Democratic Services Officer

Derbyshire Dales District Council is offering an exciting opportunity for you to work at the heart of local democracy playing a key role in supporting effective, transparent and lawful decision‑making across the Council. 

As a key member of our team, you will have an excellent standard of written English, strong communication skills, excellent IT skills, be organised and able to work outside normal office hours (typically 2 or 3 times a month).

You will need to be a confident communicator who can develop a good working relationship with Councillors, senior officers and members of the public.  You also need to be well organised with the ability to continually prioritise an ever-changing workload.

The key tasks of this post will be:

• Setting up and supporting meetings and events involving Councillors, including decision making committees, working groups and civic events
• Preparing and publishing agendas in liaison with appropriate members and officers and to ensure that they meet all legal and internally agreed standards
• Organising and attending evening and daytime meetings to recording decisions and progress agreed actions
• Leading on the development and delivery of learning and development opportunities for Councillors
• Assisting with the planning and delivery of elections and maintaining the electoral register

This is a specialist role, but previous local government experience is not essential as full training and support will be provided to candidates who have experience of working in deadline driven and pressurised situations and possess the right skills, abilities and attitude to work in democratic services.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jason Spencer, Electoral and Democratic Services Manager e-mail jason.spencer@derbyshiredales.gov.uk or 01629 761299.

If you encounter and problems applying online, please contact humanresources@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 

We do not accept CVs.

Candidates must possess the necessary ‘right to work in the UK’ authorisation. We are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa as we do not possess a visa sponsorship licence

Provisional Interview Date: Week commencing 8 June 2026