Malvern Wells PC
Position: Clerk and RFO
Salary range: PRO RATA SCP 22 (£32,654) to SCP 30 (£39,513), based on experience and qualifications
Hours per week: 18.5
Contact name: Paul Merrifield
Contact email: pmerrifield@malvernwells-pc.gov.uk
Job Description: Seeking a motivated and well-organised individual to become our Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer, working with a supportive and enthusiastic council to help make a positive impact across our parish.
This is a part-time, mainly home-based role for 18.5 hours per week. Attendance is required at monthly full-council meetings (ten per year), and also meetings of committees and extraordinary council meetings which may be called as necessary (approximately six per year).
Key Responsibilities:
• Managing the day-to-day administration of the parish council
• Preparing agendas and taking minutes for council meetings
• Overseeing the council’s finances, budgets, and financial reporting
• Liaising with councillors, external organisations, contractors and the local community
• Implementing decisions made by the council
• To work with councillors in maintaining the website
• To assist our experienced Burial Ground Working Group to manage the parish burial ground (training supported by the council)
The ideal candidate will:
• Be highly organised with strong administrative and IT skills
• Have excellent communication and financial management abilities
• Hold the Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA), or be willing to obtain it within 12 months (training supported by the Council)
• Have prior experience as a parish clerk or a sound understanding of parish council procedures
• Have references from previous employers
• Location: Home-based with evening meetings at Malvern Wells Village Hall
• In Addition: You will receive a home working allowance and a workplace pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)
Gloucestershire CC
Position: Member of the Independent Remuneration Panel
Closing date for applications: 30 Jan
Contact name: Joanne Bolton
Contact email: joanne.bolton@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Job Description: Are you interested in how local government works and what councillors are paid?
Gloucestershire County Council wishes to recruit a new member to its Independent Remuneration Panel. The Panel serves the community of Gloucestershire by providing independent recommendations to Council on the allowances and expenses paid to councillors. The Panel takes into account many aspects which include the economic situation nationally, inflation, and average salaries in Gloucestershire as well as the public service element of the role.
If successful, you will join a panel consisting of three members. The Panel usually meets at Shire Hall in Gloucester. The Panel will conduct a full review of member allowances in 2027 to determine the scheme of member allowances from April 2028 (allowances are currently index-linked for the next 2 years). This will involve approx. 4 meetings (including interviewing councillors on particular aspects of their responsibilities) over the period September-December 2027
The Panel receives support and advice from Council officers.
The term of the appointment is four years from the date of the appointment. Panel members are expected to contribute their time freely as a public service; however, a fee will be paid on an annual basis, together with any travelling expenses.
Members of the Independent Remuneration Panel can come from all walks of life and backgrounds. There are no specific qualifications needed to become a Panel member. Applicants will need to be able to show a capacity for independent thinking and sound judgement. Applicants should not be affiliated to the Council, either by membership of a local political party or group or by close association with a councillor or employee, and must not be disqualified from becoming a member of an authority.
If you are interested in the position please ask for a copy of the Application Pack and please complete and return the Application Form as soon as possible and by no later than 5:00pm on Friday 30 January 2026.
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