Electoral Services Officer Ftc

**Contractual hours**

30

**Basis**

Part time

**Region**

South

**Package**

Grade 7, £27,149 - £28,964 pa pro rata

**Job category/type**

Democratic Services

**Date posted**

15/11/2024

**Job reference**

002074

**Start a career that makes a real change**

**About the Role**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Electoral Services Team to cover maternity leave. We’re looking for a highly motivated, approachable, and enthusiastic team player to join our busy Electoral Services Team as an Electoral Services Officer.

This is a part time role working 30 hours per week on a 12 month fixed term contract.

**About You**:
We are looking for a confident, articulate person who can demonstrate previous experience working in Electoral Registration and Elections. You’ll also have a keen eye for detail and the ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy whilst under pressure and working to defined deadlines.

You will have a sound working knowledge of Word, Excel spreadsheets with experience of using Xpress Register and Xpress Management, or similar Electoral Management system highly desirable. The ability to remain calm and confident when dealing with challenging customers, resolve issues and complaints by negotiation.

A flexible approach and being prepared to work outside of normal office hours, including evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays particularly during the annual canvass and in the run up to elections.

**About Us**:
Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy.

We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.

We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.

At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.

**Our Offer**:
A range of benefits including:

- Flexible hybrid working opportunities.
- Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
- Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
- Free parking
- Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
- Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
- Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
- Annual flu vaccine
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
- Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
- A professional fee payment, if required for the role

**Selection Process**:
Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

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For further information or to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact Kathy Hildige, Principal Electoral Services Officer on 01622 602013.

Job Description and Person Specification

**Closing Date: 1st December 2024**
**Interview Date: 18th December 2024