SLA12625 - Administration Adviser

Job Description

Previous applicants need not apply.  

Administration and Legal Services, Finance and Corporate Resources seeks to recruit a self-motivated individual, with extensive committee experience and strong organisational skills, to oversee and implement governance arrangements associated with the provision of a comprehensive committee administration service to support the Council’s decision-making process within Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton.

This role involves providing support to the Administration Manager in ensuring all statutory and regulatory requirements are met by contributing to strategic decisions and effectively deploying and adapting resources to meet service delivery. You will be required to supervise, support and lead a busy team responsible for a variety of Council Committees, Forums and Joint Boards.

You will undertake a wide range of duties in accordance with statutory and predetermined procedures, often working with sensitive information and adhering to tight deadlines and agreed performance targets. You will be involved in dealing with and providing advice and guidance to elected members, senior officers, both internal and external, as well as other stakeholders, therefore, it is essential that you possess excellent communication skills and a commitment to the principles of customer care. You must work in a highly professional manner, exercising confidentiality and discretion at all times and have the ability to respond effectively to and manage changing priorities.

Ideally, you should have experience in leading a team, as well as extensive employment experience in all aspects of clerking and administering formal committee/boards. You will be required to demonstrate an understanding of the governance arrangements associated with such boards/committees as well as having excellent written, oral and IT skills. You will also be required to facilitate hybrid meetings (in person and online) which are livestreamed and available for the public to view.

This is a politically restricted post.

Requirements

Recruitment Checks

As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history.

Responsibilities

Applications online

Please note all correspondence will be sent to your email account.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council are Equal Opportunities employees and encourage applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview where their previous employer was the armed forces and who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

The Individual

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working, including consideration of a condensed working week, e.g. 4 days, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)