Deputy Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager

- Are you looking for the next step in your democratic services career?

- Are you ready to help shape a new, enthusiastic team?

- Are you looking for a role with variety, where you can be relied on for your expertise and experience?

- Do your skills include working with councillors, providing constitutional advice and leading a small team?

We’re re-energising our Democratic Services Team here at Waverley and have an exciting new post of Deputy Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager. You will have demonstrable experience in a local authority democratic services role, including experience of clerking/supporting Full Council, Executive, Overview & Scrutiny and statutory Committee meetings together with demonstrable experience in a line management role.

You will: 
- Lead on the Executive decision-making process, together with the Scrutiny function of the Council
- Deputise for the Democratic Services Manager
- Line manage two staff
- Lead on Member training and development

We’re looking for:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a deep understanding of working within a political environment, but most importantly, you will be a pro-active, dynamic, inspiring officer who can show us how we can do things better.
- Someone self-motivated and able to demonstrate how you have delivered improvements in governance elsewhere, your workload will be varied, and you will need to be flexible about which meetings you cover, which will mostly be in the evenings.
- Be capable of working well on your own and as a supportive member of a team.
- Be adaptable to the task in hand and willing to learn.
- Demonstrate confidence to make process improvement suggestions where necessary.

Agile Working: 
This is a hybrid role with attendance expected at evening meetings in Godalming, Surrey.

Hours per week and working pattern:
37 hours: Full or Part time applications accepted.

This is a politically restricted role

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Ben Bix, Democratic Services Manager (Deputy Monitoring Officer) on 01483 523354.

We do not accept CVs without a completed application form. Strictly no agencies please.

Closing date for applications: 9:00am on Friday 23 August 2024

Interview date: Week Commencing 02 September 2024

Please note we do not accept applications after the time given on the advert.