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Salary Role: Elections Administrator
Salary: Grade D £24,294 - £25,119 a year
Location: The Council House
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 17 May 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking to recruit a flexible and well organised person to join our busy Electoral Services Team
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Flexible work/life balance scheme
- Hybrid working
- Modern office environment
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Elections Administrator, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
- processing applications to register to vote and applications to vote by post or proxy and maintaining /updating the electoral register.
- dealing with customer and elector enquiries by telephone or email
- taking part in the allocation and administration of staff recruitment for local, national elections, referenda, and other electoral events.
- Raising purchase orders and compiling / raising invoices for customers
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
To apply you much be able to demonstrate your ability to accurately interpret and input data using computer systems, have a calm and approachable manner and you must have experience in maintaining records and dealing with confidential information.
You must hae a good standard of Maths and English, previous experience of dealing with customers and experience in processing of application for services. Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is desirable.
The successful person will be required to work outside of normal hours in the lead up to elections and other key periods for which additional pay or time-off arrangements will apply.
Next Steps
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 17 May 2024. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: on week commencing 3 June 2024, held in person at the Council House
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
