SCP 28-36 (£23,405 to £29,628 – final pay award pending)
Do you have the skills to provide support to a Health Scrutiny Committee and work closely with councillors at the heart of a local authority? Your role will be much more than preparing minutes and agendas. Your activities will include co-ordinating meetings, researching issues, preparing reports and developing work plans.
You will need to be a clear thinker and have first rate organisational skills to meet the challenges of this post because no two days will ever be the same!
An application form and job description are available on the Gloucestershire County Council website – www.gloucestershire.gov.uk (click on the jobs link on the right hand side of the home page). Interviews are likely to be held on Friday, 30 January.
For an informal discussion about the post, contact Simon Harper (tel 01452 425230, email ) or Richard Thorn (tel 01452 425204, email )
Please note that this is a politically restricted post under the terms of section 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Closing date for applications – Monday, 5 January 2009
Closing date: 05 January 2009
£31,350 - £39,394
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to work at the heart of Westminster, using your skills and expertise to support MPs as the Committee Specialist in the secretariat of the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee. The secondment will last until the end of the current Parliament.
As part of a small, professional team you will have responsibility for running inquiries for the committee. This will include preparing briefing material and drafting reports, conducting analysis and liaising with witnesses and external experts. In addition, you will be expected to keep abreast of key developments in local government policy and the Committee’s wider remit, in order to give advice to members of the Committee.
You can expect to gain analytical, drafting and networking experience which will be of benefit to both you and the organization you currently work for. You will also gain a different political perspective, and develop an insight into the work of Members of Parliament and of Parliament as a whole.
The Communities and Local Government Committee’s role is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Communities and Local Government and its associated bodies. You can find out more about the work of the Committee at: www.parliament.uk/clgcom
The Committee team is looking for someone with a broad knowledge of, and preferably experience of working in, local government. You may, for example, have worked at a strategic level in local government, or in the overview and scrutiny function. You will have proven analytical skills, and the ability to express yourself well both orally and in writing. In addition you will be able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of people.
Visit houseofcommons-careers.org.uk for an application pack, or write to Hays Public Services, 3rd Floor, 1 Southampton Street, London WC2R 0LR. Telephone 020 7520 5988 or 020 72408519 (out of hours answer machine). Reference number 208027
Those potentially interested in the secondment are welcome to call Huw Yardley, the Clerk of the Committee, on 020 7219 3927, or the current postholder, Sara Turnbull, on 020 7219 6755, to discuss the job.
Closing date: 09 January 2009
£23,405 to £29,628
Do you have the skills to provide support to the Gloucestershire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and work closely with councillors at the heart of a local authority? Your role will be much more than preparing minutes and agendas. Your activities will include co-ordinating meetings, researching issues, preparing reports and developing work plans.
You will need to be a clear thinker and have first rate organisational skills to meet the challenges of this post because no two days will ever be the same!
An application form and job description will shortly be available on the Gloucestershire County Council website – http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk (click on the jobs link on the right hand side of the home page). Interviews are likely to be held on Thursday, 22 January.
For an informal discussion about the post, contact Simon Harper (tel 01452 425230, email ) or Richard Thorn (tel 01452 425204, email )
Please note that this is a politically restricted post under the terms of section 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Closing date: 22 December 2008
£21,937 to £24,331
South Staffordshire is a pleasant rural district on the edge of the West Midlands Conurbation, offering excellent communication links and serving a growing population of approximately 106,000. The area offers a competitive range of amenities together with affordable quality housing.
The post-holder will be expected to attend and to ensure effective administrative arrangements for meetings of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Scrutiny Panels, including arrangements for meetings of the Scrutiny Panels. Provide relevant and effective support, guidance and advice to Scrutiny Panels in respect of the particular terms of reference of the Panels. To provide and ensure the provision of appropriate research information to Scrutiny Panels in carrying out Scrutiny reviews.
It is essential that you hold an HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject, with at least two years local government experience or be a graduate in a specialised field (e.g. Public Policy or Public Administration).
For further details and an application form for the above post, please contact Human Resources, South Staffordshire Council, Codsall WV8 1PX or telephone (01902) 696703 (24 hour ansaphone). Or apply on line at http://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/jobs. The Council operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria required for the post.
Post Ref: CLP11
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on 4th December 2008
Closing date: 27 November 2008
PO6: £31,348 - £34,107 per annum
The Scrutiny Team is looking for a highly motivated individual to join them in developing exciting and innovative approaches to Overview and Scrutiny following a recent review.
You will help the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Panels to scrutinise the work of the Council and its Local Area Agreement partners and contribute to achievement of their objectives through constructive challenge, performance assessment and policy development / review.
As lead officer supporting a number of Scrutiny Panels and Working Groups you will develop and manage work programmes, write and present reports, provide briefings carry out research and help develop and deliver scrutiny training.
You will have an ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, to analyse, understand and communicate complex information about a wide range of topics and to facilitate discussion to help develop consensus.
Experience of scrutiny, policy or similar work in a political or committee environment, is desirable.
The post is politically restricted under the terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
For an informal discussion, please contact June Hunter, Principal Scrutiny Manager on (0191) 211 6677.
Application packs are available from our website at , by e-mailing or contacting the Resource Team on (0191) 211 6359 and leaving a message on their answerphone. They can also be requested via minicom (0191) 211 5449 or fax (0191) 211 4951.
Closing date: 27 November 2008
