Purpose of the Post.
 • Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do. 
• Contribute as part of the team which provides professional support to all Councillors in the Council through the committees arrangements and any other professional support in order for the Councillors to fulfil their role and responsibilities.
Responsibility for functions . e.g. staff, budgets, equipment
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Main Duties .
 Support to Councillors
• Arrange various Council and joint committees through dialogue with the relevant officers, committee Chair and other Members as required. 
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• Attend meetings and prepare accurate, clear and concise minutes of the discussions and decisions/recommendations and arrange translation and publish on the Council’s website using Modern.gov.
• Contact point for various committee work programmes, drafting forward work plans and committee programmes as required (responsibility for different committees varies per officer).
• Deal with any enquiries from elected members and / or members of the public with regards to the work of any of the committees, and in the absence of a legal officer, deal with constitutional and procedural matters with regards to committees.
• Provide assistance to the council’s scrutiny work by supporting the scrutiny committees - including committee administration and scrutiny investigations.
• Lead, as required, on scrutiny investigations with Councillors, advising on the way forward in investigations ensuring clear recommendations based on evidence, for the benefit of Gwynedd residents.
• Provide general support to Councillors to enable them to undertake their general duties in their role as Elected Members e.g. assisting with IT matters, develop the internal website and keep up to date, collating data, Members Renumeration, committees calendar etc. All officers will take responsibility for different fields.
• Provide assistance with any new developments with relevant to technology and the service i.e. Modern Gov, webcasting, remote attendance, voting system in the Chambers etc and deal with any technical issues required for the smooth running of the committee.

Self-development 
• Responsibility for self development
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Be part of the performance monitoring requirements which are relevant to the job.
• Responsibility to report any worry or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
The above reflects the general requirements for the main duties of the work. It is not a full and comprehensive list of all the work involved within the job. A full job description will be presented to the successful applicant.
Special Circumstances . e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
 • Some evening work required, and in various locations with requirements to travel.
• All officers within the department are expected to be flexible in their work.
Only an outline of duties are indicated above, in order to give an idea of the level of responsibility entailed. This job description is not exhaustive in detail, and job duties may change from time to time without changing its fundamental nature and level of responsibility.