Location
London Borough of Waltham Forest

Hours
Full Time – 36 hours per week including some evenings

Salary
PO2 £42,771 - £45,750

About the Role
This role sits within the Democratic Services team and works at the heart of the council’s decision-making process supporting committees, councillors, and residents. You will work closely with councillors and senior officers to ensure decisions are properly taken and that the council is held to account by its scrutiny committees and residents. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your experience, skills, and ideas to support the political governance of the Council and make a real difference to people’s lives.

This is a fixed-term position, anticipated to last for 12 months. The duration of the contract may be subject to change and may be terminated with appropriate notice in accordance with the terms of employment.

Key Responsibilities
- Supporting committees and other council meetings
- Preparing agendas, reports and minutes
- Providing advice to councillors and officers
- Helping residents, partners and others access the democratic process
- Developing briefings and advice on policy matters for councillors and senior leaders

Experience
- Supporting committees or governance processes
- Providing services to senior leaders (councillors and officers) in a fast-paced, political environment with resilience in the face of conflicting priorities and demanding workload
- Writing high quality communications, including briefings, minutes and committee reports

About you
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and presentational skills, with proven ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences
- Good understanding of the context in which Waltham Forest Borough Council operates, including major issues facing local government, key stakeholders and relevant national policy context

Qualifications
- Satisfactory employment references
- Satisfactory declaration of interest
- This post is politically restricted; the post holder is disqualified from undertaking certain political activities under the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990
- Ability to speak fluent English sufficient for the effective performance of the role