Senior Democratic Services Officer

2 weeks ago

Sand, United Kingdom Peterborough City Council Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Peterborough City Council’s Unitary Authority. We are looking for an individual to join a small dynamic team as a Senior Democratic Services Officer.

This position focuses also on the scrutiny function of the Council, supporting the four current scrutiny committees of the Council and a variety of task and finish groups.

Responsibilities within this post include:

- Undertaking agenda planning, convening meetings, issuing agendas and recording proceedings.
- Ensuring timetables are met and co-ordination between committees and groups enhances the democratic process of the Council.
- To act as a senior member of the Democratic Services team to promote effective democratic functions within the Council.
- Ensuring that the scrutiny functions are upheld within the decision-making process.
- Formation and delivery of training with, and to, other team members to ensure consistency of approach and development of knowledge and skills across the team.
- Management responsibilities for 1x Democratic Services Officer.

This post holder must be available to work "out of the normal office hours" during the week as dictated by the requirements of the service.

Attendance in the office is required for formal meetings, however, agile working arrangements are available for day-to-day business. We offer an excellent working environment with flexibility for working at home and an attractive annual leave policy.

We are ideally looking for someone who has experience in this field.

The full job description can be found on the Peterborough City Council website.

This post is politically restricted under the terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire/Peterborough and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.

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