Service Manager - Democratic (Senior Solicitor) - STR07483

Stirling is an ambitious Council seeking to take advantage of the area's unrivalled location and rapid growth to provide opportunities and services for all its citizens and to encourage sustainable business and community development. Every day we provide a wide range of services essential to enhancing the life of people living in or visiting the area. We want to ensure that the old and young are cared for; to provide support for those in need; to educate our young people; to care for our environment and enhance cultural and sporting opportunities for all. We want to drive inclusive economic growth, culture and tourism for the area. We are looking for a senior solicitor to join the Chief Officer - Governance and the wider Governance Service to provide excellent democratic and legal services to support Stirling's ambitions to deliver the best outcomes for our communities. In developing and delivering responsive, customer focussed professional services, key responsibilities of this post include managing the Democratic team and a high-profile legal caseload, supporting our Councillors, and running elections.

You will be a highly effective communicator and team player, a strategic thinker, experienced solicitor and manager who will have consistently achieved. A commitment to customer-focused public services and experience of managing change is essential. Working with our partners and colleagues across the organisation, you will build and develop relationships to deliver improvements for the benefit of all our citizens., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme