Governance Officer – Basildon Borough Council

About The Role

Governance Officer – Basildon Borough Council

Basildon, Essex

£20,374 PAYE / £26,129 Umbrella

Temp-to-Perm

36.25 Hours per Week

Closing Date: Monday 21st September 2026

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Basildon Council to recruit a Governance Officer on a temp-to-perm basis.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week.

Main Purpose

The Governance Officer supports the Council’s democratic and decision-making processes by providing high-quality committee, member, and executive support. Working as part of a small team, the post helps ensure meetings are well managed, compliant with the Constitution, relevant legislation, and corporate standards, and supported by effective governance arrangements.

The role provides support to Council committees, partnerships, and internal working groups, including agenda preparation, meeting attendance, constitutional advice, minute production, follow-up actions, and clear communication of deadlines.

General Information

The role will require evening attendance at meetings.

Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain an understanding of local government democratic processes, with support and direction from senior officers.
• Provide administrative support for the Executive, committees, sub-committees, Partnerships, and officer or councillor groups.
• Attend meetings where councillors are present and represent the Service as required.
• Arrange and clerk meetings, prepare agendas, reports, and minutes, and ensure decisions and actions are accurately recorded and communicated in line with the Council’s Constitution.
• Coordinate appointments to Outside Bodies, including nominations, Annual Council reporting, outcome notifications, and member contact arrangements.
• Responsible for the arrangement of Training for Members as and when required as directed.
• Managing the record of any Member training.
• New Member starter administration.
• Actively promote and comply with the Council’s diversity and equality policies.
• You must ensure that you comply at all times with the General Data Protection Act, relating to personal information held by the Council. Any employee who mis-uses, accesses, or discloses personal data relating to a living individual without checking that it is to be used for an authorised purpose relevant to the Authority, may be prosecuted in a Criminal Court, as well as facing disciplinary action.
• Any other duties appropriate to the post: These other duties must be equivalent to or below the salary and status of the role and, where appropriate, under the Equality Act 2010, due consideration must be given to any employees with a “protected characteristic”
• Undertake all the duties within the framework of Equal Opportunities.
• You must cooperate in all matters relating to Health and Safety and implement all procedures for your job role. The identification of Health and Safety related risks within the working environment must be highlighted to your management.