Fixed-term, part time position until January 2023
About us
We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We aim to influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils, so they are able to deliver local solutions to national problems.
To find out more information about what it’s like to work at the LGA, please visit http://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga and for information on Equality and Diversity at the LGA, please visit https://www.local.gov.uk/equality-and-diversity-lga
The role
The Local Government Association has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join its dynamic improvement teams working on a number of high-profile programmes that support councils to improve services to local people.
The LGA is the national voice of local government. We work with councils to support, promote and improve local government.
The role will suit an individual who can: work independently across multiple projects at any one time, update and analyse spreadsheets, produce reports, chase external stakeholders for information, plan and prepare meetings and events, take minutes, raise orders and invoices, monitor budgets, routinely keep project information and records up to date, understand and follow corporate policies and processes.
The requirements
The successful candidate will need to be: team players who are flexible and capable of working with minimal supervision; well organised with the ability to plan and deliver a varied workload; highly capable and well-motivated; excellent communicators. They will also need to have strong interpersonal skills and have excellent attention to detail.
You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.
For enquiries contact Karen Denyer karen.denyer@local.gov.uk
Closing Date: 5pm, Wednesday 8 December 2021
Interview Date: W/C Monday 13 December 2021
As a Disability Confident Leader, the LGA values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community