Principle Democratic Services Officer

2 weeks ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

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We are looking for an enthusiastic governance professional to join and take a leading role in a team that:

- Processes and advises on Executive decision-making in line with the constitution and relevant legislation.
- Organises and supports all meetings of the council, cabinet, overview and scrutiny committees to ensure they function in accordance with statutory and constitutional requirements.
- Provides an effective and efficient support service for other meetings, decision making processes and independent appeals.
- Supports the effective governance of the authority by advising Members and Officers on policy and procedure for formal Executive and Committee decision-making.

You must have a good understanding of local government as you will lead a team that advises Officers and Elected Members. You will prepare agendas, reports and minutes, organise meetings, respond to correspondence and assist with the maintenance of work plans. You will have experience of working in a local authority governance role and supervising or managing staff.

Working as part of a professional and friendly team in a challenging and stimulating environment, you will be organised, accurate, able to think logically, plan ahead and be able to work under pressure to pre-determined deadlines. You will be an effective and experienced communicator, accustomed to engaging with senior people in an organisation when dealing with complicated and sensitive matters. In particular, you will be confident and tactful in dealing with elected Members and Senior Officers, showing political sensitivity and an understanding of the local authority landscape. You will also have an excellent standard of written English and be competent using Microsoft Office 360, Microsoft Teams and be able to learn new programmes like Modern.Gov.

Please note, KCC supports flexible working, including remote / home working but there is an expectation of some office-based work in addition to attending and supporting Council meetings in person at Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone. Travel both inside Kent and out of the County to attend and support external meetings at other venues will also be required from time to time.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact:
Joel Cook

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