Assistant Civic and Member Support Officer

What you will be doing 

• It will be your responsibility to provide support to councillors, whilst maintaining confidentiality in a highly political environment, where the demands of different groups are often conflicting.

• At peak times you will undertake work to support the functions of the wider democratic and member services teams.

• You will maintain records and member support systems, including the Chair of Council and Members information on the website, processing members allowance and expenses claims, co-ordinating Council appointments and providing updates to the Councils constitution.

• It will be key for you to provide a wide and varied range of administrative tasks, ensuring written reports are compiled and records are accurate.

• It is essential you have a minimum of NVQ II in Administration or equivalent, or have equivalent relevant experience.

• We require you to have previous experience of administration and secretarial duties, within a large and complex organisation.

• Given the elements of this role, you will need to be well organised to meet deadlines, with the ability to collate information for councillors and present it in a clear and concise way.

• Good verbal and written communication skills are essential, as you will be communicating with councillors, senior officers, members of the public and professionals, through a variety of media.

We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.

• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
  
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We’re providing essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community.
• We’re positive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work and we’re ambitious about the future.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference. 

We’re making a difference, be part of it!  

Salary is pro-rated to hours worked.