About The Role
Role: Democratic and Member Services Officer
Location: Chorley Town Hall and Leyland Civic Centre
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent
Salary: £38,220 - £39,152
Closing date: 25 May 2026
Are you highly organised, detail-driven, democratic services professional with strong knowledge of local government law, governance, constitutional arrangements and committee management?
If you are passionate about local democracy and thrive in a fast paced, public facing environment, this is an excellent opportunity to play a key role at the heart of the council.
Responsibilities
* Working with councillors and officers, at all levels
* Providing support to members to carry out their role
* Organizing meetings, creating agendas, ensuring correct sign off of reports via reports management
* Supporting meetings, giving advice on procedure and minute taking
* Working with teams across the councils, including Digital Services
Qualifications
* A high degree of political sensitivity to be able to work with, advise and influence members and officers
* Capable of expressing information and ideas orally and in writing which is logical, well structured, timely, accurate and meaningful to the audience
* Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision, prioritising and organising to ensure business needs are met
* Strong organisational skills
* Use of Mod.gov or another committee management system and Microsoft packages
* The ability to work flexibly outside usual office hours
* This is a politically restricted post
Additional Requirements
* This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
* Hybrid/agile working from day one
* Local Government pension
* Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
* Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
* Volunteering daysFree parking
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.
We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.
If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
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