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General information

Posting ID
7783
Type of employment
Permanent
Organisation
The Electoral Commission
Salary Banding MIN
£ 29224
Location
Edinburgh
Salary Banding MAX
£ 30198
Workplace Type
Remote

Description & Requirements

Support Officer – Governance Risk & Assurance

Belfast, Cardiff or Edinburgh Office or Remote (UK)

Salary

£29,224 to £30,198 per annum.

Contractual hours

36

Basis

Full Time

Package

Outstanding benefits including Civil Service Pension Scheme, flexible working, 28+ days holiday, performance-related pay and more.

Job category/type

Administration

Basis: Permanent, full time, 36 hours per week

A £312 tax-free working from home allowance is also payable annually.

Location: Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh (Hybrid – minimum 2 days in office) or Remote (UK)

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 enter a bold new chapter under our five-year Corporate Plan, we are increasing our workforce and transforming how we plan and deliver core services. This post plays a central role in that journey.

About the role

The Support Officer is a key member of a small, friendly and high performing team. You will provide efficient and well organised administrative support that helps us deliver transparent, compliant and effective governance, risk and assurance activities across the Commission.

On a typical day you might be:

  • Coordinating internal audit activity by scheduling meetings, preparing documentation, maintaining shared workspaces and tracking the completion of audit recommendations to ensure audits run smoothly.
  • Maintaining accurate logs, trackers and datasets that enable consistent monitoring of governance, risk and assurance work across the organisation.
  • Preparing routine documents such as standard reports, templates, briefing packs and meeting notes using established formats.
  • Monitoring shared inboxes, responding to straightforward queries and escalating more complex questions appropriately.
  • Maintaining well-structured SharePoint folders and intranet content that support good information management and audit readiness.
  • Providing flexible support across the team and covering colleagues’ duties when needed to maintain a reliable and consistent service.

Your work will support colleagues at all levels, including senior leaders and Commissioners, and you will also liaise with internal audit providers to support constructive, timely and well organised audit activities.

About the team

You will join the Governance, Risk and Assurance team within Corporate Services. The team is responsible for delivering high quality internal audit coordination, governance reporting, risk management support and assurance activities that help the Commission operate transparently and effectively.

We are a collaborative and supportive team with a strong ethos around accuracy, consistency and service quality. We take pride in maintaining clear processes, well organised information and trusted working relationships across the Commission. Colleagues value working with us because we are reliable, adaptable and solutions focused, and because our work makes a meaningful contribution to strong public accountability.

Who we’re looking for

This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys working in a structured, organised environment and takes pride in delivering accurate and reliable administrative support. You do not need prior governance experience, but you will need to bring strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a willingness to learn.

You will be successful in this role if you can demonstrate:

  • Experience providing high quality administrative support in a corporate or similar professional environment, ideally involving work with formal documentation or regulated processes.
  • Experience coordinating meetings, schedules or information across multiple stakeholders or teams.
  • Experience maintaining logs, trackers or datasets with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Experience producing clear written materials such as meeting notes, templates, reports or briefing packs.
  • Confident IT skills, including regular use of Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new systems.
  • Experience organising digital filing systems, updating shared workspaces or supporting good record management practices.
  • Experience handling routine queries from shared inboxes or customer service channels, with the ability to escalate issues appropriately.

This role would also suit someone who enjoys improving processes, maintaining well organised systems and working with colleagues across multiple teams.

Why work for us?

This is an excellent opportunity to build your experience in governance, risk and assurance within a respected public body. You will gain exposure to senior stakeholders, internal audit governance processes, corporate reporting and information management. The role offers scope to develop your professional skills, broaden your knowledge of governance practice and contribute to meaningful public service.

You will be supported with ongoing learning and development, including access to professional training pathways. Internal progression is encouraged and many colleagues in Corporate Services have developed their careers across the Commission.

We offer a strong total reward package, including:

  • Flexible working and hybrid model (40% office minimum)
  • 28 rising to 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Civil Service pension scheme (28.97% employer contribution)
  • Study support for professional qualifications
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • Ride2Work, eye care vouchers and more

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
  • Educational dates (as these indicate age)
  • 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: 10th March 2026 (23:59)
  • Interviews: Week commencing 23rd March 2026 and will include a short assessment as part of the process
  • Anticipated start date: 5th May 2026 TBC

Interviews may be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams.

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