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About the Role
To serve as a primary contact for Members, officers, and the public regarding the formal decision-making process, offering guidance on governance matters across council services and key partners. This role involves proactively engaging the organization on governance, ensuring decisions align with sound legal practice and the Constitution, and contributing to the Governance Service Plan through project work and specific tasks.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a leading point of contact for Members, officers, and the public on matters relating to the formal decision-making process.
- Provide advice and guidance on all matters relating to governance (Council, Cabinet committees, quasi-judicial bodies, boards/panels, delegated decision making and the Constitution) across council service areas and key delivery partners.
- Proactively engage the organization on governance matters, enabling decision making within a diverse organizational structure.
- Ensure decision making is based on sound legal practice and in accordance with the Constitution.
- Contribute to the delivery of the Governance Service Plan, including leading or contributing to project work and/or being responsible for specific tasks as instructed.
Requirements
- Experience and/or understanding of local authorities' decision-making processes and their operational context.
- Strong understanding of the local government policy environment and the performance framework for local public services.
- Ability to work effectively and build positive relationships with Members and senior officers, establishing confidence, credibility, and trust.
- Demonstrated participation in relevant professional networks.
Work Type
- Flexible Working
- Part-time
- Hybrid working
Benefits
- 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Comprehensive Flexible Working Policy
- Lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
- Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Employee well-being training programs including confidential employee assistance
About the Company
- Barnet is a borough with excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities, making it a great place to live and work.
- The council aims to build on these strengths, growing and developing as an organisation to meet challenges.
- Committed to working with partner organisations and residents to improve Barnet.
- Staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative.
Equal Opportunity
- Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
- Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
- To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers.
- Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance.
- Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.
- We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities.
- If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert.
- We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process.
- We support the access to work scheme.