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Reference: 74537

Date Added: 8 February 2020
Closing Date: 27 February 2020

Job Title: Democratic Services Officer

Working For: Lambeth Council

Location: London

Salary: £34,128

Length of Contract:

Job Details

Lambeth is a dynamic and exciting borough that stretches from the banks of the Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament to Streatham and West Norwood in the south, via the South Bank, Clapham, Brockwell Park, iconic Brixton and the UK’s busiest station at Waterloo. With over 320,000 residents, bustling markets, iconic venues and public events across our town centres, the borough is home to diverse, strong and engaged communities.

We are looking for a confident, articulate person to join our Democratic Services Team. Working at the heart of the Council’s decision making process, you will be required to attend a range of formal Member level meetings (some of which are held in the evening so flexibility for evening work is required) and undertake all the associated tasks relating to the management of formal (and informal) meetings, including preparing and publishing agendas, reports and minutes. You will work closely with elected Members and senior officers, providing professional advice on democratic, governance and constitutional issues.

You will be highly organised, able to work flexibly, customer focused and be adept at meeting demanding deadlines in pressurised circumstances, possess excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and excellent IT skills. Candidates must be able to demonstrate innovation, ideally in respect of modernising decision making processes in a local authority context. Experience of the Modern.Gov or any other committee management system would be highly advantageous.

Closing Date: 27 February 2020

Interview/Start Dates

To be confirmed.

Application Details

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply online" 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 job description and person specification. When explaining how you meet each of the requirements, please give examples that clearly demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience.

Please quote reference: 2000001Z https://jobs.lambeth.gov.uk/careersection/lbl_external/joblist.ftl 

Website: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/

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