Electoral Services Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Electoral Services Officer to join the Electoral Services Team at Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council ahead of the May 2027 Local and Parish Elections.

As an Electoral Services Officer you will work alongside peers to play a key role in supporting the planning and delivery of all electoral processes including the annual canvass of electors, day-to-day elector registration, absent vote renewals, polling district polling station reviews and all processes associated with running elections.

You must have strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and the ability to work under pressure from different sources as well as organising, prioritising and managing your own workload.

You must have excellent administrative skills and be confident in using Microsoft Office applications and other bespoke IT software. Previous experience of working within an electoral services environment is preferable but not essential for the role.

The requirements of the role mean that you will need to be highly adaptable with the ability to work flexibly. The successful candidate will be based at Redcar Civic Centre, Ridley Street, Redcar; with opportunities for hybrid working.

At Redcar & Cleveland we offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes, staff benefits/discounts and a lease car scheme.

For more information about the role, or for an information discussion please call Ali Haver on [phone removed].

We offer a range very attractive Employee Benefits and Rewards including

• Generous annual leave of up to 34 days per year
• Hybrid Working (where appropriate)
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to our employee health and wellbeing platform, which includes an exciting range of staff benefits, including, spreading the cost of home and electronics, bike shop, car scheme, gym membership, lifestyle savings
• A range of Staff Network groups

1. For more details: https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/benefits-and-rewards

Attachments

• Benefits and Rewards Brochure Jan 2026.pdf
• Electoral Services Officer JDPS.doc