Democratic and Electoral Services Off
Gloucester
This is a Gloucester City Council job.
- Job Title: Democratic and Electoral Services Off
- Job Location: Gloucester City Council
- Salary: £27,694-£36,363
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 1 February 2026
- Job Requisition Number: 13297
- This post is not open to job share
We are a dynamic local authority providing essential services to the people of Gloucester.
Our main office, based in the Eastgate Centre on Eastgate Street in the heart of the city, is an accessible, modern and light space designed for collaborative working and finding new ways to work. It's all open plan, with a living green wall and other plants without set desks, so you can sit next to someone new every day. We're always looking to improve how we work and we offer flexible and agile working to give our people a great work life balance.
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic person to work at the heart of Council decision-making and elections as a Democratic and Electoral Service Officer.
This post involves an interesting range of work, including responsibility for servicing committees of the Council working with senior elected Members on a regular basis. You will also be involved in administering the electoral register and handling customer enquiries customer enquiries and play a key role in the administration a variety of elections.
What we need from you
To be successful, you must have good communication skills, be capable of working under pressure with minimum supervision, be able to work effectively in a team and demonstrate a commitment to flexibility.
A high standard of IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential. Knowledge of the committee management and/or elections management software is desirable, but training will be provided.
Applicants must be able to undertake evening work on a semi-regular basis and at peak times and provide their own transport. This is a flexible role involving a combination of remote and office based working.
Experience of working in Democratic and Electoral Services is not essential, as professional training will be provided in this career graded post. Appointment within the career grade will be dependent on experience and level of training already undertaken.
What we can do for you
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
- Flexible, Hybrid/Agile working opportunities
- Generous Annual Leave entitlement 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service
- An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
- 2 days paid leave every year to participate in local volunteering activities
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) & Life Cover of 3 times your salary
- Regular Training, career development and qualification opportunities
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, and an in-house Occupational Health service
- Enhanced family friendly leave and pay
- Cycle to Work scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
- Coming Soon - Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
- Employee discount scheme
- Discounted tickets for local events, and reduced rate use of GL1 facilities
- Free Flu-jabs
- Access to employee led networks such as Black Worker’s, Prism (LGBT+), Carers, Disability and the Young Employees Network, and opportunities to participate in our Equalities Working Group.
How to apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire, experience and passion to help deliver our ambitious plans for the city then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lauren Carter via email at lauren.carter@gloucester.gov.uk.
Closing date 1 February 2026.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 16 February 2026.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile, please follow the link below:-
Democratic and Electoral Services Officer Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.
By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Gloucester City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Equality and Diversity
We recognise the positive value of equality and diversity and pride ourselves on growing a high-performing workforce that is diverse, skilled and talented; that represents the community it serves.
We aim to recruit a diverse pool of talent and will recruit the person who is most suited to the job without regard to their race, colour, religion or belief, age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, caring responsibilities or disability.
We are a disability confident employer committed to removing barriers to employment to those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no-one is disadvantages because of their disability. Please contact the recruitment team if you require support or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process recruitement@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Further information on our commitment to Equality and Diversity can be found Here
If you wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis, please obtain approval from your current line manager that you may be released on a secondment before submitting an application form.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.