Governance & Committee 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

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.