Elections Manager
An exciting opportunity for an individual with extensive elections experience to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of the Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority elections and referendums, including the forthcoming mayoral election in May 2027. Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority is a new organisation and this is an incredible opportunity to lead on the elections, acting as the principal professional adviser to the Combined Authority Returning Officer and ensuring the integrity, resilience and public confidence of the Combined Authority mayoral elections.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
If you have experience of managing and leading on elections in a local government and/or combined authority environment and would welcome the opportunity to become part of this new public organisation, then we would love to hear from you.
Please note this is an interim role, for a fixed term period initially to 30 June 2027, following the mayoral election.
If you want to find out more or have an informal chat about the role, please contact our Monitoring Officer, at Cath.Salt@cheshireandwarrington-ca.gov.uk
To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk
No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.
Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours.
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