Team Leader - Democratic & Electoral Services (Maternity Cover)

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with elected Members, senior officers and external stakeholders. You must be capable of managing competing priorities, working under pressure, exercising sound judgement and providing clear and impartial advice in a politically sensitive environment.

You will have experience of leading staff, managing workloads and delivering. A high standard of IT skills and experience of committee management and electoral management software is essential.

Applicants must be able to undertake evening work on a regular basis, particularly in support of Council meetings and elections, and provide their own transport. This is a flexible role involving a combination of remote and office-based working.

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)
• Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice -T&C apply)
• Employee discount scheme
• Discounted tickets for local events, and reduced rate use of leisure 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 Tanya Davies, Interim Monitoring Officer and Head of Policy and Governance, via email at tanya.davies@gloucester.gov.uk.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 17 August 2026.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile, please follow the link below:
Democratic and Electoral Services Team Leader Job Description

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

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.

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 disadvantaged because of their disability. Please contact the recruitment team if you require support or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process recruitment@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.