Democratic Services and Scrutiny Officer

Scale 4 £28,163 - £31,586 per annum

37 hours per week

Permanent

Do you want to make a difference?

Be a vital part of the Council’s decision-making processes? 

We are looking for someone to join our small democratic services team to provide support to our Councillors, the democratic process and our tenacious scrutiny function. You will provide administrative support to committees and working groups, including collating agendas and taking concise, accurate minutes.  

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced administrator, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to make and maintain strong relationships with councillors and senior managers and be able to provide investigative support to our scrutiny function to make a difference. 

We can guarantee that no day will be the same as the last!

Job Description and Person Specification

Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.

We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on site and home working.

To find out more about the role and what it is like to work for us, please contact Sandeep Tiensa on 0116 272 7640 or Katie Brooman on 0116 272 7693 for an informal discussion.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please send your CV together with a supporting statement and a completed equal opportunities monitoring form  to human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.

Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk.

Closing date:           8 January 2025

Interview date:        17 January 2025

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.