Communications Officer (Support & Improvement)

Job Title: Communications Officer (Support & Improvement)
Directorate: Electoral Administration and Regulation
Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £34,792 (London) / £31,676 (Outside London)
Location: London or Home-based with occasional travel to London

The Electoral Commission is the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and to ensure its integrity.

We offer excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working hours and the opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements (dependent on scheme rules). 

The Role
We are recruiting for a Communications Officer to join our Improvement team, which works to set and monitor performance standards for Electoral Administrators and to address challenges around local authority resilience and capacity. This is a new role within the team which will provide comprehensive communications and engagement support.

You will play a key role in ensuring our stakeholders have the information they need to deliver well run elections, as well as helping us to gather evidence from stakeholders to help us identify challenges and areas of good practice.

As well as overseeing the coordination of a range of communications to different stakeholders, you will also be responsible for administering the collection and collation of engagement data to support the monitoring of performance standards and to enable us to assess preparation for electoral events. You will also co-ordinate consultation activities for the team on various improvement initiatives.

It's an exciting time to join the team as we work towards a new 5 year corporate plan being launched in 2025.

Who we are looking for
We are looking for someone who excels at verbal and written communications with the ability to distil complex information into clear and accessible formats (both text and numerical). You will be comfortable building working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external and are able to tailor how you present information to different audiences

You’ll need to be organised, have meticulous attention to detail and be able to manage a range of projects simultaneously. You will also need the ability to solve problems and identify improvements as part of your skillset.

You will be a proactive, enthusiastic individual who feels at home working in a fast-paced environment, as part of a collaborative and dynamic team.

More information on how to apply
To apply, please email an anonymous CV and a supporting statement that clearly explains how you meet the criteria outlined in the job specification.

Submission Guidelines:

• Anonymous CV:To adhere to our commitment to anonymous recruitment, ensure all references to educational institutions (years of attendance for primary and secondary education) and personal information are removed. This allows us to assess candidates based solely on their knowledge and skills, free from bias related to background, gender, or ethnicity.
  
  
• Supporting Statement: Your statement should highlight your relevant skills, experience, in relation to the job criteria and person specification.
  
  
• Submission:Send your anonymous CV and supporting statement via email to Recruitment@electoralcommission.org.uk .

The closing date for applications is Sunday 22 September 2024, 23:45pm

Interviews will be held on 1 & 2 October 2024. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Amy Symons, Improvement Manager: asymons@electoralcommission.org.uk

No Agency Assistance Required: We appreciate the interest of recruitment agencies; however, we are managing this recruitment process internally. We request that agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this vacancy.