Opposition Group Support Officer

3 weeks ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Full time

**Employer**
Kingston Council

**Location(s)**
Kingston

**Contract Type**
Fixed Term

**Length of Employment / Contract End Date**
Until 31 May 2026

**Working Hours**
Part Time

**Grade**
E

**Hours Per Week**
18

**Salary Range**
£26,472 - £29,214

**Salary Basis**
Per annum

**Leave Entitlement**
23 days

**Application Deadline**

26/04/2023, 23:55

**Anticipated Interview Date(s)**
TBC

**About the Borough**

This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.

Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.

Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.

Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.

We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.

Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.

**About the Role**

We are seeking a highly motivated individual who will be responsible for the provision of administrative support to the Kingston Independent Residents Group.

Duties include research on matters specific to the roles of Councillors, assisting with diary management, providing meeting support and assistance with routine correspondence relating to the Councillors roles on the Council (this does not extend to support with ward based casework or party political activity).

The role is located in the office of the Kingston Independent Residents Group, an opposition group of the Council and forms part of the Corporate and Communities Directorate. The Postholder reports to the Corporate Head of the Democratic Services and Elections. Whilst the primary function of the role is to assist the group the postholder will, in common with all staff, be obliged to serve the interests of the Council as a whole.

**About Us**
You will be working as the sole support officer to the Kingston Independent Residents Group.

**About You**

To be responsible for the provision of administrative support to elected opposition Councillors in order to ensure that they can effectively perform their roles.

Duties include:

- Supporting the Group with their diaries, arranging meetings, admin tasks and act as a point of contact to facilitate communications with other elected Members, Executive Directors and Officers at all levels of the Council and external stakeholders.
- Undertake research and produce briefing notes and presentation of data and information from a variety of internal and external sources for Councillors, relevant to their role as opposition members.
- Provide support to internal meetings involving Councillors including, where necessary, the preparation and distribution of agendas and briefing notes, taking of minutes and following up outstanding actions.
- Liaise with the relevant internal departments on behalf of the Group in respect of the provision of ICT support, training and development activities and general office and administrative requirements.

**Our Offer To You**

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported

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