Job Title: Divisional Assistant
Location: Southwark, London (Hybrid working available)
Employer: Southwark Council
Salary: £29,000 – £32,000 per annum (Grade 6, depending on experience)
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Working Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday

🗂️ About the Role

Southwark Council is seeking a proactive and highly organised Divisional Assistant to provide vital administrative and organisational support to a senior leadership team within one of our key service divisions.

As a Divisional Assistant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, coordinating communications, preparing documents, organising meetings, and helping manage complex diaries and workflows. This is an excellent opportunity to work at the heart of local government, supporting a division that makes a direct impact on the lives of Southwark’s residents.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative support to the Divisional Director and senior managers

• Coordinate diaries, arrange meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes, and monitor action logs

• Manage correspondence and ensure effective communication within the team and with external partners

• Support budget tracking and procurement processes where required

• Maintain records, databases, and filing systems with accuracy and confidentiality

• Assist in the planning and delivery of team projects, events, and reporting

• Ensure administrative systems are efficient and continually improved

👤 What We’re Looking For

• Strong administrative experience, ideally supporting senior managers or directors

• Excellent organisational and time management skills

• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal communication abilities

• IT proficient – especially in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, and Excel

• Able to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism

• A team player with a flexible and proactive approach to problem solving

• Experience working in local government or public sector is desirable but not essential

🎁 What We Offer

• Competitive salary with incremental progression

• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid office/home-based working

• Generous holiday allowance (27+ days), plus bank holidays

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• A strong emphasis on learning, development, and internal progression

• Access to employee wellbeing support and staff networks

• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusive working culture

🤝 Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Southwark, we’re proud to be a diverse borough and are committed to building an inclusive workforce that reflects our community. Through our Southwark Stands Together initiative, we champion equality, fairness, and opportunity for all.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled candidates, care-experienced individuals, and veterans, and we guarantee an interview for candidates who meet the essential criteria and fall within these groups.

📅 Key Dates

• Application Deadline:

• 📬 How to Apply

Click Apply Here to submit your application via Southwark Council’s official recruitment portal.

Support the leaders shaping Southwark — and help deliver better outcomes for everyone.