Civic & Members Democratic Support Officer - 101626

Stirling Council is looking to recruit a Civic and Member Democratic Support Officer to join the Democratic Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to assist in delivery of a full range of democratic and civic support to Stirling Council, its elected members, staff, Committees, Panels, Working Groups and associated bodies. The post holder will primarily support the operation of Stirling Council's Civic Office, this includes leading on the implementation of civic events and functions and supporting the Lord Provost and the Bailies. The post holder will assist in the running of all Council, Committee, Panel and other statutory meetings. The post holder will also support the administration of elections.

It is essential that the successful candidate can manage competing priorities to meet deadlines and can proactively deal with complex, ambiguous and conflicting situations. The successful candidate requires: excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an eye for detail; experience of working with elected members or similar; experience of handling political or sensitive information; and, an ability to develop positive relationships.

This role is primarily office-based and the post holder will be required to work flexibly, including out of hours and weekends as required.

If you would like to have an informal discussion please contact Fraser Sinclair, Democratic Support Coordinator, sinclairf@stirling.gov.uk.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Job Description

Additional Salary Information

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The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme