Democratic Services Officer

Salary: Grade 7 – £32,597 to £37,280 per year

Location: Church Square House, Scunthorpe

Hours: 37 hours per week

DBS: No

This is a Permanent , Full Time vacancy that will close in 13 days at 23:59 GMT.

The Vacancy

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our small but dynamic Democratic Services Team in supporting the Council’s constitutional and decision-making processes.

This post is based at the centre of the Council in the Governance and Partnerships divisionwhich has key responsibility for managing the Council’s resources, as well as ensuring that democratic decisions are well informed and legally sound.

With colleagues in the team, you will provide support to the Council’s overview and scrutiny function, providing advice and guidance to both internal and external colleagues, undertaking associated research and preparing reports. You will also be involved in providing governance support to a wide range of Committees, Boards and Panels and the Council’s Executive, as well as working closely with Councillors and Senior Officers, and undertaking the administration for associated governance related processes, including preparing agendas and taking minutes.

You will play a key role in progressing initiatives to strengthen opportunities for democratic engagement, add value to decision making through policy development and improvement through the overview and scrutiny function, provide a co-ordinating role in respect of scrutiny work programmes, and increase member capacity through education and skills development.

You will have excellent written and oral communications skills, strong interpersonal skills and be conscious of the issues involved working in a sensitive political environment. You will have a diplomatic and tactful approach towards problem solving and should enjoy working as a team player to deliver excellent customer service.

With the ability to use initiative and experience of using IT systems you will also help us further develop our digital agenda, particularly in relation to the modernisation and digitalisation of governance processes. Experience of Modern.Gov will be beneficial.

We offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, hybrid working, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes and staff benefits/discounts, including a lease car scheme.

We are an ambitious Council keen to build on our strong track record of innovation and partnership working, ensuring that we create a flourishing future for the borough and all of its residents. Key to this is a committed workforce who always gives their best. Offering a fast paced, progressive working environment, North Lincolnshire Council is a great career move.

Please note this is a politically restricted post.

Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Matthew Nundy, Lead Officer: Democracy on 01724 296014 or email matthew.nundy@northlincs.gov.uk

The Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.