Voter Engagement Support Officer

About the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.

As we continue to deliver our five-year Corporate Plan, the Commission is building on a period of growth and change, expanding our workforce and modernising how we deliver our services to better support the needs of a changing democracy. As our organisation develops and adapts to meet future challenges, this post will play a vital part in supporting that progress and helping ensure we remain responsive to the democratic needs of voters, campaigners, parties and electoral administrators across the UK.

About the team

You’ll join the Voter Engagement team, which works across education, community outreach and partnerships to help people of all ages gain the knowledge and confidence to participate in democracy.

Working as part of a collaborative matrix team, you’ll support colleagues across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including the Education Engagement Manager, Community Engagement Manager and partners in Communications, Finance and Procurement. You’ll contribute directly to helping trusted networks share accurate, accessible voter information and ensuring engagement projects reach those who need them most

About the role

You’ll provide high quality administrative, logistical and project coordination support, helping colleagues deliver activities that reach schools, youth organisations, civil society partners and voters across the UK. You will be key to ensuring that information, resources and engagement activities are delivered accurately, efficiently and on time.

• Deliver core administrative and coordination tasks to support voter education, community engagement and partnership projects.
• Organise logistics for meetings, events, training sessions, school visits and community activities, ensuring they run smoothly and safely.
• Maintain accurate project records, schedules, stakeholder lists and shared documents to support effective planning and reporting.
• Support partnerships across education and civil society by coordinating meetings, events and sharing voter information and educational resources.
• Handle invoices, raising purchase orders and other routine financial operations supporting the team’s activities.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

How to apply

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.

When applying, please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:

Do not include:

• Your name, address, phone number, email or other contact details
• Your date of birth or age
• Gender, ethnicity, nationality or other personal identifiers
• A photo of yourself
• Remove educational dates as these are a clear indication of your age
• There is no requirement to include your primary education details.

Do include:

• Your employment history including employers and dates of employment
• Explanation for gaps in your history
• Your duties, responsibilities and achievements

If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.

Supporting disabled applicants

The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.

If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.

Key dates

• Application deadline: Monday 7th September (23:59)
• Interviews (1st stage): Week commencing 14th September
• Interviews (2nd stage): Week commencing TBC
• Anticipated start date: TBC

Interviews are expected to be conducted online via MS Teams

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.