Job Description

The Service & Team:

We have a role for an Electoral Officer to join us in Cornwall Council! This role sites within the Finance and Assurance Directorate within Governance, Elections and Democratic Services, supporting the democratic process across Cornwall. The team is responsible for maintaining the electoral register and delivering elections, referenda and polls in line with statutory requirements and Electoral Commission guidance.

As an Electoral Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring that elections are delivered lawfully, transparently and efficiently, while maintaining an accurate and up-to-date electoral register.

This is a fast-paced and rewarding role, particularly during election periods, where you will work collaboratively with colleagues, temporary staff, elected members and the public.

The Role:

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

In this role, you will support all aspects of electoral registration and election delivery. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing electoral data, systems and records to ensure accuracy and security
• Coordinating polling stations, materials and election logistics
• Supporting the recruitment, training and supervision of temporary election staff
• Administering postal vote processes and undertaking quality assurance checks
• Providing advice and guidance to candidates, stakeholders and the public
• Monitoring deadlines and escalating risks to ensure compliance
• Supporting public engagement activities and electoral reviews
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and service delivery

You will contribute to ensuring elections are delivered in line with legal requirements and that the integrity of the voting process is upheld at all times.

The role is a full time, permanent role working 37 hours per week. We can offer flexible options such as hybrid working (from home or our offices in Truro) or compressed hours. You will be required to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends and unsociable hours during election periods, to meet service requirements.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• A minimum of four GCSEs
• Electoral Administration qualification or willingness to achieve
• Experience using IT systems
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

· a competitive salary.

· a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

· a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

· A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

· Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Jane Lyons at Jane.Lyons@cornwall.gov.uk

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.