Salary: £25,183 - £25,992 per annumElectoral Services Administration Assistant£25,183 - £25,992 per annum - Full time, permanent contract About the roleWe are looking for a motivated and capable person, ideally with elections experience, to join our small but busy Electoral Services Team.
Working in electoral services puts you at the heart of local democracy in a fast-paced, varied and unique area of work.
You will be involved in all aspects of Electoral Services from supporting our electorate in registration processes, to delivering fair and transparent elections of all types.
It's an exciting role and one that has opportunities for progression as skills and experience are developed.
About youIn this role, you will bring great customer service experience, strong computer literacy and ability to liaise with people from diverse backgrounds, including persons at a senior level and members of the public.
You will have the ability to deal with confidential information in an appropriate manner.
These talents, allied to your experience and/or knowledge of electoral processes, will allow you to hit the ground running as we prepare for major elections in May 2025 and beyond.
We also expect all employees to demonstrate commitment to delivering the Council's values of great customer service, openness and accountability, innovation and improvement and fairness and respect.In electoral services, we are driven by immoveable deadlines, meaning that sometimes we must work evenings and weekends.
Holidays cannot be taken at certain times of the year when we are preparing and delivering elections.
What we can offer Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find.
So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:Excellent pension scheme with employer contributionsGenerous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leaveCommitted training programme and development opportunitiesOnsite nursery with 20% staff discountPayment of fees for professional membership of the Association of Electoral AdministratorsDiscounted Gym and swim membershipHealth and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling servicesCycle to Work schemeEmployee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.To discuss the post or for further information, please call Jon Morgan, Electoral Services Manager on 01386 565437Closing date: Sunday 17 November 2024 Interview date: Tuesday 26 November 2024 Please note if we experience a high intake of applications, we may close the role and interview for the position sooner than advertised.Attached documentsJob DescriptionEmployee BenefitsLocation: Pershore