The Senior Staff Officer is a middle management position within the local authority and is assigned responsibility for managing the performance of a section / department and handling an area of the local authority’s activities. The administrative structure ranges from the entry grade of Clerical Officer, through to Assistant Staff Officer, Staff Officer, Senior Staff Officer, and Administrative Officer. A Senior Staff Officer will generally work under the direction and management of an Administrative Officer or analogous grade.
A Senior Staff Officer’s operational duty may include the day to day running of a section, the supervision and management of staff within the section, the planning, allocation and prioritisation of work and the reporting of progress of work at staff management meetings. Other duties may include representing their Department or the Council on various committees and contributing through the business planning process. The Senior Staff Officer will be expected to use initiative and work to a high standard and will be required to operate the Council’s existing and future IT systems as part of their work. The Senior Staff Officer role requires excellent administrative, employee management (including performance and development management), interpersonal, communication and other particular skills and expertise depending on assignment.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE FOR THE ROLE
The ideal candidate for the position shall:

• Managing people (performance and development management)
• Financial management and budget preparation
• Communicating effectively across different levels within an organisation
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Project management
• Stakeholder networking and engagement
• Administration and report writing
• Dealing effectively with conflicting demands
• Working under pressure to tight deadlines
• Adapting to change
• Acting on own initiative
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Operation of ICT systems and standard office software packages
• Health & Safety Management

Suitably qualified persons are invited to apply for the following panel(s):

• Panel A (Confined to Local Authority Sector) will comprise of successful applicants, in order of merit, from within the Local Authority Sector only, i.e., candidates serving in a Local Authority or Regional Assembly (where applicable).
• Panel B (Open Competition) will comprise of all successful applicants, in order of merit, and may include candidates serving in a Local Authority, Regional Assembly and external candidates.
• Panel C (Confined to Clare County Council) will comprise of successful applicants, in order of merit, from within Clare County Council only.

Please include supporting documents / certificates with application