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Reference: 74495

Date Added: 5 February 2020
Closing Date: 14 February 2020

Job Title: Member Support Officer

Working For: Camden Council

Location: London

Charity Number: no

Salary: £33,122 - £38,423

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG
Job level: Level 3, Zone 2
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 36 hours per week

The role

A high performance culture is essential to the delivery of first class services to our residents and customers. We recognise and reward high performance and salary progression is based on individual performance.

As part of Business Support these roles provide support to council Members in delivering their community leadership role and in undertaking their duties as ward councillors as well as supporting the council in delivering a range of strategic functions.

You will also need to demonstrate the ability to work sensitively in a political context, dealing with elected Members and confidential matters. You will be customer focussed and have a proven record and ability to provide a high standard of customer service.

About you

We are seeking candidates that can be flexible in their approach, adapt to meeting the needs of an individual or situation and who can switch focus in line with changing circumstances.

Candidates must also have an understanding of the role and functions of local government and the respective roles of officers and Members.

Key Requirements

Understanding of the role and functions of local government and the respective roles of officers and Members and experience of working in a political environmentAbility to effectively manage relationships with colleagues across the Council and partners, to achieve outstanding resultsExperience of delivering high quality.

For more information about this vacancy, please refer to the Job Profile on our website.

Closing Date: 14 February 2020

Interview/Start Dates

Closing time for application is 23:59

Interviews to be held: w/c Monday 24th February 2020

Camden welcomes new employees on a monthly basis; next available dates for induction are:17 February 2020 and 16 March 2020

Application Details

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply for this job" link. As part of the application form you will be asked to explain how you meet the key requirements for this role listed in the advert. When explaining how you meet each of the requirements, please give examples that clearly demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience. When writing your examples give a brief description of the situation or task but focus on the actions you took and the result of your actions.

Please quote reference: 190000TP

https://camdengov.taleo.net/careersection/lbc_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=190000TP&lang=en&sns_id=mailto#.XjqcqUm5IZo.mailto 

Website: https://camdengov.referrals.selectminds.com/togetherwearecamden/

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