Democratic Services Manager

About the job Democratic Services Manager

JOB AIM AND PURPOSE

• To lead, manage and develop the Democratic Services team.
• To provide expert advice and guidance on governance and decision making matters to the organisation.
• To manage the servicing of the Councils committees/the Council, member working parties and some senior internal officer meetings.
• To lead the ongoing maintenance of the Councils constitution.
• To lead of member support, including new member induction and ongoing training.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSILBITIES OF THE POST

• To provide visible leadership for the Councils governance and committee functions, and constructive challenge where necessary.
• To ensure that the meetings that the Head of Democratic Services is directly responsible for (many of which are in the evenings) are serviced in accordance with constitutional and statutory provisions.
• To provide ...