Assistant Civic and Member Support Officer

As an Assistant Civic and Member Support Officer, you will be responsible for providing support to the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Council in their duties, including diary management, secretarial services and organising hospitality hosted by the Chair of Council. What you will be doing  It will be your responsibility to provide support to councillors, whilst maintaining confidentiality in a highly political environment, where the demands of different groups are often conflicting. At peak times you will undertake work to support the functions of the wider democratic and member services teams. You will maintain records and member support systems, including the Chair of Council and Members information on the website, processing members allowance and expenses claims, co-ordinating Council appointments and providing updates to the Councils constitution. It will be key for you to provide a wide and varied range of administrative tasks, ensuring written reports are compiled and records are accurate.