Business Support Assistant - Internal Applicants Only

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £26,853- £27,282 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours

Contract Type: Fixed Term, up to 1 year 

Closing Date: 14^th November 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

About the Role

To provide administrative, clerical, technical and financial services across the department. 

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Working towards or achieved an NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent level of experience. 


• Previous administrative experience at a similar level. Including evidence of maintaining manual and electronic administrative systems.


• Comprehensive knowledge of MS Office and evidence of proficiency. Applications relevant to the post, i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Publisher, Sharepoint and Teams.


• Good organisation skills and ability to prioritise work, along with verbal and written communication skills.


• Literacy/numeracy skills appropriate to the job.


• Ability to produce accurate, high-quality work.


• Able to operate effectively as a member of a team and with minimum supervision.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Please note: If you are appointed to this role on a fixed-term or internal secondment basis, you may later be offered a permanent appointment to the role, should the opportunity become available. Any such arrangements will be subject to organisational requirements and the relevant policy conditions being met.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Suraj Kataria, Business Support Manager

Telephone: 0116 3054733

Email: [email protected] 

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.