Head of Civic and Member Support - Oldham, United Kingdom - Oldham Council

Oldham Council

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Oldham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Oldham Council
***Corporate Services

Democratic and Civic Services

Ref:
G7/OL-89314

Contract:
Permanent

Salary:
£ £40 221 per annum (Grade 7)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based:
Level 4, Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UG

Closing Date:
Tuesday 20th February 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates:

TBC
Job Description & Person

Role Overview:

As Head of Civic and Member Support, you would be responsible for leading and directing the Civic and Member Support team to provide a comprehensive and confidential support service to the Mayoralty and Elected Members, ensuring the delivery of the service is high quality and cost effective.

Reporting to the Head of Democratic Services and as part of the management team, the postholder will play a strategic and operational role in the management of the service.

The postholder will ensure that the strategic policy objectives of the Council are achieved effectively, efficiently and economically as they relate to the Civic and Member Support team

Key Responsibilities:

To ensure an effective and appropriate level of support is provided to the mayoralty, and Elected Members of the Council. This includes ICT support and keeping up to date with development which can support working more smartly.
To research, analyse, interpret and produce management information/data as required for the service.

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

Highly developed political awareness skills to engage with Elected Members in a discreet and confidential manner
Communication skills, both verbal and written, including presentation skills, to impart complex information in day to day language to a wide range of audiences
Interpersonal skills in negotiating and influencing others to support the achievement of the objectives of the Civic and Member Support Service team

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve.

We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background.

We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.

Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans.

We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.

Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels.

You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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