About The Role
North Norfolk is a fantastic place to live, work and visit – covering over 360 sq miles of coastal and rural environment, with a population of over 100,000 people living in 120 distinct communities, our District is one of England’s top holiday destinations and a place where people positively choose to live.
We have an exciting temporary opportunity to join our Democratic Services Team for a period of up to 12 months as maternity cover.
The role itself will be varied and involve supporting formal meetings, working closely with elected members (councillors) for whom you will be the first point of call in providing support and advice. You will be producing agendas and minutes for the Councils regulatory committees (Planning and Licensing) as well as monitoring progress and achievement of recommendations from those meetings. In addition, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate records of highly sensitive political information.
About You To be successful in this role you will need to be highly organised and possess excellent written and IT skills. In addition you will be an outstanding communicator, deploying tact and diplomacy and maintaining a professional outlook at all times.
Previous experience of supporting formal meetings would be highly advantageous and applicants should have a good understanding of the political nature of local government.
Please note that this post is politically restricted under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and post holders are prohibited from seeking public election, holding political office, writing or speaking publicly on matters of political controversy.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday the 19th of January 2025.
Interview dates to be confirmed.
Applications for part time hours would be considered.
For an informal discussion please contact: Cara Jordan, Assistant Director for Legal and Governance on 01263 516373 or email Cara.jordan@north-norfolk.gov.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr
We have an exciting temporary opportunity to join our Democratic Services Team for a period of up to 12 months as maternity cover.
The role itself will be varied and involve supporting formal meetings, working closely with elected members (councillors) for whom you will be the first point of call in providing support and advice. You will be producing agendas and minutes for the Councils regulatory committees (Planning and Licensing) as well as monitoring progress and achievement of recommendations from those meetings. In addition, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate records of highly sensitive political information.
About You To be successful in this role you will need to be highly organised and possess excellent written and IT skills. In addition you will be an outstanding communicator, deploying tact and diplomacy and maintaining a professional outlook at all times.
Previous experience of supporting formal meetings would be highly advantageous and applicants should have a good understanding of the political nature of local government.
Please note that this post is politically restricted under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and post holders are prohibited from seeking public election, holding political office, writing or speaking publicly on matters of political controversy.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday the 19th of January 2025.
Interview dates to be confirmed.
Applications for part time hours would be considered.
For an informal discussion please contact: Cara Jordan, Assistant Director for Legal and Governance on 01263 516373 or email Cara.jordan@north-norfolk.gov.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr
