Senior Democratic Services Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Wigan, WN1 1YN |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75731767 |
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Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Wigan Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
Salary: Grade 8, £36,363 - £40,777 per annum.
37 hours per week
We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.
We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!
Your role:
As a Senior Democratic Services Officer, you will have operational responsibility for various committees of the Council including quasi-judicial committees, governance committees and various scrutiny committees, involving the production and publication of agendas and minutes, as well as attendance at meetings.
You will share responsibility for the Council’s formal decision-making process, the Council’s Forward Plan and the Report Management system, providing advice, support and guidance to Elected Members, senior leaders and officers in relation to the formal decision-making process, to ensure that this operates efficiently and effectively in accordance with legislation and the Council’s Constitution.
You will assist Elected Members and officers in understanding their roles and responsibilities in line with the Council’s Constitution and governance arrangements, identifying training and development needs, ensuring that these needs are fulfilled.
You will also administer and provide advice and guidance in relation to other relevant areas of work covered by the team, as and when necessary.
About you:
You will have a professional qualification such as an ADSO (Association of Democratic Services Officers) Certificate in Democratic Services or will be able to demonstrate a significant similar level of experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the role, gained within local or national government.
You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and professional individual who has experience of working with Elected Members and senior officers, providing advice, guidance and support on democratic and governance related issues.
You will have experience of producing complex, detailed and accurate written work, including the examination and extraction of information from a variety of different data sources evaluating the relevance and accuracy of the information.
You will have experience of working in a highly politically sensitive, pressurised and deadline driven environment.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.
Our dedicated in-house Democratic Services team provides high quality advice and support to Senior Leaders, Elected Members, Council Officers, partner organisations and other key stakeholders across the public and private sector on a range of democratic matters.
We aim to offer services which are good value for money, innovative in their approach and delivery, risk aware not risk averse and open to doing things differently. We adopt a collaborative approach with all our stakeholders ensuring we are embedded in all their processes and decision making.
We are committed to the continuous professional development of our staff which includes the payment of professional fees, a wide range of training opportunities and potential for management development.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
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For an informal discussion please contact Nick Higham, Democratic and Governance Manager via email n.higham@wigan.gov.uk
Interview date: W/C 29th September
This is a politically restricted role
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