Senior Elections Officer (35 hpw) Inverness HQ

Job Description

Post Title: Senior Elections Officer
Location: Inverness Headquarters
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £44,590 - £48,266 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: ​Linda Johnstone Tel: 07496 176004

Job Purpose: As part of the election team, you will work alongside the Elections Manager to plan, manage and conduct electoral events including Community Council ballots, Local Government, UK and Scottish Parliamentary elections and by elections, Crofters

Commission and Cairngorm National Park Authority elections, Business Improvement District ballots and Referenda, ensuring the delivery of high quality and professional electoral services for the Council which meet all statutory requirements and the electoral performance framework.

This role will provide you with a real opportunity to transform how elections are delivered in the Highlands. At the time of a major election, the postholder will be supporting the elections manager in the  management  and  coordination  of  up  to 1,000  employees,  300  venues with budgets exceeding £500,000. 

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions, Tel: 01349 868642 (24 hour voicemail) or email: Recruitment.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

 

 

Requirements

Good first degree, equivalent work experience or project management qualification

AEA Certificate and/or Diploma, or a willingness to undertake them

Experience of dealing with electoral law and practice,  including experience in dealing with issues relating to 
the administration of elections and referend