PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Salary: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 22.2 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 1st March 2026
Interview Date(s): To be arranged
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Environment and Transport Department as a Personal Assistant supporting the Director, Assistant Directors and senior managers. If you have significant experience as a PA and have exceptional organisational skills, the ability to manage complex diaries, confidential information and competing priorities with professionalism and discretion – this role could be for you
About the Role
To provide a full confidential Personal Assistant support service to the Director and Assistant Directors including other managers when required, including managing electronic diary systems, arranging appointments/meetings/travel arrangements and collating/preparing papers for senior managers.
Attend a variety of meetings and take accurate meetings, maintaining high standards of confidentiality and to produce letters, reports, emails, minutes, spreadsheets and presentations etc.
Maintain and operate filing, bring forward, documentation collation and progress monitoring systems on behalf of the Director and Assistant Directors and other managers in line with data protection and confidentiality requirements.
To lead and co-ordinate the department's Freedom of Information Act (FOI) process, liaising with departmental and corporate colleagues as required
About You
To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:
* Have a good standard of education to include English and Mathematics
at GCSE Grade 9-4 (or equivalent) and NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration OR be able to demonstrable experience identified within the sections below.
* Have proven significant experience providing high level PA support and answering general routine correspondence on behalf of Senior Managers with excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint.
* Be able to administer and minute meetings with fast, accurate typing and strong document production skills.
* Have knowledge of working in local government with a considerable understanding and awareness of the political environment that the post operates within including an understanding of Freedom of Information Requests and the legal requirements.
* Have a high level of interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal and an understanding of, and commitment to equality and diversity and inclusion.
* Have excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to always maintain strict confidentiality.
* Have a professional, diplomatic and tactful approach with the flexibility to work under pressure dealing with changing deadlines and quantities of work.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
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:
Linda Wilson, Team Manager
Telephone:
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How to Apply
Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no more than 500 words long. 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 select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal:
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
About Leicestershire County Council
At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.
Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.
For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us