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Elmbridge Borough Council, Civic Centre, High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9SD (On-Site)

Permanent, Full time

Basic DBS check required

£29,028 - £31,390 pa

36 hours

Electoral Assistant

Permanent full-time contract, 36 hours per week

Salary:  Scale 4   £29,028 - £31,390 pa

Are you interested in working at the heart of local democracy?

This is a great opportunity to work at the heart of the Council, supporting our electoral arrangements.

You will be supporting the work of the team in the timely delivery of fair, open and transparent Elections, including the booking of polling place venues, processing postal vote applications and producing polling station and count stationery.

You will assist in the compilation and maintenance of an annual Register of Electors through processing individual voter registration forms during the annual canvass and monthly updates, to meet statutory requirements, including scanning, data input and system checks, as well as effectively dealing with enquiries.

About you

  • You are an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a ‘can do’ approach who wants to support the delivery of elections
  • You will be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working within a small, well regarded team
  • You are well organised, with an eye for detail and accuracy in all you do
  • You must have good ICT skills as you will be responsible for accurate data entry, undertaken using electoral software, for which training can be provided.

This is a great opportunity to develop a career in electoral services.

About us

  • Learning and development:we will create a bespoke learning and development plan for you.
  • Flexibility:we will discuss the right mix of home and office for you.
  • Wellbeing:When you thrive Elmbridge thrives, which is why we have a strong and varied wellbeing programme.
  • The package: Not forgetting our excellent pension and ‘Thrive’ package of employee benefits and discounts with various local businesses. There is also free employee parking, your birthday day off and we are closed between Christmas and New Year.

Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 11 December 2024

For an informal chat or further information please contact Alex Mammous, Electoral Services Manager on 01372 474182.

Closing date: Wed 11/12/2024 at 23:59
Job reference: CED/24/298246
Vacancy downloads:

Recruitment_Pack_-_Generic_2023__2_.pdf

Electoral_Assistant_-_JD_and_PS_-_FINAL.pdf

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