Senior Electoral Services Officer

To provide expert advice and support on all matters relating to Electoral Services, ensuring that all statutory duties are met in accordance with legislation and other guidance. You will lead on key elements of delivery and support for the Head of Electoral Services with the development, direction-setting and delivery of all services in line with modern ways of working and professional best practice for the effective and efficient delivery of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) and Returning Officers (RO) statutory duties. You will also deputise for the Head of Electoral Services as required.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

There are two posts available on a permanent basis.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Laurel Brewster, Head of Electoral Services on 020 3045 4214, [email protected] and Donna Frost, Deputy Director Legal and Democratic Services on 020 3045 5569, [email protected].

Candidate Profile

You will be required to hold the Certificate in Electoral Administration or be willing to undergo training to attain the Certificate Have a good understanding of electoral law and good practice procedures to properly exercise and fulfil the job function. Be experienced in training and supporting staff and able to contribute to the development of work within the team with competing deadlines along with the ability to assimilate legislative changes. A good knowledge of Electoral Management Software as well at Microsoft based packages.

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached