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About the Role
Elmbridge Borough Council is looking to recruit a Electoral Assistant to assist in the compilation and maintenance of an annual Register of Electors making changes under the Individual Electoral Registration. To assist in the preparation and delivery of fair, open and transparent elections, by-elections and referenda in accordance with statutory requirements and timetables.
The main duties of the role are:
* To assist in the compilation and maintenance of an annual Register of Electors through processing individual voter registration forms during the annual canvass and monthly updates, to meet statutory requirements, including scanning, data input and system checks, and effectively dealing with enquiries.
* To assist in the registration of special category voters e.g. absent voters, overseas voters and foreign nationals.
* To assist in the timely preparation and delivery of all types of elections, by-elections and referenda and undertake all election and count duties as required within the timetable, including the booking of polling place venues, recruiting polling station and counting staff, processing postal vote applications and producing polling station and count stationery.
* To assist with applications received through the Electoral Registration Officers Portal.
* To communicate effectively with the public, Members of the Council and officers face to face, by telephone, or e-mail demonstrating strong customer service.
* To effectively use IT packages such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
* To effectively use the Councils Electoral Registration and Elections Management software to maintain the Register of Electors and support work associated with the delivery of Elections.
* To assist with Team administration work as required
* To carry out such other duties that may reasonably be required by the Electoral Services Manager.
* To attend training courses as directed by the Electoral Services Manager.
This is also an excellent opportunity to progress your career working for a large local authority.
To be considered please apply to this advertisement with your CV or send it directly to DigiKape at info@digikape.co.uk clearly stating the job role and location/ area being applied for.
To discuss this opportunity further please get in contact with us directly on 03333396737 or email info@digikape.co.uk
Job Types: Temp 24 weeks