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Admin Support Officer for the Liberal Democrat Group

Admin Support Officer for the Liberal Democrat Group

Brent Council
locationWembley, UK
remoteOn-Site
ExpiresExpires: Expiring in less than 2 weeks
Administration
Part time
£30,576 - £32,112 per year
    An Excellent Opportunity… Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
    The Post Brent Council has three political groups and is looking for an administrative support officer to support the Liberal Democrat Group (consisting of three Liberal Democrat Councillors) as follows:
    • To provide efficient and professional administrative support to the Liberal Democrat group at Brent Council.
    • To support members of the Liberal Democrat Group to work effectively in their role, including accessibility support for members.
    • To develop a good business relationship and network within the Council and specifically with the Governance and Member Enquiries team.
    • Working with the Member Enquiries team to resolve often sensitive problems for residents.
    • Assisting with written communications and undertaking basic research
    • Acting as the first point of contact for the group, maintaining professional communications with internal staff and external customers, residents and partners by taking responsibility for email/post/telephone queries and handling them as appropriate.

    The Person

    The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a political environment, a professional approach and agile organisational skills to deal with shifting priorities. You will need to demonstrate awareness of what local government is and does, and the financial, political, and legislative context in which it operates. This is a temporary role to July 2026.

    The person must have strong communication skills effectively in (oral and written) as they will be dealing with a wide audience including Council staff, members of the public and other organisations. Excellent interpersonal skills and telephone manners, and the ability to build positive relationships with internal and external partners are all equally important.

    The person must be highly organised, be able to manage their workload and maintain attention to detail. The successful candidate will have good IT skills and have the ability to use many computer systems concurrently, as well as the ability to work on their own initiative and take a proactive approach. Basic research skills and minute taking experience is desirable.

    You will also be providing practical support to a councillor with visual impairment and her guide dog, so an awareness of disability and reasonable adjustments would be an advantage.

    Closing date: Sunday 27 July 2025 (23:59)
    Additional Information Location: Civic centre

    If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

    Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application. We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances. The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us onrecruitment@brent.gov.uk

    Salary range

    • £30,576 - £32,112 per year

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