Leisure Projects and Admin Officer

About The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to provide technical administrative and project support across the whole Leisure Service. The role is integral to the professional and efficient delivery of all areas of the service, which include the Countryside Service, Leisure Contract, Pier Pavilion Theatre Contract, Markets, Foreshores, Physical Activity Development and Blue Flag Beaches & Beach Safety.

Responsibilities

• Provision of general administrative support across the Leisure and Locality Service.
• Arranging meetings and events - producing agendas, taking minutes and managing workplans.
• Dealing with and responding to requests, enquiries, complaints and correspondence from customers, members, businesses, other departments and external agencies, responding where able or escalating where appropriate.
• Preparing correspondence, records and reports as appropriate and necessary.
• Administering team processes and providing support to officers to ensure the effective delivery of the work of the team.
• Promoting and supporting the delivery of events.
• Project support.

About You

The successful candidate will be very well organised and self‑motivated, as well as being able to prioritise and manage a varied and demanding workload. You'll be IT literate and able to use a variety of basic programmes and systems.

You will possess good communication skills as the role will involve providing advice and guidance to a range of customers and stakeholders. It is essential that you are tactful, diplomatic and personable, and able to build good relationships with colleagues and partners.

Application Information

Applications for part time hours will be considered. Please note that employment is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Closing Date

11.59pm on the 13th of May 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applicants.

Benefits

• Employee assistance program
• Discounts portal
• Salary sacrifice schemes (bikes, home electricals and EV car leasing - available after completion of probation period).
• A good work‑life balance, with many roles following our hybrid approach to work (if your role supports hybrid working, all we ask is that you have a stable and reliable internet connection)
• 25 days' holiday per year, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service (assuming the role is full‑time)
• Access to an excellent local government pension scheme based on your local authority career average earnings

Equal Opportunities

We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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