication and organisational skills.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and manage competing priorities

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please beprepared