Communications Officer (Support & Improvement)
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Summary
Directorate: Electoral Administration and Regulation
Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £34,792 (London) / £31,676 (Outside London)
Location: London or Home-based with occasional travel to London
Closing date: Sunday 22 September 2024, 23:45pm
Job info
We are recruiting for a Communications Officer to join our Improvement team, which works to set and monitor performance standards for Electoral Administrators and to address challenges around local authority resilience and capacity. This is a new role within the team which will provide comprehensive communications and engagement support.
You will play a key role in ensuring our stakeholders have the information they need to deliver well run elections, as well as helping us to gather evidence from stakeholders to help us identify challenges and areas of good practice.
As well as overseeing the coordination of a range of communications to different stakeholders, you will also be responsible for administering the collection and collation of engagement data to support the monitoring of performance standards and to enable us to assess preparation for electoral events. You will also co-ordinate consultation activities for the team on various improvement initiatives.
It's an exciting time to join the team as we work towards a new 5 year corporate plan being launched in 2025.
Your application
Applications should include a supporting statement. This should include examples of how you have demonstrated the role’s person specification, including:
- essential skills
- behaviours
- knowledge
To be fair to all candidates, we can’t accept job applications submitted after the closing date.
We will let you know whether or not you have been invited for an interview shortly after the closing date.
We hold some of our interviews online using video conferencing, and other interviews in person at one of our offices. We’ll let you know when and where your interview will be.
Sometimes, we’ll ask you to complete a task for your interview. For example, preparing a presentation on a specific topic. We’ll give you instructions about the task when we invite you to interview.
Our interviews are competency based. We will ask you questions to understand more about your experience, and how it relates to the essential criteria in the person specification. Questions will also cover the values, behaviours, and skills required for the role. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about the role or working with us at the end of your interview.
We will let you know the outcome of the interview as soon as possible. Usually, within two days after the final interview has been completed. We’re always happy to give feedback if requested.
We will always let you know when we’d like to contact your references.
If you have taken part in certain political activities, such as holding office in a political party or holding a relevant elected office, it may mean that you can’t work for us. To discuss this before applying, contact our HR team at [email protected]
If you’re successful, you’ll need to complete some pre-appointment checks. This includes a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In Scotland, this is a Disclosure Scotland check. In Northern Ireland, it’s an Access NI check.
Higher security clearance may be required for some roles. We will only ask you about convictions and cautions that are not protected. Having a criminal record does not necessarily prevent you from working here. It depends on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences. Read our employing ex-offenders policy for more information.
We welcome applications from everyone. We will ask for your personal details including your nationality, ethnicity and any disabilities. These details will not be shared with the interviewers.
If you have a disability, let us know at the application stage so we can make adjustments for you. This may include accepting your application by post.