Senior Democratic Support Officer

Job Title –                   Senior Democratic Support Officer

Employer –                 Trafford Council

Address –                   Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0TH

Salary –                       £34,834 - £40,221 (Pay award pending)

Salary Grade –            Band 7-8

Job category –          Business and Corporate Services

Job Type –                Democratic Services.

Working Pattern –     Full Time

Working hours –       36.25 hours per week

Contract type –         Permanent

Closing date –           26^th May 2024

Interview date –        TBC

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford.

Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do

We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.

About you

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.

About the Role

Trafford Council is looking to appoint a career graded Senior Democratic Support Officer to join its Governance Team on a permanent basis. The post holder will contribute to the important work of delivering the Council’s Governance Functions.

As part of the Governance Service, you will help lead the delivery of its core services/requirements in particular, its Executive/Scrutiny Functions, along with other Committees.  You will arrange and minute public meetings and administer the Forward Plan.

This excellent opportunity would suit an experienced Democratic Officer with Committee experience who is looking to focus and progress their career in Democratic Services. This opportunity will allow you to work alongside and learn from an experienced Democratic Services Officer (Senior Democratic Services Officer)

You will be motivated and enthusiastic, able to demonstrate both recent experience of working in this field and detailed, up to date knowledge of the relevant legislation. You will be willing to develop your knowledge and understanding of Regulations, standards and best practices. You will be an effective communicator, have good presenting skills and have an excellent record of persuading and influencing internal/external stakeholders to achieve the desired outcome.

As part of the Governance Services team, you will support the delivery of its core services: Committees, Scrutiny, School Appeals and Elections. As this is a senior post you will be expected to advise and support your colleagues.

You will provide support to elected Members and colleagues in the Council. This will include organising and supporting Committees, researching issues and preparing reports and you will work with Council colleagues and partners in other organisations. 

The post would suit a person with good research, analysis, organisational and writing skills and a strong interest in the democratic process. 

The role will frequently involve attendance at evening meetings, of which some of these will be in person and some will be held virtually, thus permitting working from home.

For more informal discussion about the role, please contact John Addison Governance Manager: john.addison@trafford.gov.uk

Snr Democratic Support Officer.pdf

About the benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford. 

Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mindfulness, mental health first aiders, running & walking groups and health and wellbeing events.

Our great benefits include:
Pension

Home Technology Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Simply Healthcare
Employee Discount Scheme - 'Perks at Work'

To learn more about Trafford as a place to live and work, please visit:

https://greater.jobs/content/10496/welcome-to-trafford

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