Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles. 

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

About the team we are recruiting to

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The Governance Services Team plays a key role in supporting the Council’s governance and decision-making processes. Part of the Council’s Law and Governance Service, the team helps to make sure that formal decision-making is open and transparent and provides clear accountability for the use of resources in order to deliver the Council’s priorities. The team works with Councillors, officers, partner organisations, communities and local people to ensure that decision-makers have all the information they need and that meetings run smoothly and in line with local government legislation and the Council’s Constitution. These include meetings of full Council, which sets the authority’s budget and policy framework, Planning Committee which makes decisions on applications from large scale developments to smaller projects and the Audit and Scrutiny committees which review the Council’s work and holds decision-makers to account. The Team also runs the School Appeals service for the Council and some academy schools ensuring that admission appeals and exclusion reviews are undertaken within the relevant legislative framework.

What is the job role?

Do you have an interest in good governance, decision-making and administration?

We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to work in a busy team, to provide high quality legal and administrative support for Council meetings and promote democracy in Coventry.

You will have an awareness of local government political management arrangements, together with the ability to work under pressure in a challenging, but interesting environment. 

Who are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit to a grade 4 or 5 position. Salary on appointment will be dependent on experience.

The skills you will bring to the role will include:

• The ability to work flexibility as part of a busy team, working to strict legal deadlines and managing conflicting demands
• An awareness of a local authority’s management and political management structure and the role of Councillors
• An ability to analyse and evaluate information and to produce high quality, accurate and well-structured written work

• The ability to work effectively and confidently with a variety of people, including Councillors, senior officers and members of the public
• Experience of dealing with confidential information
• Experience of working in a busy administration background and looking to develop those skills further in an interesting and challenging environment.
• Good IT skills.

Please note this post is a politically restricted post in accordance with Section 2(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 please review the job description for further information. 

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. 

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date(s): week commencing Tuesday 27 August, 2024

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council