Executive Assistant

Golearnleicestershire; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Nottingham is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide exceptional support to the Leader and Deputy Leader. The role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to manage complex demands, and excellent communication capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess IT proficiency, political awareness, and a commitment to public service. This position offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits, including annual leave and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Defined benefit pension scheme

Smart Working arrangements

Health and wellbeing benefits

Discounted memberships at local facilities

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Executive Assistant or in a senior administrative role, ideally within a political or public sector environment.
• Outstanding organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools.
• The ability to cope with pressure and meet multiple deadlines.
• Political awareness and understanding of local government operations is desirable.
• Ability to work outside office hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for the Leader and Deputy leader, managing communications.
• Manage complex diaries, prioritising meetings, and making decisions independently.
• Prepare briefing papers, reports, and presentations.
• Ensure the smooth flow of information between the Leader’s office and senior officers.
• Handle sensitive and confidential matters with integrity.
• Support strategic projects and monitor progress against key council objectives.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time-management skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Digital collaboration tools

Job description

Salary: Starting Salary is £36,363 (Level 1) rising to £39,152 (Level 4) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

Please note priority will be given to redeployees

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and professional Executive Assistant to provide exceptional support to the Leader and Deputy Leader of Nottingham City Council.

This is a key role at the heart of local government, requiring discretion, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple competing demands.

Given the profile and visibility of the Leader’s office, you must have an exceptional eye for detail, and the level of responsibility and accountability required is especially high.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for the Leader and Deputy leader, managing communications with internal teams, elected members, and external stakeholders.
• Managing complex diaries, prioritising meetings, and making decisions independently. Prepare briefing papers, reports, and presentations to support decision-making.
• Ensure the smooth flow of information between the Leader’s office and senior officers.
• Handle sensitive and confidential matters with the utmost integrity.
• Support strategic projects and monitor progress against key council objectives.
• Anticipate needs and proactively resolve issues to enable the Leader to focus on strategic priorities.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

Previous experience as an Executive Assistant or in a senior administrative role, ideally within a political or public sector environment.

• Outstanding organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools.
• The ability to cope with pressure and meet multiple deadlines
• Political awareness and understanding of local government operations is desirable.
• Ability to work outside office hours when required

You can find the job description for this post here .

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Heather Ingham, by email here

Closing Date: 2nd January 2026

Please note priority will be given to redeployees

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:Friday 16th January 2026 at Loxley House

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre:https://emss.org.uk/support

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)+ bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.