Elections Administration Officer — Hybrid & Flexible Hours

Colchester Borough Council; Braintree; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid work model

Local government pension scheme

Learning and development

Employee discounts

Employee recognition

Health and wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Braintree District Council is seeking an Elections Administration Officer to join the Elections team. The role focuses on administering electoral services across the district, ensuring timely preparation of the Electoral Register and support for various elections in a busy, deadline-driven environment.

The role requires strong IT skills (Word, Excel, electoral software), excellent communication, and the ability to work flexibly outside normal hours during election periods.

Qualifications

• Significant administrative experience.
• Proven experience in customer-facing roles.
• Good understanding of electoral processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• IT skills including Word and Excel and electoral software.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive electoral administration service.
• Prepare and update the Electoral Register in line with deadlines using electoral software.
• Assist with planning and delivery of elections.
• Work flexible hours during Election delivery periods.
• Support colleagues and liaise with stakeholders to ensure timely service to electors.

Skills

Administrative experience

Customer facing

Electoral processes

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

IT: Word/Excel

Electoral software

Tools

Electoral Software systems

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Braintree District Council is seeking an Elections Administration Officer to join the Elections team. The role focuses on administering electoral services across the district, ensuring timely preparation of the Electoral Register and support for various elections in a busy, deadline-driven environment.

The role requires strong IT skills (Word, Excel, electoral software), excellent communication, and the ability to work flexibly outside normal hours during election periods.