Governance & Meetings Coordinator

BASILDON BOROUGH COUNCIL; Basildon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Basildon Borough Council is seeking an organised and proactive individual to join our Governance team. You will prepare agendas, support committees, attend meetings and produce accurate minutes, ensuring actions are progressed—collaborating closely with councillors and senior officers.

You will work within a supportive Democratic services team while maintaining high standards and handling challenging workloads and emotive situations with professionalism.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to cope with challenging workloads.
• Excellent written communication including ability to write quality reports and minutes of meetings."
• Ability to work under pressure and in difficult emotional situations while maintaining high standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare agendas for meetings.
• Support committees and attend meetings.
• Produce accurate minutes and track actions.
• Collaborate with councillors, senior officers and Democratic services to ensure smooth governance processes.

Skills

Organisation

Written communication

Minutes of meetings

Report writing

Working under pressure

Job description

Basildon Borough Council is seeking an organised and proactive individual to join our Governance team. You will prepare agendas, support committees, attend meetings and produce accurate minutes, ensuring actions are progressed—collaborating closely with councillors and senior officers.

You will work within a supportive Democratic services team while maintaining high standards and handling challenging workloads and emotive situations with professionalism.