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 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

This role plays a pivotal part in shaping the future of the UK political finance system, As the postholder, you’ll lead the planning and coordination of operational changes required by upcoming legislative reforms, ensuring they are delivered effectively and on time. On a day-to-day basis, you will:

• Develop and oversee detailed plans to implement complex reforms
• Work closely with Policy, Legal Digital and Communications teams to assess impacts and ensure workability
• Engage with stakeholders across the UK to provide expert advice and influence decision-making
• Monitor progress, risks and dependencies and implement mitigation strategies to maintain delivery

This role directly supports the Commission’s mission to ensure transparency and fairness in the political finance system, strengthening public trust in the democratic process

About the team

The Regulatory Support team provides advice and guidance to parties and campaigners to ensure they understand the political finance laws and their obligations. The team plays a key role in advocating for its stakeholders to ensure any changes to the law are workable and evidence based. They are also responsible for ensuring the regulated community can prepare and understand how any new legislation applies.

Person specification

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is a skilled leader with a good understanding of electoral law, political finance or legislative reform. You’ll bring proven experience of managing complex change, building stakeholder relationships and delivering outcomes.

You’ll be successful if you can:

• Take ownership of projects – shaping their scope, driving delivery and celebrating measurable results while proactively identifying risks, engaging cross-functional teams (policy, legal, digital, communications,) and proposing solutions that ensure reforms are both workable and impactful
• Translate complex ideas into clear, compelling messages – influencing and gaining buy in from colleagues at all levels
• Think big picture, while mastering the details – ensuring strategic goals are met without losing sight of operational precision
• Manage risk and opportunities effectively – identifying or resolving risks across competing workstreams to maintain momentum and impact
• Juggle priorities with ease – planning and organising your time to meet multiple deadlines without compromising quality
• Work autonomously and collaboratively – prioritising effectively and engaging stakeholders across the UK, proposing solutions that support long-term reform

Benefits 

Alongside your salary of £52,420 the Electoral Commission contributes £15,186 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Electoral Commission offers a competitive mix of benefits including: 

• A culture of flexible working, such as flexi scheme, homeworking and compressed hours. 
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%. 
• A working from home allowance of £312 per annum is paid as a tax-free working from home allowance. 
• A minimum of 28 days of paid annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays increasing up to a maximum of 30 days after 4 years. 
• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue. 
• Eye care vouchers, Ride 2 Work and an opportunity to sell up to 5 days annual leave at the end of the annual leave period 
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40% of their time in the office. Unless permanent homeworking. 

How to Apply

The recruitment panel has appointed AMS, an executive search agency, to advise on this appointment.

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

Please submit:

An anonymised CV, which must not include:

• Your name, address, contact details, date of birth, gender, ethnicity, or any other personal identifiers
• Names of educational institutions or dates of education
• Employment history older than 10 years (unless directly relevant and explicitly required in the person specification)

An anonymised supporting statement, clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

If a specific qualification is required (e.g. a chartered status), you may include its title (e.g. “CIPFA-qualified accountant”) but not the awarding body or dates.

If the role only asks for general education (e.g. “educated to degree level or equivalent”), simply state this—no further detail is needed.

Failure to comply with these anonymisation instructions may result in your application being withdrawn.

As part of the online application process, you will be asked to complete an equal opportunity monitoring page. The information on this page will be treated as confidential and used for statistical purposes only. This information will not be treated as part of your application.

The closing date for applications is Midnight, 28^th September 2025.
 
Interviews Commencing: Wednesday 17^th September 2025.
 
Applicants applying for a London-based role should expect to attend interviews in person. For applicants in devolved nations, interviews may be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams.

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

If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 48 hours, please email psrpermapplications@weareams.com.  

If you have any queries about any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information or wish to have an informal and confidential discussion, Nicola Kettle at AMS would be pleased to receive your call on 07774 336829. AMS will respect the privacy of any initial approach or expression of interest in this role, whether formal or informal.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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