Registration Officer

Job introduction

This is a full-time permanent role providing essential services that mark key life events for residents of Brighton & Hove. Working in a high-profile public-facing role, the officer ensures legal compliance, data accuracy, and sensitive customer engagement across a range of duties—from registering births and deaths to conducting ceremonies and attesting legal notices. The role requires a balance of technical knowledge, emotional intelligence, and administrative precision.

Interview date: To be confirmed

Start date: Successful candidate(s) will be able to start on or after 1 April 2026 subject to pre-employment checks being completed.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dendi Wolffsky-Batson, Superintendent Registrar, or Susan Howard, Registrar, at register.office@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

Bring Your Unique Perspective to Our Team – Registration Officer Role

At Brighton & Hove Register Office, we’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We’re currently recruiting a full-time Registration Officer to join our inclusive, supportive, and forward-thinking team.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and life experiences. If you have experience in the civil registration service and a strong track record in public-facing roles, we’d love to hear from you.

Key qualities we’re looking for include:

• Excellent communication skills, including confidence in public speaking
• A calm, professional approach and a commitment to high-quality customer service
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and legible handwriting
• A smart and respectful appearance, however you express it
• Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office, RON, and electronic diaries

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let us know.

If you're passionate about public service and want to make a meaningful impact in a welcoming and diverse environment, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

A person cannot be appointed if they are:

• An undischarged bankrupt, or subject to a Debt Relief Order or Restrictions Order.
• A recent council member (within the last 12 months) of the appointing authority or its relevant committee.
• Employed by the local authority in burial-related duties (excluding clerks or deputy clerks).
• Holding religious registration roles, such as:
  Authorised person for marriages,
  Secretary of a synagogue (for marriages),
  Registering officer of the Society of Friends,
  Minister of religion.
• Medical practitioner, midwife, undertaker, or involved in burial/cremation services.
• Engaged in life insurance or any business that could conflict with registration duties.
• Previously dismissed by the Registrar General, unless consent for reappointment is given.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application form guidance) and Shortlisting questions guidance as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.