Electoral Services Officer

Government of The United Kingdom; Redcar; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Hybrid Working

Flexible working hours

LGPS membership

Salary sacrifice schemes

Lease car scheme

Health & wellbeing platform

Staff network groups

Job summary

Government of The United Kingdom is seeking an Electoral Services Officer to support planning and delivery across all electoral processes, including canvass, registration, and vote renewals. The role requires strong communication, administrative excellence, and the ability to work under pressure.

You will be based at Redcar Civic Centre with opportunities for hybrid working and exposure to diverse electoral activities within Redcar & Cleveland.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent administrative skills and ability to handle workload under pressure.
• Confident in using Microsoft Office and bespoke IT software.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and delivery of all electoral processes, including the annual canvass and elector registration.
• Assist with absent vote renewals, polling district reviews and other election-related activities.
• Based at Redcar Civic Centre with hybrid working options.

Skills

Communication skills

Administrative skills

Microsoft Office

Adaptability

Tools

Bespoke IT software

Job description

As an Electoral Services Officer you will work alongside peers to play a key role in supporting the planning and delivery of all electoral processes including the annual canvass of electors, day-to-day elector registration, absent vote renewals, polling district polling station reviews and all processes associated with running elections.

You must have strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and the ability to work under pressure from different sources as well as organising, prioritising and managing your own workload. You must have excellent administrative skills and be confident in using Microsoft Office applications and other bespoke IT software. Previous experience of working within an electoral services environment is preferable but not essential for the role. The requirements of the role mean that you will need to be highly adaptable with the ability to work flexibly. The successful candidate will be based at Redcar Civic Centre, Ridley Street, Redcar; with opportunities for hybrid working.

At Redcar & Cleveland we offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes, staff benefits/discounts and a lease car scheme.

• Generous annual leave of up to 34 days per year
• Hybrid Working (where appropriate)
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to our employee health and wellbeing platform, which includes an exciting range of staff benefits, including, spreading the cost of home and electronics, bike shop, car scheme, gym membership, lifestyle savings
• A range of Staff Network groups
• 1. For more details: https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/benefits-and-rewards