Administration Assistant

Role Responsibility

We are looking for someone to join our busy Business Support team within the Legal Department for Governance, Law & Democracy. As an Administration Assistant, you will support the Business Support Lead and Legal Department on a range of tasks and work alongside colleagues to assist in the smooth running of the service. 

This role is a varied and challenging post and requires someone with excellent organisation and communication skills and proven administrative experience. You will be responsible for providing full confidential administrative support, You should be able to proactively manage your workload whilst responding to urgent requests and deadlines and be able to work flexibly alongside team members.

The successful candidate will be required to work in the office 3 days a week. The role is varied and interesting and we offer:

• Opportunities for personal training and development 
• Regular supervision 
• Option to enrol in the Local Government Pension scheme with employer matched contributions
• 28 days paid annual leave per year (rising to 30 after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays + a concessionary day
• A range of flexible leave options to help you manage your work/life balance such as Carers leave, Maternity leave, Personal Leave, Timeout/career break, Study leave, Religious observance
• Staff discounts on a range of leisure products and services through our Kent Rewards programme. 

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work. 

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated.

Contact Details

For further information, please contact -

Emma Cobb - emma.cobb@kent.gov.uk

Lesley Warren - lesley.warren@kent.gov.uk 

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.