Executive Assistant

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Nottingham is seeking a highly skilled Executive Assistant to support its Leader and Deputy Leader. The successful candidate will manage communications, complex diaries, and confidential matters while ensuring smooth operations. Ideal applicants should have prior experience in administrative roles within public sectors and strong organizational skills, with a commitment to serving the community. This full-time position offers a hybrid work arrangement and competitive salary, along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Competitive pay

Great leave entitlement

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.
• 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 with internal teams and stakeholders.
• Manage complex diaries and prepare briefing papers to support decision-making.
• Ensure smooth information flow between the Leaders office and senior officers.
• Handle sensitive and confidential matters with integrity.
• Support strategic projects and monitor progress against key council objectives.
• Proactively resolve issues to enable the Leader to focus on strategic priorities.

Skills

Time Management

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Personal Assistant Experience

Microsoft Powerpoint

Calendar Management

Microsoft Excel

Administrative Experience

Google Suite

Job description

Description

Contract Type : Permanent

Working Hours : 37 hours per week

Worker Type : Hybrid Worker

Salary : Starting Salary is 36363 (Level 1) rising to 39152 (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

Weve 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 Leaders 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 Leaders 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.

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 enquiries please 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 : applying to this job you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Required Experience : IC

Key Skills

• Time Management
• Microsoft Office
• Organizational skills
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Personal Assistant Experience
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Calendar Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Administrative Experience
• Microsoft Outlook Calendar
• Google Suite

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1