Basis: Permanent, Full time 36 hours per week
A £312 tax-free working from home allowance is also payable annually.
Location: Cardiff, Belfast Edinburgh (Hybrid – min. 2 days in office) or Remote (UK)
Benefits: Outstanding benefits including Civil Service Pension Scheme, flexible working, 28+ days holiday, and more.
About the Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.
As we continue to deliver our five-year Corporate Plan, the Commission is building on a period of growth and change, expanding our workforce and modernising how we deliver our services to better support the needs of a changing democracy. As our organisation develops and adapts to meet future challenges, this post will play a vital part in supporting that progress and helping ensure we remain responsive to the democratic needs of voters, campaigners, parties and electoral administrators across the UK.
About the role
This is a specialist regulatory support role at the heart of the Electoral Commission's decision-making processes. As a Regulatory Panel Support Officer, you will provide operational and analytical support to the Commission's regulatory panels while managing a portfolio of regulatory imprints casework. Your work will help ensure regulatory decisions are fair, consistent, evidence-based and aligned with legislative requirements.
On a day-to-day basis, you will review referrals and case documentation, ensure submissions meet regulatory and quality standards, prepare panel papers, record panel decisions, analyse outcomes and trends, and manage reports relating to non-compliant campaign materials. The role provides exposure to regulatory decision-making, governance, legislation, compliance and stakeholder management across a range of teams and disciplines.
Key responsibilities include:
About the team
You will join the Regulatory Support function within the Electoral Administration and Regulation Directorate. The team works closely with compliance, enforcement, legal, intelligence and governance colleagues to support fair, consistent and evidence-based regulatory outcomes.
The team plays an essential role in maintaining public confidence in electoral regulation and ensuring robust governance and decision-making processes across the Commission. It is a collaborative and supportive environment where colleagues work together to solve complex challenges, improve processes and support the Commission's evolving regulatory responsibilities.
Who we’re looking for
We're looking for someone who enjoys working with complex information and applying legislation, policy and regulatory frameworks to real-world situations. You will be comfortable reviewing evidence, making recommendations, maintaining high standards of accuracy and constructively challenging stakeholders when required.
This role would be particularly well suited to candidates with experience in regulation, compliance, governance, legal support, investigations, audit, casework, public administration or risk management.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
Why work for us?
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience at the centre of regulatory decision-making within a high-profile public body. You will develop expertise in regulatory frameworks, governance processes, casework analysis and evidence-based decision-making while working on matters that directly support transparency and confidence in UK democracy.
The role offers exposure to senior stakeholders, complex regulatory issues and organisational change as the Commission continues to expand its regulatory remit and modernise its ways of working. It also provides a strong foundation for progression into more senior regulatory, governance, compliance and casework roles
The Office:
Our offices provide welcoming, collaborative spaces where colleagues can connect, share ideas and work together across teams. Whether based in London, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, you will be part of a supportive working environment that balances the benefits of in-person collaboration with the flexibility of hybrid working.
The Benefits:
We offer a strong total reward package, including:
How to apply
We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.
When applying, please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:
Do not include:
Do include:
If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.
Supporting disabled applicants
The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.
There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.
If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.
Key dates
Interviews are expected to be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.
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