Executive Assistant
| Posting date: | 15 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 January 2026 |
| Location: | nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6699 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
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 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
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