Principal Electoral Services Officer
| Posting date: | 27 November 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 January 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4225 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 per annum (Level one) rising to £47,754 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
The Principal Electoral Services Officer will provide expert advice and support on all matters relating to electoral registration and the conduct of elections, ensuring that all statutory duties are met in accordance with legislation, statutory codes, and other guidance. They will lead on key elements of delivery and support the Electoral Services Manager with the development, and implementation of modern ways of working and professional best practice and will deputise for the Electoral Services Manager as required.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Certificate in Electoral Administration
- Experience of working in an Electoral Services Team, preferably at a senior level, and delivering projects, to strict legal deadlines, at pace, and often under pressure
- Detailed knowledge of electoral legislation and its application along with associated guidance and Electoral Management, Software systems, as well as windows based IT packages
- Proven analytical skills and ability to interpret complex information, excellent communication skills and experience of engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders using tact and diplomacy, creativity and innovation to find solutions to problems and overcome obstacles to ensure deadlines are met
- This post is politically restricted.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact , Sarah Wilson, Electoral Services Manager by telephone on 0115 8764308 or by email at sarah.wilson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: 14th January 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: w/c 13th January 2025 and 20th January 2025
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