Democratic Services Team Leader

Sellick Partnership; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 89,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Sellick Partnership are assisting a Yorkshire local authority by recruiting a Democratic Services Team Leader on a locum contract. The role involves managing five staff, organising cabinet and committee meetings, and ensuring robust governance and data protection.

The position is hybrid, requiring attendance for meetings with work to be completed primarily during the day, and is available until 30 June 2027 with an immediate start preferred.

Responsibilities

• Management of 5 members of staff.
• Organising and attending a range of meetings and committees, including Cabinet meetings.
• Oversee committee cycles, scrutiny support, agenda planning, report assurance, and publication of papers for Council and Cabinet meetings.
• Maintain high standards of legal compliance, transparency, good governance, and adherence to data protection.
• Act as a principal point of advice and guidance for elected Members, senior officers, and partners on constitutional and governance matters.

Skills

Staff management

Committee support

Job description

Democratic Services Team Leader

Yorkshire

Locum Contract

Hybrid (attendance for meetings)

£400-480 a day

Sellick Partnership are delighted to be supporting a local authority in Yorkshire with the recruitment of a Democratic Services Team Leader to join their team on a locum basis. The role can be worked remotely, other than for cabinet and committee meetings. All of their meetings are held during the day.

The Democratic Services Team Leader role will be until the end of June 2027 and the main responsibilities will be:

• Management of 5 members of staff
• Organising and attending a range of meetings and committees, including Cabinet meetings
• Oversee committee cycles, scrutiny support, agenda planning, report assurance, and publication of papers for Council and Cabinet meetings
• Maintain high standards of legal compliance, transparency, good governance, and adherence to data protection
• Act as a principal point of advice and guidance for elected Members, senior officers, and partners on constitutional and governance matters.

Our client is seeking to fill this locum Democratic Services Manager role as soon as possible, so applicants will ideally be able to start immediately or within a few weeks' notice.

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