Democracy Club is a non-partisan civic technology community interest company which builds online voter information tools for UK elections. Our vision is of a country with the digital foundations to support everyone’s participation in democratic life. We’re a small, distributed team who work openly.

In May 2022 all four UK nations will hold significant elections: the Northern Ireland Assembly, and council elections in all areas of Scotland and Wales and a large proportion of England. In order to ensure that we achieve the greatest impact during these elections, we’re seeking a fixed-term part-time Elections Assistant to assist with the administration and dissemination of our voter information tools.

This non-technical role would suit someone with an enthusiasm for democracy and democratic participation, and a commitment to getting the details right. The primary responsibilities of the role involves desk research and data entry, but the successful applicant will become involved in all other areas of our work, including communications, outreach and partnership building.

Responsibilities

• Working in partnership with our internal developers, The Electoral Commission, and local authorities to obtain data for our polling station finder at WhereDoIVote.co.uk. This involves using CRM software to track progress and deal with problems and queries as they arise.
• Contribute to, manage, and monitor our election candidates and political parties database to ensure our users have everything they need to cast an informed vote.
• Pro-actively seek out potential partners and data re-users.
• Contribute to Democracy Club’s wider elections output. This could involve conducting research and writing blog posts and reports, including following media coverage of the election, and contributing to our post-election review.

Requirements

• Good understanding of UK politics, especially the electoral systems and structure of local and devolved government
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Organised with a good attention to detail (we use a lot of spreadsheets!)
• Fast and adaptable learner, especially when it comes to using new software
• Comfortable working independently and taking initiative to push projects forward
• Thoroughly non-partisan