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Electoral Services Administrator
Fife Council
Glenrothes, Scotland, United Kingdom£26,786.83 – £29,170.8["Full time"]
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Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 5 October 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 20 September 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement
which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate
for this vacancy. For more information, check out the
How to Apply
[https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/how-to-apply] section of our Career Site. Without
a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload
your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting
Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at
www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement
[http://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement].
Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a
team.
(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships built on
trust and respect as a team member; how have you communicated with others; how
have you used your initiative and organisational skills to meet targets and
achieve goals)
Ways in which you have demonstrated a high level of confidentiality.
(Consider the following: how have you shared information in compliance with
current legislation; what steps did you take to ensure procedures were followed,
guaranteeing attention to detail)
Ways in which you have demonstrated good communication and effective
interpersonal skills.
(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge and skills to provide
professional documents, information, data and reports; how have you worked
towards achieving improvements; how have you demonstrated excellent customer
service; how have you managed your time effectively to be able to meet
deadlines)
Ways in which you have used your knowledge, problem solving skills and
understanding of office process and systems.
(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge of IT systems to
provide a quality service; what systems and processes have you used to produce
information; how have you used your initiative to support process improvements)
Job Details
We are looking for an Electoral Services Administrator to support the democratic
participation process through the compilation and maintenance of the Fife
Electoral Register and associated processes and delivery of statutory
elections.
The postholder will be responsible for assisting the Electoral Registration
Officer in the preparation, maintenance and accuracy of the Electoral Register
and assisting the Returning Officer, where required in the delivery of statutory
elections.
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
Educated to SCQF Level 6 which includes Highers or SVQ Level 3 or equivalent or
significant experience in delivering electoral services.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection
of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and
become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
Further Information
• Role Profile
• When preparing your supporting statement, review the role
profile and think about how you meet the
essential criteria Role Profile
[https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0022/40459/Electoral-Services-Administrator-A5571.pdf]
• How We Work Matters
• Our employees are expected to display and promote
certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters
[https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0014/40127/OD12-How-We-Work-Matters-Framework-2.pdf]
behaviour framework for more information.
•
Employee Benefits
• Employees have access to a benefits package that offers
discounts on a wide range of products and services
• Directorate Information
• Council Department information
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• Alternative Formats
• Job information can be made available in alternative
formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk
[transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk]
• AI
• We recognise that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used by many
people when they are applying for jobs and preparing for interview.
Candidate guidance on the use of AI in the recruitment process is available
here
[https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/94771/AI-and-Recruitment-Candidate-Guidance.pdf]
For further information please contact: Gillian Prestage,
Gillian.Prestage@fife.gov.uk [Gillian.Prestage@fife.gov.uk]