Join our network of around 160 staff members working across everything from guidance, financial reporting and regulation, to communications, policy making and research. We have offices in London, Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

Project Manager (Political Finance Online)

Salary: London based £51,309 / Outside London £48,648
Full-time fixed term (Feb 2022)
Location: London / Outside London
Closing date: 23:59pm, Sunday 27th June

As Project Manager, you will be required to successfully deliver corporate projects in line with the Commission’s vision, strategic objectives and project management processes.

Your key focus will be to  project manage the Political Finance Online project, completing the delivery of a new online system for the registration of – and financial reporting by – UK political parties and campaigners.
 

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Senior Communications Officer (Campaigns and Corporate Identity)

Salary: London salary £41,181 / outside London £38,522
Full-time fixed term (12 mth FTC)
Location: London / Outside London
Closing date: 23:59pm, Sunday 27th June

We are looking for an experienced marketing or communications professional to lead projects within our campaigns and corporate identity team.

As a Senior Communications Officer, you will be part of the team that delivers our multi-media campaigns ahead of elections and sets the standards for our external communications. You will lead on aspects of our campaigns, which in the first year will include managing the production of printed and digital communications to provide information about voting to different audiences. You will also lead projects to ensure we apply our corporate identity consistently and you will manage the suite of forms and other materials that we produce to help people register to vote.

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Financial Reporting Adviser

Salary: £31,054  London office based /£28,397 non-London
Full Time, Permanent
Location: London /Outside London
Closing date: 23:59Pm, Monday 23rd June

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 significant electoral events having taken place recently. Now is a really exciting time to be joining The Electoral Commission and an opening has arisen for a Financial Reporting Adviser to join the Registration and Reporting Team in the Regulation Directorate.

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Equality and diversity

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.

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.

What happens after you apply

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.