Senior Executive Support Officer (Team Leader)
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 October 2025 |
| Location: | King's Lynn, Norfolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Senior Executive Support Officer (Team Leader)
Starting salary between £34581 and £45219 per annum
Full time 37 hours per week – Monday - Friday
Based at King’s Court Council Office
If you are a highly organised, trustworthy, and proactive professional with the ability to effectively lead teams alongside delivering high quality executive support we have a rare opportunity for you to join our team. We are looking for a Senior Executive Support Officer to head up our Executive Support Team. This is a key leadership role, providing direct support to the Chief Executive, Leader, Deputy Leader, and wider support to the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT), while ensuring consistent and professional service across the team.
As Team Leader, we need you to oversee the coordination of correspondence, diary management, meeting preparation, and stakeholder engagement, while driving service improvements and operational excellence. You will represent the support function at senior-level meetings, manage politically sensitive matters with discretion, and ensure the team delivers responsive, resilient support aligned with the Council’s priorities.
You will have strong leadership and communication skills, a sound understanding of local government, and the ability to manage complex administrative functions. You will be confident in working with senior stakeholders, including elected members, MPs, senior officers, and external partners, and have a proactive, solutions-focused approach to team management and service delivery with an understanding of the challenges facing local government.
If you have strong people management skills to lead and develop a high-performing team and are ready to play a vital role in supporting the strategic leadership of the Council, we will welcome your application.
For an information conversation to find out more about the role, contact Julie Cooke, Strategic HR and OD Lead – Julie.cooke@west-norfolk.gov.uk to arrange a MS Teams call with you.
Find out more and apply at https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/careers
Closing Date: 13 October 2025
Interview Date: 21/22 October 2025
Starting salary between £34581 and £45219 per annum
Full time 37 hours per week – Monday - Friday
Based at King’s Court Council Office
If you are a highly organised, trustworthy, and proactive professional with the ability to effectively lead teams alongside delivering high quality executive support we have a rare opportunity for you to join our team. We are looking for a Senior Executive Support Officer to head up our Executive Support Team. This is a key leadership role, providing direct support to the Chief Executive, Leader, Deputy Leader, and wider support to the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT), while ensuring consistent and professional service across the team.
As Team Leader, we need you to oversee the coordination of correspondence, diary management, meeting preparation, and stakeholder engagement, while driving service improvements and operational excellence. You will represent the support function at senior-level meetings, manage politically sensitive matters with discretion, and ensure the team delivers responsive, resilient support aligned with the Council’s priorities.
You will have strong leadership and communication skills, a sound understanding of local government, and the ability to manage complex administrative functions. You will be confident in working with senior stakeholders, including elected members, MPs, senior officers, and external partners, and have a proactive, solutions-focused approach to team management and service delivery with an understanding of the challenges facing local government.
If you have strong people management skills to lead and develop a high-performing team and are ready to play a vital role in supporting the strategic leadership of the Council, we will welcome your application.
For an information conversation to find out more about the role, contact Julie Cooke, Strategic HR and OD Lead – Julie.cooke@west-norfolk.gov.uk to arrange a MS Teams call with you.
Find out more and apply at https://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/careers
Closing Date: 13 October 2025
Interview Date: 21/22 October 2025
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