Leadership Support Officer

Oxfordshire County Council; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Oxfordshire seeks a Leadership Support Officer to provide vital administrative support to regulatory officers. The role requires strong organisational skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and the ability to manage various tasks efficiently. Offering flexible working arrangements, this position is perfect for enthusiastic, dedicated professionals looking to make a difference in their community.

Benefits

Up to 31 days annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Local and national shopping discounts

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Strong IT skills for data management and report analysis.
• Experience with management systems.
• Ability to work across services and with businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead administration of licences for various products.
• Provide financial and administrative support.
• Support training needs of officers and apprentices.

Skills

Organised

Self-motivated

Strong communicator

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Good prioritisation skills

Job description

Make a Difference in Oxfordshire

Do you want to support our ambition of a fair, safe, and legal marketplace for Oxfordshire? Do you want to be part of a team that champions consumer protection and supports business growth? If so, we invite you to join us as our next Leadership Support Officer.

About Us

At Oxfordshire County Council, we’re proud to be an ambitious, forward-thinking employer. Our Trading Standards team is friendly, supportive, and dedicated to making a real impact. We enforce over 200 laws and regulations to protect consumers and ensure businesses can compete fairly. For example, we enforce laws and give advice on:

• how food is labelled and described,
• age restrictions for cigarettes and fireworks
• petroleum storage
• electrical product safety
• scam prevention
• livestock animal disease control
• describing products and services accurately, and so on.

We offer a flexible working culture, excellent learning and development opportunities, and a commitment to supporting your ongoing growth.

About the Role

As a Leadership Support Officer, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our regulatory officers and managers. You’ll help ensure our team has the systems, training, and administrative support needed to deliver high-quality outcomes for Oxfordshire.

This is a varied and dynamic position—perfect for someone who enjoys new challenges and thrives in a collaborative environment. You’ll:

• Lead the administration and issuing of licences for products such as explosives, petroleum, and our trader scheme.
• Use your strong IT skills to manage data, run reports, and analyse information.
• Help our officers and apprentices in their role by supporting the service and individuals with recognising, sourcing, and administration of training needs.
• Provide stand‑in financial and administrative support.
• Work primarily from our Oxford office, with opportunities to work at home and elsewhere.

About You

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated professional who is:

• Organised, efficient, and works to high accuracy in their work.
• Self‑motivated with excellent time‑management skills.
• Good at prioritising their workload.
• A strong communicator and a natural collaborator, since you will be, for example, working across the service and with businesses.
• Trustworthy, practical, adaptable and a strong work ethic.
• Very experienced with management systems since it plays a vital part in our work. You will be primarily responsible for ensuring it is maintained.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite – Excel, Word, etc.

Rewards and Benefits

• Up to 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to buy additional holiday
• Employee assistance programme for health and wellbeing
• Local government contributory, average salary pension scheme
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Flexible working policies
• Enhanced, family‑friendly policies

Interested?

For more details, see the full job description.
If you’d like an informal chat about the role, please contact Davina Walkin or Richard Rockall at [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Ourcommitment to: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Ourcommitment to: Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a DisabilityConfident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Ourcommitment to: Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Ourcommitment to: Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi‑time, part‑time working, job sharing, nine‑day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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