- Pay Rate:
£23.00 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
- SWINDON,
SN1 2JG
Committee Officer
Reference no: Swindon RQ778587
Pay rate £23.00 per hour PAYE
Being a Committee Services Officer will require you to manage Cabinet, regulatory and Overview and Scrutiny functions. You will also provide committee administration services, staff the education appeals and work closely with colleagues at all levels to ensure the support of Councillors and officers is of the highest standard
Key Responsibilities:
- Being a Committee Services Officer will require you to manage Cabinet, regulatory and Overview and Scrutiny functions. You will also provide committee administration services, staff the education appeals and work closely with colleagues at all levels to ensure the support of Councillors and officers is of the highest standard
- Service and provide administrative management for particular Council bodies (e.g. Council, Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny Committees)
- Direct responsibility
- Advise and provide interpretation (both internally within the Council and externally)
- Provide cover for the servicing of other meetings of the Council's various bodies and other related bodies as required
- Research and respond to correspondence and communications from Members of Parliament, Councillors, Government departments, the public and others, including customer comments, complaints and Freedom of Information requests, and otherwise to identify and forward such correspondence and communications to other appropriate officers for response
- Act as clerk to bodies dealing with Appeals and similar quasi-judicial hearings (e.g. Education Appeals) and, subject to the knowledge held and / or training given to, on occasion, at such meetings
- To act as the first point of contact for Members, Council officers, partners, stakeholders and the public on matters associated with the Committees and other bodies for which the Committee Officer is responsible
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- Educated to degree level or with equivalent relevant experience
- Experience in a democratic services environment
- Experience of Modern.gov/Issue Manager, webcasting systems (such as Microsoft Live-Events), remote meeting technology (such as Microsoft Teams) and Microsoft Office
- Research, analysis and communication skills
- Skills needed to manage and lead
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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