Democratic Services Officer

Democratic Services Officer needed in Burton on Trent Paying £13.04per hr ref 5261352

Full time hours on a temporary basis

Responsibilities include:

• Committee Support: Attend meetings, manage audio recording/streaming, and produce agendas/minutes.
• Administrative Support: Provide support and advice to Members.
• Decision Records: Process all decision-making records.
• FOI Requests: Handle FOI requests and manage the FOI database.
• Corporate Complaints: Coordinate responses to corporate complaints.
• Registers Maintenance: Maintain registers of Members' Interests and Parish Councils' Interests.
• County Council Liaison: Support temporary road/footpath orders.
• Emergency Telephone Operation: Coordinate out-of-hours emergency operations.
• Assist Principal Officer: Support the Principal Democratic Services Officer and deputize in their absence.
• Data Protection Compliance: Ensure compliance with Data Protection and FOI legislation.
• Independent Remuneration Panel: Support the panel and arrange meetings.
• Member Induction: Assist with Member induction post-elections.
• Resilience Planning: Support Resilience Planning under the Civil Contingencies Act.
• Professional Development: Pursue continuing professional development.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to verity@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

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