Senior Officer, Electoral Practice and Performance, Scotland

Job title: Senior Officer, Electoral Practice and Performance, Scotland

Directorate: Electoral Administration and Guidance (EAG)

Full time and permanent

Salary: £36,500

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

About the Electoral Commission

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 ensure its integrity.

While we operate across the whole of the UK, we account to the Scottish Parliament for our work on devolved Scottish elections.

Our Scotland Team leads the delivery of the Commission’s Corporate Plan in Scotland, managing relationships with key stakeholders including the Scottish Parliament and Government; the regulated community and wider democratic society.

About the role

We are recruiting for a new role in our Scotland Team of Senior Officer, Electoral Practice and Performance. The post holder will work with the Head of the Electoral Commission, Scotland in providing the strategic lead and delivery of a range of electoral practice and performance activities for the Electoral Commission in Scotland to Returning Officers, Electoral Registration Officers and their key staff including the provision of Advice and Guidance.

About you

We are looking for a confident communicator with a strong knowledge of electoral administration in Scotland. You will an authoritative owner of all of the Commission’s activity in Scotland relating to electoral administration law and guidance and will be able to build strong relationships across the electoral community.

The ability to juggle several different work streams and the requirements of different stakeholders is key to the success of this role. You will need to understand the implications a decision about one area of work could have across others, using judgement and creativity to solve problems relating to external engagement and reputation management with other members of the team. You will have strong attention to detail.

Working within a small but dynamic team, with the opportunities to contribute to the Electoral Commission’s wider work, you will play a key role in ensuring that voters can continue to have confidence in the results of Scottish elections.

More information and how to apply

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

We would like to continuously increase the diversity of our employees. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates are particularly welcomed.

The closing date for applications is 22 August 2022 at 11:59pm. However, please do not wait to apply if you are interested as we reserve the right to close the application earlier, depending on number of applications.

We expect interviews to take place the week commencing 29 August 2022.

We may use video conferencing tools for the interviews. We will confirm details with shortlisted candidates.

Please apply for this role online with a supporting statement showing how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification.