Committee Services Manager

The job

Help shape good governance at Hart

We're ambitious about delivering excellent services for our residents and supporting effective local democracy. We're looking for a motivated Committee Services Manager to lead our Committee Services function and play a key role in ensuring transparent, effective and legally compliant decision-making across the council.

This is an exciting opportunity for a governance professional who enjoys working with elected Members, senior officers and external partners while leading a high-performing team. You'll help us modernise democratic services, improve processes and embrace digital innovation to enhance both Member and resident experience.

The applicant

You’ll play a vital role in shaping our Committee Service team, leading the officers to manage a range of different committees, from audit to planning, from Full Council to staffing. The role requires a willingness to work outside of regular office hours on a regular basis to administer evening meetings.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have excellent written and verbal communication skills. It will be important you can manage complex and competing workloads and be able to demonstrate existing knowledge of local government decision-making processes and modern committee management practices.

The position may suit either an existing or aspiring governance professional who has experience in managing teams or is now ready to take the next step in their career.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on site at Hart District Council Offices/MS Teams.

For further information regarding the post, please contact Steven Bennett, Change and Digital Manager on steven.bennett@Hart.gov.uk.

Please apply by submitting a CV and Covering Letter (no more than two sides of A4 aligned to the person specification).

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