Jobs

Registration Adviser x 2

Salary: £31,054 (London), £28,397 (Outside London)

1 x Full time and permanent 

1 x FTC October 2024

Location: Flexible

Closing date: Tuesday 12 July 2022 at 11.59pm

Are you interested in joining an organisation playing a vital role in the democratic process? It has been a busy time at the Electoral Commission, with the Elections Act passing into law earlier this year. Now is a really exciting time to be joining The Electoral Commission and two Adviser roles have opened within the Registration Team in the Regulation Directorate.

If you have great attention to detail and would relish the opportunity to be part of the team managing the registration of political parties and campaigners then we want to hear from you! 

Find out more about the Registration Adviser roles and how to apply.

Senior Communications Officer (Campaigns & Corporate Identity)

Salary: £41,181 (London), £38,522 (Outside London)

Full time and permanent

Location: London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh or remote

Closing date: Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 11.59pm

Are you an ambitious communicator looking to develop your career at an organisation playing a vital role in our democracy?

We are seeking a Senior Communications Officer to join our Campaigns and Corporate Identity team. We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic person, who is able to drive work within your brief and to juggle conflicting requirements of different stakeholders to deliver outcomes that meet our objectives. This is exciting and fast paced work which is vital in supporting our democracy and public awareness of elections.

Find out more about the Senior Communications Officer (Campaigns and Corporate Identity) role and how to apply.

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.

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.

Shortlisting will be completed as soon as possible after the closing date. Only candidates who have been invited for an interview will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, your application has not been successful. 

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.

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.