Job Description
About the roleWe are looking for an enthusiastic, organised, and collaborative person to join our StreetScene officeteam. This role is diverse and will oversee our small and friendly administration and business supportteam, ensuring that our paid services run smoothly and efficiently, and our operations teams aresupported effectively. In addition, the post-holder would ensure that both of our depot offices in Sidmouthand Exmouth continue to be safe, functional spaces for our staff to work and thrive in.In short, you will be pivotal to the success of a dedicated, highly valued, publicly visible, seven days aweek service making a tangible and lasting impact on how East Devon looks and feels.About youYou’ll have excellent written and verbal communication skills, great accuracy and attention to detail aswell as the ability to balance the competing demands of a busy frontline service. You’ll also have provenexperience in business administration or office management in a similar environment, ideally but notnecessarily, within a local authority setting. You will need to be able to travel across the district to attendsite meetings and must hold a valid driving licence (reasonable adjustments may be possible according tothe Equality Act).About usIn return, you will be part of a Gold Investors in People (IiP) organisation which works together with localpeople to create great value services and an outstanding community, economy and environment in whichpeople want to live, work, visit and enjoy now, and for future generations. And with our wide range ofhealth and wellbeing benefits, our highly flexible and collaborative hybrid Worksmart workingarrangements as well as our commitment to continuous learning and development, you can be confidentof joining a dedicated community of colleagues who are Happy, Healthy and Here.ApplyFor more about working for East Devon District Council, visit https://eastdevon.gov.uk/careers/working-at-eddc/For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Victoria Saunders, Deputy Operations Manageron 07858688471 or email Victoria.saunders@eastdevon.gov.ukClosing date: 23 March 2026 at midnightInterviews will be held week commencing 30 March 2026