Electoral Services are looking to recruit 20 people to carry out the role of Electoral Canvasser for us. This is a great opportunity to aid democracy, keep active and earn some cash over the summer!
Every year the Electoral Registration Officer must complete a canvass of electors. This exercise is done to ensure our register of electors is as accurate and complete as possible ahead of the following years elections.Part of this process is a door knock exercise to certain properties in the borough and this is where you come in!
Canvassers are paid £2 per return for the completed forms the bring back to us, 30p per form they need to post through a door and then there is a bonus structure ranging from £100 - £200 depending on the percentage of forms they return.
As an electoral canvasser, you will be given an allocation of properties to visit and it will be your responsibility to visit each property at least 3 times over a 6 week period to obtain a response. This is a great opportunity to get out and aid the democratic process, as well as staying active and gaining valuable people skills along the way. Details of the pay scheme can be found in the job description document.
The successful candidate
We are looking for people with a pro-active attitude who are good communicators, with a calm demenour and not afraid of a bit of hard work.
For Non-Permanent Roles– The door knock stage of the canvass will last 6 weeks with an exact start date still to be confirmed.
Contact:
For an informal conversation regarding the vacancy, please contact:
Michael Close - Principal Governance Officer - Elections and Civic Duties
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Applying
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