Senior Admin Assistant - Internal Applicants Only
East Midlands Shared Services · Leicestershire, United Kingdom · hybrid
PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Bassett Street, South Wigston, LE184PE
Salary: £26,853-£27,282 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Working Hours: 18.5 hours per week (Wednesday am, Thursday, Friday)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 11th November 2026
Interview Date(s): 18th November 2026
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference?
Do you want a job where no two days are the same?
About the Role
An opportunity has arisen to work as part of the HR & People Hub in the Business Support Services Team within Adults & Communities as a Senior Administrative Assistant based at Bassett Street, South Wigston. To support the Hub Manager in delivering the work of a specialist Hub, providing an efficient, effective, and comprehensive business support service across all of Adults & Cultural services. Have specialist technical knowledge in the work of the Hub they are assigned to and to hold in-depth knowledge of the work of the department and services that their allocated Hub supports.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- Have a NVQ level 2 qualification in a relevant area e.g. Business Administration or similar appropriate experience of working within recruitment and onboarding processes.
- Be able to work with a large range of stakeholders at varying levels, have excellent customer care and remains calm and focused when under pressure.
- Know the importance of information confidentiality (GDPR).
- Have a flexible approach and work under pressure against tight timescales. Manage multiple tasks concurrently and actively manage issues to prevent escalation.
- Have experience of using complex and numerous IT software systems including Oracle Fusion. Understands why accurate information/data capture and management is important and consequences of this not being met.
- Have the ability to take comprehensive minutes and experience of using Microsoft applications to support with this.
- Have the ability to converse at ease with customers and colleagues and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Ruth Harris, Hub Manager
Telephone: 0116 3050821
Email: ruth.harris@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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