Democratic Services Business Support Officer

Preston - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

We are looking to recruit a motivated well developed Democratic Services Business Support Officer who is reliable and can work well as part of a team.

The post-holder will carry out a range of administrative tasks that support both the Democratic Services team and the county council as a whole. This includes administering the councilsLocal Member Grants Schemeand providing important support to council meetings which involve county councillors senior officers and external stakeholders.

The role will involve all aspects of administrative duties within a busy team including:

Diary and meeting management

Maintaining and updating information systems accurately

Responding to and managing enquiries and correspondence with a range of stakeholders

Providing technical support including webcasting preparing agendas and taking minutes at meetings

Planning and organising tasks to meet deadlines

The post-holder will need to have excellent organisational communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to build good working relationships with colleagues and senior stakeholders.

Digital skills to support the wider team (using systems such as Microsoft Office and ) are important as is the ability to work both independently and collaboratively to a high standard.

Applicants must be educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) and have experience of providing administrative support. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details.

Please make sure you upload a supporting statement when you submit your application which demonstrates how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence. A curriculum vitae (CV) does not count as a supporting statement.

For an informal discussion about the role or for more information please contact Catherine Earnshaw (Member Support Manager) on or at

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 20 April 2026.

Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits to employees. You can find more details onour website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early and before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

Job Description and Person Specification

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

DescriptionWe are looking to recruit a motivated well developed Democratic Services Business Support Officer who is reliable and can work well as part of a team.The post-holder will carry out a range of administrative tasks that support both the Democratic Services team and the county council as a w...