Democratic Services Officer
Salary: £30,474-£32,301 per annum (pro rata)
Closing Date: Sunday 23 November 2025 Midnight
Interviews to be held week commencing Monday 8 December 2025
Part-time 22.5 hrs per week – some out-of-hours work
About Us:
Rushcliffe Borough Council provides high quality services to more than 110,000 residents in a borough made up of vibrant towns and stunning villages. Our Council offices are located in West Bridgford, Nottingham in a purpose-built office and leisure centre facility, Rushcliffe Arena.
About you:
We are looking for a keen and enthusiastic person to join our busy Democratic Services Team – we don’t mind if you come with loads of experience or fancy trying something new.
The role:
You will support daytime and evening meetings in-person, virtually, and hybrid by making appointments, checking reports, preparing agendas, and taking notes at the meeting to formulate into minutes.
We livestream all meetings and full training will be given to enable you to carry out this aspect of your role.
We use the Modern.Gov committee management system to keep a computerised record of agendas and minutes and you will need to be familiar with the Council’s Constitution and the Access to Information Regulations.
You will work with officers at all levels across the Council and with elected Councillors to support them in their democratically elected role.
You will support the Leader of the Council as their PA and you will also support the work of the Mayor – including the civic engagement programme, organising events, talking to members of the public, and attending events throughout the municipal year.
As well as supporting meetings, the Leader and the Mayor, you can get involved with the Councillors’ training programme, publishing the Forward Plan, updating the Councillors’ Portal as well as corporate projects outside of the Democratic Services team time and energy allowing!
Benefits of working for Rushcliffe Borough Council include:
· Reduced membership of onsite leisure centres
· Free car parking
· Rushcliffe Rewards - save money across a range of retailers and leisure providers
· Generous annual leave plus opportunities to buy and sell leave
· An opportunity to further your career with a high performing forward looking Authority with training to support CPD and personal development
· Local Government pension scheme
· A range of salary sacrifice schemes
· Employee Assistance Programme
If you feel you have the experience and qualities outlined in the above post, then you can obtain further details and apply online by clicking on the links which include an online application (with the option of uploading your CV), job description, person specification and an application pack which contains further details.
You can also request an application form by emailing jobs@rushcliffe.gov.uk
If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact the Democratic Services Manager, Helen Tambini on 0115 9148320
Applying To Work For Rushcliffe Borough Council 2025
Democratic Services Officer Application Pack 2025