Electoral Services Assistant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £26,238 i £28,463 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Huntingdonshire District Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high-quality services to our communities, residents and businesses. This means we must employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people.
Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking local authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision-making.
At HDC we want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising), all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.
Job details
Are you looking for a role where you can experience the wide range of responsibilities of administering and delivering elections? Huntingdonshire District Council has a fantastic opportunity for an Electoral Services Assistant to join our friendly and committed team who provide high quality and professional electoral services.
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly organised, flexible administrator capable of dealing with a busy and varied workload, assisting the Electoral Services Team at Huntingdonshire District Council. A background in elections or local government is desirable, but not essential as training and development will be available for the right candidate.
About you
You will be organised, accurate and able to manage a varied workload with competing deadlines, with a strong commitment to the accuracy of data entry as essential. Experience of working within a complex administration environment will be beneficial, with strong IT skills and confidence in maintaining databases and documentation. You will also have customer service skills to deal with face-to-face, telephone and written enquiries from customers.
Duties will include preparing and maintaining the electoral register, assisting with the organisation and delivery of all elections, polls and referenda and working to maximise electoral participation and improving levels of voter registration.
You should be able to contribute effectively in a team environment and react to work pressures as required to ensure you meet statutory deadlines. You will need to be flexible in your approach to work as the job will occasionally require working outside of normal hours and may include evening and weekend working, particularly leading up to an election.
An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. HDC does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.
Apply
To apply for this position, please complete the application form.
The closing date is 9am 11 December 2025.
However, this is a rolling campaign and we'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don't delay in applying!
The postholder should have the ability to work flexibly, predominantly the requirement will be to undertake office-based activities within the role, but there will also be the ability to work from home on occasion and you should therefore be within commutable distance to our offices in Huntingdon.
Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.
Please note that the official closing date is as above, and will be the correct date. Some third-party websites may have different dates. Please refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.
Working for the council
As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.
Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking local authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision-making.
At HDC we want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising), all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.
Job details
Are you looking for a role where you can experience the wide range of responsibilities of administering and delivering elections? Huntingdonshire District Council has a fantastic opportunity for an Electoral Services Assistant to join our friendly and committed team who provide high quality and professional electoral services.
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly organised, flexible administrator capable of dealing with a busy and varied workload, assisting the Electoral Services Team at Huntingdonshire District Council. A background in elections or local government is desirable, but not essential as training and development will be available for the right candidate.
About you
You will be organised, accurate and able to manage a varied workload with competing deadlines, with a strong commitment to the accuracy of data entry as essential. Experience of working within a complex administration environment will be beneficial, with strong IT skills and confidence in maintaining databases and documentation. You will also have customer service skills to deal with face-to-face, telephone and written enquiries from customers.
Duties will include preparing and maintaining the electoral register, assisting with the organisation and delivery of all elections, polls and referenda and working to maximise electoral participation and improving levels of voter registration.
You should be able to contribute effectively in a team environment and react to work pressures as required to ensure you meet statutory deadlines. You will need to be flexible in your approach to work as the job will occasionally require working outside of normal hours and may include evening and weekend working, particularly leading up to an election.
An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. HDC does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.
Apply
To apply for this position, please complete the application form.
The closing date is 9am 11 December 2025.
However, this is a rolling campaign and we'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don't delay in applying!
The postholder should have the ability to work flexibly, predominantly the requirement will be to undertake office-based activities within the role, but there will also be the ability to work from home on occasion and you should therefore be within commutable distance to our offices in Huntingdon.
Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.
Please note that the official closing date is as above, and will be the correct date. Some third-party websites may have different dates. Please refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.
Working for the council
As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.
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