The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do.
The Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Electoral Services team. London Borough of Southwark are looking are looking to recruit an Electoral Services Officer to provide a key administrative role and assist with the effective and efficient delivery of the electoral registration process, all elections, referenda, statutory ballots and periodic reviews to specific and ad hoc timetables in accordance with electoral legislation.
About You:
If you are someone with drive, enthusiasm and a positive attitude, who thrives on working in a busy and challenging environment we would love to hear from you.
You should possess excellent administrative skills and work efficiently to ensure accuracy and attention to detail. You will be required to manage your workload and prioritise conflicting demands to meet statutory deadlines.
You must have knowledge of electoral registration and administration of elections, including the effective use of Civica Xpress software.
For this role you must be able to communicate confidently and effectively when dealing with the public, elected representatives and other key stakeholders.
You must be committed to working in the field of democracy and have a desire to learn the complexities regarding registration and voting legislation. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to undertake training in all aspects of electoral administration, including the AEA (Association of Electoral Administration) Foundation course and AEA certificate.
The post holder must be flexible and prepared to work additional hours, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays with restrictions on leave during elections and peak canvass periods..
If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please contact Richard St Pierre by email richard.stpierre@southwark.gov.uk or telephone 020 7525 1068.
Additional salary details
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 24th June 2022
Interviews week commencing: 29 June 2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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