Democratic Services Manager

Hours: 37 Hours per weekSalary: SK20A (£54,693 per annum) (plus Deputy Monitoring Officer Allowance)Contract: PermanentTo lead the Council’s Democratic Services and Land Charges Teams and support the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) in developing a strong governance culture and structure for the Council.The postholder will champion democratic governance and the role of elected Members across the Council and ensure the provision of a support service to the Council, Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny and Regulatory Committees and other constituted bodies of the Council.Other managerial responsibilities will include line-management of the Council’s Legal Services team and the Council’s relationship with Legal Services Lincolnshire as part of a shared service arrangement, together with line-management of the Authority’s Land Charges Team.It is also desirable that postholder have the skill-set and desire to serve as one of the Council’s Deputy Monitoring Officers should they called upon to do-so. In such an event the postholder would be entitled to receive the prevailing rate of honorarium for the additional responsibilities in addition to their base salary.This role is politically restricted.