About the role
Ahead of the exciting opportunities that a new era of local government will bring, we are seeking to recruit a procurement and elections advisor who will join our Governance and Procurement Service.
In this role, you will support the delivery of the Procurement function, providing advice to services to ensure that procurement is lawful whilst delivering value for money.
Additionally, you will contribute to the delivery of electoral services, administering electoral registration, elections and referenda as well as electoral reviews in support of the Business Partner (Elections).
Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of the Procurement function, ensuring procurement is lawful and delivers value for money.
- Provide accurate and timely advice regarding procurement policy and procedures to managers and officers.
- Deliver procurement-related training and presentations to all levels of staff across the organisation.
- Gather data from systems and services to identify future procurement plans and activities.
- Administer electoral registration, elections and referenda, and conduct electoral reviews in support of the Business Partner (Elections).
Qualifications
- Working towards a relevant professional qualification (e.g., CIPS – Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or an equivalent level of demonstrable experience.
- Good working knowledge of Procurement policy and deployment in Local Government or similar.
- Ability to provide accurate and timely advice regarding procurement policy and procedures to managers and officers.
- Experience delivering procurement-specific training and presentations to all levels of staff.
- Experience in gathering data from systems and services to identify future procurement plans and activities.
Benefits
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years (pro rata if part time) plus bank holidays (with an option to buy up to 10 extra days each year subject to approval).
- Generous pension scheme – council contributes 16.4% (your contribution between 5.5% and 6.8%).
- Life assurance – a payment of three times your annual salary.
- Flexible working options, including the ability to work in the office and from home.
- Access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes and many other products and services.
- Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and repay through your monthly salary).
- Rail and bus staff discounts.
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance programme.
- Discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres.
- Culture of learning encouraging continuous learning.
- Modern office accommodation.
Closing date & Contact
Closing date: Sunday 28 June 2026.
For an informal discussion and further information please contact Martin Golledge, Business Partner (Elections) at 01284 757105 or email Martin.Golledge@westsuffolk.gov.uk. Please note, we are unable to accept CVs; please follow the online application process to apply. Job description and person specification are available on our website.
