Committee Services Officer

Job Introduction

Do you have experience providing effective, high-quality support to Council committees, Member level bodies, appeal panels or partnership boards?

The Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Corporate Governance Service is a small, dynamic team responsible for administering the Council’s decision making and scrutiny processes, ensuring they are open, transparent and fully accountable.We are looking for someone with a solid understanding of the role of Councillors and how decisions are made within Local Government. While not essential, the ability to work confidently and effectively in a political environment is highly desirable.

You will need to demonstrate:

• Excellent administrative skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good organisational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines

The role also involves arranging and servicing school admission appeal hearings. Experience in meeting administration, including note taking and minute writing within a Local Authority or similar environment, is essential. Attendance at evening meetings is a required part of the role.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Nassir Ali, Head of Corporate Governance & Scrutiny

Email: nassir.ali@royalgreenwich.gov.ukPhone: 020 8921 6160

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.