Democratic Services Manager in Leek Wootton

We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual to join our Democratic Services team here at Warwickshire County Council. Working within Legal and Governance, you will be managing a team delivering a wide ranging and complex service, responsible for compliant, robust and innovative delivery of our Democratic Service function. You will be at the front line of ensuring we maintain our reputation for solid governance and working closely with members and supported by colleagues within our award-winning Legal Service.

At Warwickshire, your development comes first. With us, you'll be trusted to lead. Together with high quality training and unrivalled opportunities to grow, you'll also be able to take advantage of greater flexibility and a work-life balance that's hard to find in other organisations. Because of our unique offering, we boast a diverse range of talent for you to learn from, and we're proud to say that those who choose to join the team stay with us long term. If you share our ambitions for growth and excellence, we welcome you to join.

About the role: You'll deliver outstanding democratic and governance support to members, senior officers and colleagues ensuring the continued high standards of our Democratic Services team and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements within those areas. You will play an active role as part of our service team working in partnership with colleagues to innovate our service delivery capabilities. You'll need sharp problem-solving skills and the ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure, collaborating with our friendly and supportive team of professionals. You will also need to be willing to learn and adapt to the challenging, ever-changing public sector legal environment.

Experience and qualifications: In terms of experience, you should have a demonstrable track record of delivering governance support in a fast paced and innovative public sector environment. You must have the skills needed to lead in accordance with our behaviours and have experience of advising and supporting in a senior capacity in relation to Democratic Services and Scrutiny functions. A knowledge of electoral law and experience of managing elections will be an advantage. Most importantly, you must be a leader and have the ambition to learn in order to provide the best support to your team and the organisation.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Working for Warwickshire: This is the difference you make. Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Benefits: Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.