Democratic Services Officer

Job title:

Democratic Services Officer

Company

Bristol City Council

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.Job detailsJob details Job reference VAC006199 Date posted 31/10/2024 Application closing date 17/11/2024 Location City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR Salary BG11: £37,336 – £39,186 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Democratic and Electoral AttachmentsDemocratic Services Officer Job descriptionPermanent, Full Time – 37 HoursDo you have an interest in local democracy, good governance, decision-making and administration? If so, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic team player with attention to detail and high-quality written work to join our busy Democratic Services Team. Full training will be given to the right candidate on all technical aspects of the role.At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young People, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic People and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.As a Democratic Services Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council’s governance and decision-making processes. Within the Council’s Legal and Democratic Services Directorate, you will help to ensure that formal decision-making is open and transparent and provides clear accountability for the use of resources in delivering the Council’s priorities.You will have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in a written format to establish excellent working relationships with colleagues, Councillors, officers, partner organisations, communities, and local people to ensure that decision-makers have all the information they need and that meetings run smoothly and in line with local government legislation and the Council’s Constitution.These include meetings of full Council, which sets the authority’s budget and policy framework, Development Control Committee which makes decisions on applications from large scale developments to smaller projects and the Audit Committee which reviews the Council’s work and holds decision-makers to account.The Team also runs the Independent School Appeals service for the Council and some academy schools and you will ensure that admission appeals and exclusion reviews are undertaken within the relevant legislative framework.This role is politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. This means that you are prevented from having any active political role either in or outside the workplace. Politically restricted employees are disqualified from standing for or holding elected office, and these restrictions are incorporated as terms in an employee’s contract of employment under s.3 Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.You are also prohibited from canvassing on behalf of a political party or a person who is or seeks to be a candidate and from speaking to the public at large or publishing any written or artistic work that could give the impression that they are advocating support for a political party.Why Bristol City Council?At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.How do I apply?So, if you have the ability to work under pressure in a challenging, but interesting environment, the aptitude to provide high quality legal and administrative support for Council meetings, if you share our and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.Additional InformationThis is a full time role, 37 hours per week. Some Council meetings take place outside of normal office hours. If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Oliver Harrison, Democratic Services Officer or Louise deCordova, Democratic Services Manager, .Shortlisting will take place on Monday 18th November 2024.Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 29th November 2024.At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young People, Black and racially minoritised and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.Job title Democratic Services Officer Job reference VAC006199 Date posted 31/10/2024 Application closing date 17/11/2024 Location City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR Salary BG11: £37,336 – £39,186 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Democratic and Electoral Attachments Job descriptionPermanent, Full Time – 37 HoursDo you have an interest in local democracy, good governance, decision-making and administration? If so, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic team player with attention to detail and high-quality written work to join our busy Democratic Services Team. Full training will be given to the right candidate on all technical aspects of the role.At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young People, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic People and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.As a Democratic Services Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council’s governance and decision-making processes. Within the Council’s Legal and Democratic Services Directorate, you will help to ensure that formal decision-making is open and transparent and provides clear accountability for the use of resources in delivering the Council’s priorities.You will have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in a written format to establish excellent working relationships with colleagues, Councillors, officers, partner organisations, communities, and local people to ensure that decision-makers have all the information they need and that meetings run smoothly and in line with local government legislation and the Council’s Constitution.These include meetings of full Council, which sets the authority’s budget and policy framework, Development Control Committee which makes decisions on applications from large scale developments to smaller projects and the Audit Committee which reviews the Council’s work and holds decision-makers to account.The Team also runs the Independent School Appeals service for the Council and some academy schools and you will ensure that admission appeals and exclusion reviews are undertaken within the relevant legislative framework.This role is politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. This means that you are prevented from having any active political role either in or outside the workplace. Politically restricted employees are disqualified from standing for or holding elected office, and these restrictions are incorporated as terms in an employee’s contract of employment under s.3 Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990.You are also prohibited from canvassing on behalf of a political party or a person who is or seeks to be a candidate and from speaking to the public at large or publishing any written or artistic work that could give the impression that they are advocating support for a political party.Why Bristol City Council?At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.How do I apply?So, if you have the ability to work under pressure in a challenging, but interesting environment, the aptitude to provide high quality legal and administrative support for Council meetings, if you share our and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.Additional InformationThis is a full time role, 37 hours per week. Some Council meetings take place outside of normal office hours. If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Oliver Harrison, Democratic Services Officer or Louise deCordova, Democratic Services Manager, .Shortlisting will take place on Monday 18th November 2024.Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 29th November 2024.At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young People, Black and racially minoritised and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

Expected salary

£37336 – 39186 per year

Location

Bristol

Job date

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 06:54:03 GMT

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