What is the job role?
We are looking for someone to join the Governance Services Team to provide high quality legal and administrative support for Council meetings. You will:
1. Service meetings of the Council, ensuring the highest standards of governance are applied
2. Draft and quality check reports, prepare agendas, attend meetings and produce accurate minutes
3. Provide procedural, legal and constitutional advice to Councillors and officers, before, during and after meetings
4. Assist and promote good governance and promote public participation in decision making
5. Develop the service to promote best practice and meet customer needs
6. Assist in the delivery of governance training for Councillors and officers
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to work in a busy team, servicing Council meetings and promoting democracy in Coventry.
You will have an interest in local democracy, good governance, decision-making and administration and a knowledge of local government political management arrangements.
The skills you will bring to the role will include:
7. The ability to work flexibility as part of a busy team, working in a challenging environment to strict legal deadlines and managing conflicting demands
8. A good knowledge and understanding of a local authority’s management and political management structure and the role of Councillors
9. An understanding of Codes of Conduct
10. An ability to analyse and evaluate complex information and to produce high quality, accurate and well-structured written work, including reports and minutes
11. The ability to work effectively and confidently with a variety of people, including Councillors, senior officers and members of the public
12. A good level of political awareness and experience of dealing with confidential information.
13. Ability to use IT and digital applications effectively
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
14. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
15. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
16. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): 29 or 30 April
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.