Vacancy: Senior Adviser – Electoral Guidance
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Summary
Job Title: Senior Adviser – Electoral Guidance
Directorate: Electoral Administration and Guidance
Contract: Full Time; Permanent
Salary: £44,525 per annum (London), £41,642 per annum (Outside London)
Location: Flexible – London office or Home based
Closing Date: Thursday 22 February at 11.59pm
Job info
We are recruiting for a Senior Adviser - Electoral Guidance, to join the Guidance team.
The role provides an opportunity to join a dedicated and enthusiastic team responsible for the development of resources to support the increased efficiency and effectiveness of electoral management and registration services across the UK. The successful applicant will also be responsible for the provision of high quality, consistent and timely advice to supporting staff in the Commission’s offices in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and across England.
This is an exciting time to join the Guidance team, with the opportunity to use your electoral expertise to play a key role in improving and modernising our current written guidance suite and providing first-rate advice.
The Electoral Commission offers excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working hours and the opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements (dependent on scheme rules) which include a valuable range of benefits.
After you apply
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.