Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024.

The Democratic Services and Business Support teams provide a crucial role in supporting officers, elected members and other teams throughout the Council in their service delivery.

Based predominantly in the Democratic Services Team, the successful candidate will assist in providing administrative support to the Council’s decision-making processes, including making appropriate arrangements for meetings, co-ordinating and dispatching agendas, producing minutes, and supporting the live-streaming of public meetings, which is likely to entail attendance at evening meetings.  The candidate will also be required to support the Elections Team in the production of the Electoral Register and on election duties during the busy elections period which usually runs from March to May. In addition, given the generic nature of working within the service, the successful candidate may also be required to assist the Mayoral support function, which could entail some weekend work.

Ideally the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an understanding of political awareness, with an interest of the role and work of elected members and the meetings they attend. The successful candidate will also be expected to work flexibly and demonstrate a capacity to meet deadlines.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: 

Lynn Cairns 0151 443 3107

Tom Baker 0151 443 3604