Administrative Officer (12 Months Fixed Term)

Oadby Wigston; Oadby; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is seeking a talented administrator to join the Community & Wellbeing admin team. The role is based at Brocks Hill country park, Oadby, with agile working and office attendance as required.

You will support the SLT and CMT, provide frontline customer service, and contribute to high-quality council services. We value diversity and offer a competitive salary and generous pension scheme.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Corporate Management Team (CMT)
• Front-facing customer service and enquiries handling
• Support a range of council services with efficient admin tasks

Job description

We are looking for a talented individual to join our Community & Wellbeing admin team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information about our benefits here.

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process. This role will require attendance in the office or other locations when required.

This is a varied and dynamic role that provides administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team, Corporate Management Team and a range of council services. The role combines office-based administrative responsibilities with front-facing customer contact, requiring excellent organisational skills and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer service.

If you have experience in a similar role, good organisational skills with a strong attention to detail, and the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with colleagues and members of the public, we’d love to hear from you. To find out more, please take a look at the job description and person specification.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

Please contact [e-mail] for any informal enquiries or a discussion about the role.

Interview Dates: 10 th November & 11 th November 2026

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.