Being a Councillor
| Name of Local Council: | Merton Parish Council | ||||
| Description of Office: | Parish Councillor | ||||
COMPETENCY | ESSENTIAL | DESIRABLE (not exhaustive) | |||
| Relevant knowledge, Education, Professional Qualifications & Training | § Sound knowledge and understanding of local affairs and the local community. | § Vocation or professional qualification | |||
| Experience, Skills, Knowledge and Ability | § Solid interest in local matters. § Ability and willingness to represent the Council and their community. § Good interpersonal skills. § Ability to communicate succinctly and clearly both orally and in writing. § Ability and willingness to work closely with other members and to maintain good working relationships with all members and staff. § Good reading and analytic skills. § Ability and willingness to work with the council’s partners (e.g. voluntary groups, other parish councils, principal authority, charities). § Ability and willingness to undertake relevant training. § Ability to work under pressure. | § Experience of working or being a member in a local authority or other public body. § Experience of working with voluntary and or local community/ interest groups. § Basic knowledge of legal issues relating to town and parish councils or local authorities. § Good standard of computer literacy. § Experience of delivering presentations. § Experience of working with the media. § Experience in financial control/ budgeting. § HR experience. | |||
| Circumstances | § Ability and willingness to attend meetings of the council (or the meetings of other local authorities and local bodies) in the evening and events in the evening and at weekends. § Flexible and committed to the Council § Enthusiastic. |
§ Willingness to take on leadership roles | |||