Democratic Services Officer
Job Category : Legal
Location : Newham Dockside, London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:15
Salary: £20.10
Key Tasks and Accountabilities: Democratic Services Officer
- Proactively support and lead on all aspects of work relating to the Council’s decision making structure, including providing advice and support to Members, officers, stakeholders and citizens.
- Responsibility to ensure that all decisions are taken in accordance with all legal and constitutional requirements.
- Proactively manage and support all aspects of the Member / Officer decision making having regard to local procedures, council policy and best practice.
- Advise Members and officers on legal and constitutional requirements of the decision making process and relevant legislation.
- Contribute to providing efficient and effective support to all Members.
- To lead on supporting all aspects of Cabinet, Council and Committee meetings including preparing reports and agendas, attending meetings to take minutes of the formal proceedings and advising on constitutional requirements.
- Lead on advising Members and officers concerning relevant legislation and procedures relating to the remit of individual committees.
- To assist the Corporate Governance Manager with the review, development and enhancement of the Council’s Constitution to ensure that it meets current legislative requirements and best practice.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
High degree of ability to produce a clear easily understood, grammatically correct agendas, reports and minutes of meetings.
Ability to understand, interpret and present information from a variety of sources.
EXPERIENCE:
Experience of working at a similar level within a local authority or large public organisation.
Experience of managing Committee work programmes.
Experience of delivering training on the Member Code of Conduct and aspects of the Council’s constitution.
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