Selbourne Parish Council - Parish Clerk and Financial Officer; RFO

• Selbourne Parish Council
  - Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO)

Employed role

Permanent

The Council has a small office available in Selborne to be occupied one day per week, as part of the 20 hours required for this role, but otherwise this is a flexible working from home role.

Part time - 20 hours per week

Selborne Parish Council is recruiting for a Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer for an active and busy Parish Council.

The Council has a small office available in Selborne to be occupied one day per week, as part of the 20 hours required for this role, but otherwise this is a flexible working from home role. The Clerk provides the full range of Parish Council responsibilities to Selborne Parish Council and its three rural villages, Selborne, Oakhanger and Blackmoor.

Parish Council meetings are held on the 3 rd Wednesday of the month with a separate Planning Committee meeting on the 2 nd Tuesday. Other additional meetings are held occasionally.

The Clerk to the Council is the Proper Officer of the Council and, as such, is under a statutory duty to carry out all the functions, and in particular, to serve or issue all the notifications required by law of a local authority's Proper Officer.

The Clerk will be totally responsible for ensuring that the instructions of the Council in connection with its function as a Local Authority are carried out.

The Clerk is expected to advise the Council on, and assist in the formation of, overall policies to be followed in respect of the Authority's activities. In particular, they must produce all the information required for making effective decisions and to constructively implement them.

The Clerk will be accountable to the Council for the effective management of all its resources and will report to them as and when required.

The Clerk is the Responsible Financial Officer appointed under Section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972 and is responsible for all financial records of the Council and the careful administration of its finances. The Clerk is usually the first contact point for enquiries from the public.

The Council are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with good interpersonal skills and a community focus. Essential skills are in IT, finance, and administration. Training can be given in our accounting software (Advant Edge).

The Council are keen to support ongoing training but ideally looking for a Clerk/RFO with previous experience in the role and preferably CILCA qualified, although candidates with sector-specific experience without CiLCA qualifications will be considered.

The Council is offering 23 days holiday per year (pro rata), enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme and a working from home allowance.