Electoral Support Assistant

ELECTORAL SUPPORT ASSISTANT
PERMANENT POST, FULL TIME - 37 HOURS PER WEEK 
GRADE 5, £25,992 to £27,269 PER ANNUM (PAY AWARD PENDING) 

We have a vacancy for an Electoral Support Assistant to be part our small but busy Electoral Services team. 

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering elections, referendums, and maintaining the Register of Electors to ensure that residents can participate in the democratic process.

Working in a busy and changing environment, you will have excellent interpersonal skills both written and verbal with the ability to communicate confidently and effectively with the public, candidates and agents, Councillors, officers and external organisations. 

You will need good IT skills and the ability to organise and prioritise your workload, whilst maintaining high levels of attention to detail, processing high volumes and working to tight deadlines.

Keen and willing to learn, you will be required to undertake the Foundation Course in Electoral Administration. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in Electoral Services. 

Mainly office based, with limited hybrid flexibility, there will be a requirement to work additional hours (including evening and weekend work) during busy election and electoral registration canvass times.

As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of employee benefits including flexi time, hybrid working, a minimum of 25 days’ annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), family friendly policies, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme, AVC’s, life assurance scheme, payment of professional fees, discounted parking, bus and rail fares, a cycle to work scheme and access to a healthcare insurance scheme.

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.

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