Democratic Services Officer

Teqniq is searching for a Democratic Services Officer to work in the public sector.

37 hours per week.

3 months contract.

Job Description:

To assist the Head of Democratic Services to develop the services provided through the Democratic Services functions ensuring the ability of workers to effectively lead and participate in leading the Authority.

To provide appropriate and timely advice to officers, Directorates and general public on the operation of the Committee process and the law, constitution and conventions governing its operation.

To support Officers and Committees through a range of complex or contentious matters with tact and sensitivity drafting reports and advise to ensure that the decision-making process is properly informed.

To ensure that a record of responses and performance against the statutory response time is maintained and regularly reported to the officers.

To assist the Monitoring Officer in updating the workplace's Constitution.

To use relevant ICT systems in the production of documents and agendas and ensure that these are published to the workplace's web site as appropriate. Specifically Modern.Gov through the report management process.

To monitor and publish the workplace's Forward Plan (and internal work programme) which includes providing advice and guidance to officers on urgent decision making provisions and ensuring that the decision making process is sound.

To deal with general administrative matters arising from meetings and relating to the Monitoring Officer's directorate generally.

Carry out any other duties that are within the scope and grading of the post which could also be requested by the Head of Democratic Services or the Monitoring Officer.

TEQ-0625-OR8391

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