Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC622472
Salary Range: £27,780 - £30,564 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary: £1,975 - £3,303 per annum)
Work Location: Hampshire Registration Office, Winchester or Basingstoke Registration Office, Basingstoke
Hours: 120-180
Contract Type: Temporary from 1 February 2026 - 31 October 2026 (Annualised Hours)
Closing Date: 30 November 2025
Interview/Assessment Days: 9 December 2025 in Ringwood or 19 December 2025 in Winchester
Training Day: You will be required to attend a training day on 26 February 2026 in Winchester
Their milestones, your career!
Would you like to help make someone enjoy the happiest day of their life?
The Role:
We are recruiting Ceremonies Registration Officer positions based out of our Hampshire and Basingstoke Registration Offices. This includes travelling to venues such as hotels, converted barns, golf courses and many more to attend ceremonies.
This is a busy, public facing role which offers great personal satisfaction supporting our customers to record and celebrate significant life events. You will be given full training to register and later deliver marriage, civil partnership, citizenship and other non-statutory ceremonies, whilst working at Registration Offices and venues across our beautiful county.
Your working hours will vary depending on the operational needs of the service and your availability. Whilst work is rostered up to 6 weeks in advance, it can be subject to change at short notice. Our busiest days of the week are Fridays and Saturdays, and you will be expected to be available for work on these days, if rostered.
What you’ll do:
The role involves conducting and registering marriages and civil partnerships, ensuring that each ceremony is carried out in full compliance with legal requirements. The post holder must exercise personal judgment to determine the legitimacy of a marriage before proceeding. In addition to statutory duties, the role includes administering and coordinating citizenship ceremonies, as well as conducting non-statutory events such as baby naming ceremonies and vow renewals. Responsibilities also extend to the administration and delivery of ceremonies both within registration offices and at approved venues across the region.
As part of the ceremonies team working throughout the year, and especially at peak periods, you may be required to work a few hours and sometimes full days during the week and primarily at weekends. Your flexibility and availability are therefore key. Often our venues are in old buildings which may not have lifts, and sometimes ceremonies will be outside in gardens and may be over uneven ground.
What we’re looking for:
Your main work will be located around one of our bases across the county, however our roles are not limited to these areas, and you will be required to work flexibly across other areas. Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to travel between venues within a specified timeframe and therefore you must be able to drive and have access to your own vehicle.
Please note, in order to be considered for the role, candidates must answer all application questions. You are welcome to attach a CV but this is not required as only the application will be considered when shortlisting.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an Assessment Day. This is a great opportunity for us to explain more about the role, and for you to demonstrate your suitability. Full details will be sent to shortlisted candidates.
If you are interested to find out more about the role of a Ceremonies registration Officer, please see our Team videos below:
A Day in the Life of our Registrars (Castle Hill)
A Day in the Life of our Registrars (External venue)
Why join us?
Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We invest in you through our internal development programmes and training and offer a competitive salary and benefits package .
Additional Information:
Registration Officer Ceremonies Candidate Pack
To find out more about our roles, please visit our website Hampshire Registration Service Careers
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Emma Bevan and Carol Rook, Technical Standards Officers on hampshire.ceremonies@hants.gov.uk
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