Election Manager

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Full time
Location: Hamilton
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Job offered by: Coast Concrete Services
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Are you ready for a key management role at the heart of the local democratic process?

Do you have the skills and experience necessary to confidently lead a team to plan and deliver fair and efficient elections?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to manage the Election Services team at South Lanarkshire Council.

You will need management experience of electoral events and the skills to successfully plan and deliver elections.

We are looking for someone positive, innovative, committed, flexible, highly motivated, who has meticulous attention to detail and is able to work to deliver accurate results calmly under pressure to stringent deadlines.

In this role you will work in conjunction with, and may also deputise for, the Returning Officer to plan, manage and conduct Scottish local government elections, UK and Scottish Parliamentary elections and referenda, and will lead the delivery of initiatives which involve local engagement with the democratic process.

The successful candidate will manage the Election Team and provide training to all those engaged at electoral events, ensuring the provision of a high quality and professional Election Services team for the council. You will also assist the Head of Administration and Legal Services in relation to other work which supports delivery of the services provided by the Council's Administration and Legal Services, including the delivery of efficient and effective committee and members' services, legal services, licensing and registration services and information governance.

Extensive knowledge of the law, guidance and practice relating to Electoral events is key to this role. Qualification/membership of the AEA is desirable.

This post has been politically restricted in terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

Hours:

35 per week

Work Pattern:

Monday to Friday

Vacancy:

Permanent

Salary:

£50,878 - £60,897

When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following areas:

Provide an example that demonstrates your track record of effectively and efficiently managing, leading, motivating and inspiring a team in the delivery of services and/or projects. Provide an example of how you have delivered on agreed outcomes previously and what you felt was crucial to achieving this. The ability to build strong, collaborative relationships is important in this role, detail how you would achieve this.

Please Apply online -

All correspondence will be via your email address.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages 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 competency/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 who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

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