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Working in the Member Services Team to provide support and information to colleagues in an environment which includes frequent contact with elected councillors, council staff and members of the public. To ensure that colleagues are assisted to deliver services to councillors, service departments and the public and contribute to meeting team priorities, ensuring confidentiality and high standards of performance are maintained.
This role offers the postholder the opportunity to develop skills in governance and democracy and to work with different services in order to apply these skills.
Our ambition is that this internship acts as the ideal platform from which the post holder can launch a future career in the public sector. This is an ideal opportunity to learn how each different Council department works, observe democracy in action and how political headlines translate into policies which impact upon the lives of local residents.
We will provide a comprehensive learning and development offer which will support the post holder to achieve:
- An understanding of the challenges facing local government
- A strong understanding of key local government areas of work and management
- Enhanced personal effectiveness and ability to work in an environment with high levels of scrutiny and accountability
At the end of the 18-month placement the successful candidate will have developed a range of skills as well as a unique insight into the variety of services provided by Local Government.
