Employment Location: Town Hall, Peterborough

Vacancy ID: 105693

Permanent - Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Peterborough City Council’s Unitary Authority. We are looking for an individual to join a small dynamic team as a Senior Democratic Services Officer.

The Senior Democratic Services Officer is responsible for providing support services to the Police and Crime Panel to deliver its functions and to assist the Director of Legal and Governance in discharging their role as Monitoring Officer in respect of the ethical framework, the governance practice areas of the service and the formal Council decision-making process.

This position focuses also on the supporting the Police and Crime function for Cambridgeshire.

Responsibilities within this post include:

• To comply with legal requirement, constitutional provisions, corporate protocols, and business practices in respect of agenda planning, recording of recommendations and the reporting of these to the Police and Crime Panel.
• To take responsibility for the provision of information on new developments in legislation and guidance related to the democratic processes.
• To liaise with the Police and Crime panel members and the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
• Management of complaints process in relation to the Police and Crime Panel and the operation on this panel.
• To establish a work programme for the Police and Crime Panel taking into account Panel preferences and practicalities ensuring appropriate timings on meetings.
• To undertake the role of clerk to hearings, advising Senior Officers of the process of hearings, taking detailed minutes and writing up decisions.

This post holder must be available to work "out of the normal office hours" during the week as dictated by the requirements of the service.

Attendance in the office is required for formal meetings, however, agile working arrangements are available for day-to-day business. We offer an excellent working environment with flexibility for working at home and an attractive annual leave policy.

We are ideally looking for someone who has experience in this field.

The full job description can be found on the Peterborough City Council website.

This post is politically restricted under the terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

If you wish to discuss this fantastic opportunity, please contact Rachel Edwards, Head of Constitutional Services on 07920160514or email rachel.edwards@peterborough.gov.uk

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Peterborough and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.