Local Government Jobs

Harrow Council’s Scrutiny Team is looking to recruit a temporary scrutiny officer. This post offers the successful applicant an opportunity to use their excellent research, policy development and communication skills and to work with local councillors to monitor the effectiveness of the Executive’s decision making, to support the policy development function and to contribute to the Council’s community leadership role. She/he will play a key role in improving services by supporting the council’s ambitious improvement programme and will make a major contribution to the council’s ambition of being one of the best councils in London by 2012.

The successful applicant will support scrutiny councillors by undertaking major research and review projects, ensuring that review projects are timely, use best practice principles and produce high quality reports with well developed conclusions in order to deliver real service improvement for the people of Harrow.

The closing date for receipt of applications for this post is Monday 13 July 2009

Interviews will take place on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 July 2009

If you would like an informal discussion about either of this post please contact: Lynne Margetts, Service Manager Scrutiny on 020 8420 9387