Democratic Services Manager
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What you'll do
- Lead the Council’s Democratic Services and Land Charges Teams
- Support the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) in developing a strong governance culture and structure
- Champion democratic governance and the role of elected Members across the Council
- Ensure the provision of a support service to the Council, Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny and Regulatory Committees and other constituted bodies
- Line-manage the Council’s Legal Services team
- Manage the Council’s relationship with Legal Services Lincolnshire
- Line-manage the Authority’s Land Charges Team
- Serve as one of the Council’s Deputy Monitoring Officers if required
What they're looking for
- Experience leading Democratic Services and Land Charges teams
- Experience in governance and supporting a Monitoring Officer
- Experience in line-management of legal or administrative teams
- Understanding of local government democratic processes and committee support
Nice to have
- Experience serving as a Deputy Monitoring Officer
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Full description from employer
Hours: 37 Hours per week
Salary: SK20A (£54,693 per annum) (plus Deputy Monitoring Officer Allowance)
Contract: Permanent
To lead the Council’s Democratic Services and Land Charges Teams and support the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) in developing a strong governance culture and structure for the Council.
The postholder will champion democratic governance and the role of elected Members across the Council and ensure the provision of a support service to the Council, Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny and Regulatory Committees and other constituted bodies of the Council.
Other managerial responsibilities will include line-management of the Council’s Legal Services team and the Council’s relationship with Legal Services Lincolnshire as part of a shared service arrangement, together with line-management of the Authority’s Land Charges Team.
It is also desirable that postholder have the skill-set and desire to serve as one of the Council’s Deputy Monitoring Officers should they called upon to do-so. In such an event the postholder would be entitled to receive the prevailing rate of honorarium for the additional responsibilities in addition to their base salary.
This role is politically restricted.
This vacancy may close earlier depending on applications received.
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